|
|
|
|
|
Posted by Timothy Daniels on April 1, 2008, 3:21 pm
If you were Registered and logged in, you could reply and use other advanced thread options
The Ambit U10C018 cable modem, used extensively in many of the
eastern Comcast regions, is very light - about the size of a thick PDA:
http://www.ambitbroadband.com/NA/data.html
I picked one up on eBay last Fall for under $20, and it has worked
flawlessly since then with my Time Warner RoadRunner service. It
has a more detailed web page than my Motorola SB5120 (which
crapped out after less than a year), and it's smaller and lighter - which
leads to the problem: It sits flat on a desk, but it's so light that the stiff
cables make it slide around to wherever the cables want to take it.
I wanted to keep the Ambit in one place, a place close to my Linksys
WRT54GS wireless/Ethernet router -
http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Product_C2&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1175241409472&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper&lid=0947236001B02
-
and with good ventilation.
The solution - a wire and mesh "step sorter" from Staples, item #827865:
http://www.staples.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StaplesProductDisplay?&langId=-1&storeId=10001&noredir=true&catalogId=10051&productId=19342&cmArea=SEARCH
I used this to make a well-ventillated modem rack which conveniently
fits over and around the Linksys router. Imagine the PDA in the photo
increased by 50% in each dimension - that represents the Ambit modem.
I took the step sorter and turned it on its back and put the rubber feet on
the back - which is now the bottom of the modem rack. I bent the front
wire mesh back 270º so that it hangs down in the back when the sorter is
on its back, leaving about a 1/4" inch lip on the back of the mesh, and the
mesh now forms a ventillated platform for the modem. The cables still
skewed the modem left or right, so I strapped the modem down with a
black tie wrap.
The sorter now sits on what was its "back", and the modem faces toward
what was the sorter's "top". This entire setup conveniently fits over the
Linksys router, giving the modem and router close proximity and free airflow,
with both their cable sets exiting toward the back. Total outlay - less than
$10.
The wire sorters are even on sale now for less than $6 on the Staples website.
*TimDaniels*
|
| Similar Threads | Posted | | Cannot reach config to Ambit Modem - Ideas? | January 15, 2006, 8:09 am |
| Cable modem not working with TV cable plugged in | November 2, 2006, 1:34 am |
| Do I need a new cable modem? | February 15, 2005, 12:00 pm |
| what cable modem to ge | March 30, 2005, 7:15 am |
| cable modem | November 21, 2005, 10:55 pm |
| cable modem | May 14, 2006, 9:52 am |
| Cable Modem | September 15, 2007, 10:06 am |
| Cable modem purchase | February 8, 2005, 3:56 am |
| cable modem trouble | March 11, 2005, 8:33 am |
| RCA DCM235 cable modem | March 13, 2005, 12:14 am |
|
|
Home Cabling Guide
Finally, an instantly downloadable book that saves you thousands in home improvement dollars!
Enjoy living in 21st century technology-advanced home while increasing its selling value and competitive advantage
on the real estate market. Whether your cabling is for home office or high-tech
leisure, you can wire your home yourself or learn "wirish" to speak with your cabling contractors in their language!
Learn More
|
Yahoo! 
Google 
Windows Live 
del.icio.us 
digg 
Netscape 
XML site map