Thanks Doug, that's great. Thanks also to Chris Westbrook and others for your suggestions and to Dean Jackson for being so helpful off list. I've decided that a router is the way to go. I phoned a shop near me here in Brussels and they have them for around 40 to 70 euros. Apparently you can clone the computer's MAC address. My ISP kindly offered me an upgrade to a more expensive package - very thoughtful, but no thanks! I did manage to connect to the Intranet at work today, so at least there's nothing wrong with my ethernet card. It was good to have my first glimpse of Keyweb.
I'll let you know how I get on, Nicky ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Lawlor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 11:55 PM Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Problems connecting via Ethernet cable modem > The braillenote certainly does work with tcp/ip. It is quite easy to > set up a network. All you need is one of the Internets routers you can > buy at most computer stores. I don't know what stores you have access > to but up I bought a dlink di-604 router for $49.00 cdn at Staples. > This is a small box with 6 ports on the back. You have a power adapter > plug, a wan port for connecting the cable modem, and four lan Ethernet > ports for connecting your pcs. If I'm not mistaken this router also > lets you clone the mac address of the pc currently connected to your > cable modem. I am not using cable at the moment so haven't looked into > this. I will though when I get a chance. I understand > you can find them cheeper in some places now. It was last Summer when I > bought mine and I thought that was cheep for a router then. > > Doug > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >
