How do I set up an internet connection?

[Jeff Sandler]

Hey guys. I have a few questions about how exactly I should set up a high-speed Comcast internet connection using a modem. I will only be using a single computer (Windows XP PC) and I wanted severel expert opinions on whether or not the plan I have is the correct way to do it.

Before I dish out my plan, I would like to refer you guys to two of my Yahoo! Answers questions I posted up a few days ago which nobody answered:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/i...3FBYdPLsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20090702164533AABK4kQ

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/i...6SMrTVHsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20090703135836AANcIJg

Here's my plan:

I'm already on a plan with Comcast high-speed internet, but they have not provided me with any supplies for setting everything up. I will be doing the entire setup myself. I will go to Walmart and purchase a modem, which will come with an Ethernet cord. I will place one end of the Ethernet cord in the back of the modem and the other end in the back of the computer. The only problem is the Coaxial cord (http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/941462/2/istockphoto_941462_coax_cable.jpg). For the particular room which I'm setting the connection up in, there is no wall outlet coaxial connection (http://www.beamon.ca/images/omega/Dual-Coaxial-Wall-Plate-2.4GHz-81511313.jpg). So, I have to make my own wall outlet coaxial connection by drilling a hole through the outside brick wall and make my own outlet. On the outside, I will need to take a 200 ft coaxial cord (one end of this cord is already inside my house (the wall outlet)) and run it into my attic, and take it through my attic, and then outside again, where I'll connect the other end into a gray box where I already have several other coaxial connections, all of them which connect with the street telephone pole.

Therefore, by me doing this, I'm connecting my modem, which is in my bedroom, with the outside street telephone pole, which is where the Comcast internet connection will be coming from. Now, I'm not exactly sure about the last sentence I typed. Will I have an internet connection by connecting the coaxial cord from the modem to the gray box outside my house?

If I could have a few guys who have had previous experience with setting up their own connection using a modem and coaxial cords let me know if I'm doing the right thing, that would be great. Please feel free to give me any suggestions regarding my project.

Thank you,

Jeff

 

[AdmnPower]

That's kind of odd, I would think you'd have a box on your house somewhere or something like that if you already have their service. Typically they're responsible for getting it to your house and your responsible for getting it where you want it in your house. No matter tho, it sounds like that should work although I don't know a whole lot about cable (i've only worked with dsl and fiber mostly) What you might want to do is take a short coax cable out to the box and plug your modem in out there and see if you get the appropriate status lights indicating that you're connected before you go to all the trouble of running the long cables.

 

[johnb35]

You need to have them come out and make sure everything is setup correctly and that you are getting internet signal. It's there responsibility anyway. They should be running a cable from their junction box to the inside of your house.

 

[AdmnPower]

Yeah, that's what I thought. It's almost. Always their responsibility to get to your house. Although in recent years some utilities have started making it ur responsibility as soon as it's on your property. Comcast isn't that great in my opinion, it wouldn't suprise me if they are doing this in some areas. Perhaps that's the situation here.