On 6/17/07, Bob La Quey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hmm ... none of that led me to anywhere. But then
I bumped into the main outlet where the extension
cords all start (I am cleaning my garage) and on reboot
everything came back. I guess it is some kind of sequence
thing. Boot of cable modem, router, PC, etc.
Oh well it works, though damned if I know why it quit
before.
In the general sequence of things, the cable modem has to learn the
router's MAC (hardware) address. So power up the router, then the
cable modem. The router learns the PC's MAC address and hands out an
IP address by DHCP, if necessary. PC after router.
If you have cable service from RoadRunner like I do, you can look at
the modem status at IP address 192.168.100.1. There is some
interesting info there, you can read the sequence of things that the
cable modem does as it comes to life. You can also reboot the cable
modem from its status page without having to pull its power plug.
carl
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