Re: cable modems

[Howard Pasternack <Howard_Pasternack@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Someone suggested reviewing the archives on this.  That is good advice. 
Cables modem providers for the most part do not require use of a 
proxy.  This is certainly true of @Home, the largest and soon to be 
bankrupt, cable modem provider. The cable modem providers install browsers 
as part of their installation package which are pre-configured to use the 
provider's proxy and can't be changed except by Windows tweaking at the 
registry level.  Uninstalling and reinstalling the browser does no 
good.  However, the user can install the standard version of another 
browser which bypasses the isp's proxy. So, the simplest solution with any 
cable user is to recommend that they install Netscape (if they use the 
isp's version of IE) and IE if they use the isp's Netscape. -- Howard

  At 10:23 AM 9/18/01 -0500, you wrote:
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "David S. Voros" <dvoros@xxxxxxxxxx>
>To: "innopac" <innopac@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 8:47 AM
>Subject: cable modems
>
>
> > Does anyone know of any problems connecting by proxy to online databases
> > using cable modems?
> >
> > thanks
>
>David,
>
>Yes there are many.
>
>It has been my experience that cable providers use a proxy in their cable
>modem setup for the end user.
>
>Innovative's proxy can then NOT be reached.
>
>Due to a technical limitation of networking protocols a computer cannot go
>through two proxies.  Hence a cable modem user generally cannot use the
>Innovative proxy for database and resource access.
>
>The only exception to this is if the cable modem service provider does NOT
>use a proxy in their network configuration.  Most do.
>
>Hope this information helps.
>
>Bill Proffit
>Microsystems Analyst II
>M.D. Anderson Library
>University of Houston
>Houston, TX
>
>
>
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