System Requirements - Arris WBM750 Touchstone User Manual

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System Requirements

The Touchstone Wideband Cable Modem operates with most computers. The fol-
lowing describes requirements for each operating system; see the documentation
for your system for details on enabling and configuring networking.
To use the Wideband Cable Modem, you need DOCSIS 3.0 high-speed Internet serv-
ice from your cable company.
Recommended Hardware
The following hardware configuration is the minimum recommended. Computers
not meeting this configuration can still work with the WBM750, but may not be able
to make maximum use of WBM750 throughput.
CPU: P4, 3GHz or faster
RAM: 1GB or greater
Hard drive: 7200 RPM or faster
Ethernet: Gig-E (1000BaseT)
Windows
Ethernet connection: Windows 98, Windows 98 SE (Second Edition), Windows ME,
Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Vista
USB connection (if equipped): Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Vista
Note:
MacOS
Ethernet connection only: MacOS X
Linux/other Unix
Ethernet connection only: Hardware drivers, TCP/IP, and DHCP must be enabled in
the kernel
Touchstone WBM750 Wideband Cable Modem User's Guide
Ethernet
Configuration Usage
For best results, Windows XP should be configured with a TCP receive
window size of 256KB (the XP default is 64 KB). The TCP Optimizer pro-
gram, available from speedguide.net, can be used to make this change.
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