> my cable provider clT out refused to give me the PPP / etc details or I have to go find an RPi with adsl io.
In the USA and perhaps other countries the cable provider is required to let you use your own DOCSIS modem. The list of modems that work with their system has to be on their web site.
They don't want to do this because they are all shitheads and also because they want to charge you "rent". But TBF I imagine it's also because it's easier to debug customer support calls when they manage the whole connection (e.g. GF's kids complain that "WiFi is down" when they mean the cable connection is down).
Sadly, enforcement of this directive is up to each country's own regulator, and as the map in the above link shows, only a few countries have actually enshrined this in their national laws.
In the USA and perhaps other countries the cable provider is required to let you use your own DOCSIS modem. The list of modems that work with their system has to be on their web site.
They don't want to do this because they are all shitheads and also because they want to charge you "rent". But TBF I imagine it's also because it's easier to debug customer support calls when they manage the whole connection (e.g. GF's kids complain that "WiFi is down" when they mean the cable connection is down).