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jjonsson
Cablemodem config files, difference between .bin and .cfg

Hi !

I'm new to the DOCSIS world. Can someone tell me the difference between cablemodem config files ?
I have found .bin and .cfg files. They don't look the same.

Is one of them preferable over the other ? When should you use .bin and when .cfg ?

schirrmeister
Hi,

Hi,

normally you have a binary-file the extension of the filename doesn't matter.

regards,
Benedikt

mbowe
I would expect the .cfg files

I would expect the .cfg files to be text/source version, and the .bin to be the compiled version

jjonsson
How do you compile the file

How do you compile the file from TXT to BIN ?

Killa200
Good ole docsis will do the

Good ole docsis will do the job in *nix, or VultureWare makes a config tool for Windows.

VultureWare's Config Tool: http://www.vulturesnest.net/cfgedit.html

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