On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 11:22 AM, Dan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > At 10:45 AM -0600 12/7/2008, George Hozendorf wrote: > >MacMini 1.83 Intel Core 2 Duo 10.5.5 > > >Was having trouble with speed from Linksys wireless modem. Cable > >provider said the problem was in the modem, so I purchased a new > >modem. Now I can't connect at all. The original "Larry the cable > >guy" came out. He knew nothing about Macs. He said I'd have to > >made until Monday when someone in the office could "set" the modem. > >I can't even get the old one to be recognized. Anyone know how I > >can get up and running without having to deal with Larry again? > > Cable modems have to be "provisioned" by the cable company. This is > cable-speak for saying they have to register the modem's coax MAC > address in their database, so their head-end (CMTS) router will > recognize that it belongs to you - a real customer -, and grant it > "permission to talk". A support person at the cable company must > manually type that MAC address into their database, and get it right. > Then the information must be pushed to their CMTS -- a process they > can do instantly, or that happens automatically every 15 minutes to > hours. THEN you have to power cycle the modem, so it will do a full > init sequence. > > Once your modem has fully initialized (most show this with all solid > green lights), you can then talk to it with your Mac... > > Note when I say "power cycle" I mean exactly that -- UNPLUG the power > cable from the modem. WAIT a minute or so. Then plug it back in. > The point is to make the modem totally forget any settings it > currently has. Using the power button is *insufficient* - as it does > not clear the modem's memory. The full initialization sequence can > take anywhere from 30 seconds to 15 minutes -- it depends on how > clean the signal is over the coax (the modem has to hunt for usable > frequencies), and how responsive the cable company's DHCP and TFTP > servers are. The DHCP server provides the modem with private IP > address. The TFTP server sends the parameter files... > > - Dan. > -- > - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth
So, you're saying I'm stuck with this 13 year old PC laptop that is picking up a wireless signal from somewhere until tomorrow? > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
