The new service means that authorized staff who reside in Montgomery County and subscribe to the cable provider can now access their office networks from home at speeds 20 times faster than conventional dial-up connections. To take advantage of cable access, you still need a dial-up modem connection for logging on and uploading files, i.e., transferring data from the home computer to the network. You also need a network interface card, and of course, the cable modem itself, which is included with Cable TV Mont-gomery's installation plan. As with other services, staff must register through their NIH account sponsors via Web Sponsor. That price is in addition to basic cable costs.
Most users appear happy with the service.
He helped iron out the connection process for the Macintosh platform and looks forward to improved Mac support. Cable modem access appears to be a great solution both in terms of bandwidth and price for many users. Many other high-speed access options exist for NIH staff, including 56K modems, ISDN or DSL technologies.