Turn everything off, unplug the cable modem for 30 seconds, plug it back in, wait for the lights to settle down, turn on the computer with the 169. ... address and then tell me if the address has changed. on 12/11/01 9:15 PM, Durant at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> The IP address in my TCP/IP control panel is: 169.254.163.209 I am told that > this shows myPulsar is not picking up a DHCP broadcast, i.e. it's not being > assigned an IP address. Do I need to fiddle with the domain name server > address section of the control panel to solve this issue, or should I fill > in an IP address for the Mac to search for?? > > Cheers, > > Brian > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Brendan Perreault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Mac Network <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 8:46 PM > Subject: Re: Cable Modem and Ethernet Blues. > > >> What is your ip address? You need a router between the cable modem and > hub. >> >> on 12/11/01 8:41 AM, Durant at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I am a newbie to the list. I am at this time forced to work on a Wintel > PC >>> because I have not been successfull at connecting a cable modem to my > UMAX >>> Pulsar (Euro S900). I have followed the skimpy Mac instructions that > came >>> with my 3Com cable modem, i.e. set the "connect" to "Ethernet" in the > TCP/IP >>> control panel and then set "configure" to >>> "Using DHCP server". I have restarted the computer and can confirm that > I >>> was assigned an IP address and I have also checked to see if my UMAX has > a >>> hardware address, which it does. I am however, unable to access WWW or >>> e-mail. What gives? >>> >>> A second question that I have is with regards to setting up my home LAN. >>> Since this is the first time that I have used a cable modem, it is first > now >>> a problem that my Pulsar only has one built-in Ethernet port. I have an >>> Asante fast PCI 100 Mbps card that I could add, but I need some advice > both >>> as to which slot is recomendable for the new card, how to configure two >>> Ethernet cards to run on my Pulsar, as well as how to both access the >>> Internet and my LAN at the same time. The other computers on my LAN are >>> running either Win 98 SE or Mandrake Linux. I use Dave to access the Win >>> machines. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Brian >>> >> >> >> -- >> MacNetwork is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... >> >> XRouter Pro | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! >> Dr. Bott | Only $199 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH130.html> >> >> Now shipping! Farallon Wireless SkyLINE PCI Card for Mac Desktops! >> <http://www.farallon.com/le/skyline/pci/index.html> >> >> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> >> >> MacNetwork list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macnet.html> >> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/macnetwork%40mail.maclaunch.com/> >> >> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! >> <http://www.applelinks.com> >> >> >> > -- MacNetwork is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... XRouter Pro | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | Only $199 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH130.html> Now shipping! Farallon Wireless SkyLINE PCI Card for Mac Desktops! <http://www.farallon.com/le/skyline/pci/index.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MacNetwork list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macnet.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/macnetwork%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
