Cable Modem - Function as Dial-Up?

[cfowler]

Hello all,

Anyone famliliar with how to configure a cable modem to function as a dial-up connection? Just curious to know if this feat actually can be performed and what would be involved if it's possible. I'm really looking for other tried and tested suggestions here.

Thanks in advance,

CF

 

[Comtech]

Not sure what you're trying to do here. If it's internet telephony, there are a few services around that cater specifically to that (allowing voice calls over internet).
Otherwise, I fail to see how one could dial a phone via a cable connection. X-) Cheers,
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[dneufarth]

Why do you want to?

Dave

 

[Karl Blessing]

like if you had a cable modem that had only Coax input, and you didnt not have internet through your cable provider, then no, for the same reason you cant use a NIC(Ethernet card) as a dialup modem.
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[Telsa]

There is NO way to make a cable modem a dialer... But if you want to call someone using the internet, dialpad.com is free and will work... no phone required.

HTH

Mary

 

[Karl Blessing]

net2phone is also free (for calls within the US, charges do apply for international calls)

http://www.net2phone.com

it would help us answer better if you defined why you want to try to dialup through a cable modem.
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[Guest_imported]

Boy! There sure are a lot of people that have all the answers in here. Hey there Cfowler, your question is fine, no further explanation necessary for me. What you are asking is a question of hardware layered protocols. The answer is, as most hastily supply without knowing why, nope, can't really do it that way. I say not really because although the dial-up server, I assume you want to use your cable modem to attach to a dial-up server, based on your original question, you could possibly use another computer, a go between of sorts, to make the connection on your behalf. However if your intention is to use your cable modem to perform as a dial-up modem, you are of course out of luck. However, it is worthy to note that the technologies you query in the sense of cable to coax may be similar to an actual cable modem's potential. What I mean to say is, in your cable modem, you change (lamens) coax ethernet to twisted pair etherenet. It could just as easily have been coax ethernet to regular telephone line. However, that being a possibility, your speed would still be severly limited but now due to the medium.

Wow, it almost seems like some people are really offended by such a question. Pssst... Do they know if the question bothers them to that degree that they are not obligated to respond?

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