"wantcablemodemconnection" wrote:
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> I would have normally waited for things (hardware, bug elimination, whatever)
> to catch up to Vista, but if I wanted to get a laptop PC now, it seemed the
> only way to get it was to get it preinstalled with Vista. I am not
> upgrading, I am starting with everything brand new. Okay, today I talked to
> my local cable internet provider today about options, and after talking to
> them, it seemed a good idea to get my own DOCSIS cable modem, so I would not
> have to rent it from them. So, I think I've wasted a lot of time doing web
> searches, etc. to figure out if a Vista-compatible cable modem exists. I do
> not want to set up a network. I just want to plug into a wall and surf the
> internet. And so, to make things easier for me... does someone know a DOCSIS
> cable modem that is proven to work with Vista? (Also, I forgot to ask if my
> cable internet provider supports Vista now, am I going to have to play
> freecell for the next six months?)[/color]


I don't think it matters, there is no software running in the PC for your
modem.
All the modem does is supply an IP to the PC pretty basic stuff. Try one if
it doesn't work return it.