Well, to answer the last question first, I have at this time only the cable modem connected to my Pulsar. I intend to add a LinkSys 4 port router (which I have) to the mix as soon as I get the cable modem working properly. This whole issue started with me wanting to try them on my Mac as my usual tech guy couldn't get the LinkSys router to work with the cabel connection and the modem. He wanted to try a 3Com router, which he has experience with. I don't want to end up purchasing another router however, so I contacted the tech guy at the shop where I purchased the router. He claims that there is something wrong with the modem and wants to take it into the shop to fiddle with it. Catch 22 situation, because obviously this shop wants to sell me a different modem.
The problem with doing a ping or a traceroute is that the assumption is your computer works properly. The Pulsar is soooo sloooow that it takes ages to complete simple, non-RAM intensive tasks. The whole system seems to be so busy coping with IP changes or feedback to the ISP, that you can see it hanging and sputtering. Cheers, Brian ----- Original Message ----- From: Jason Tessier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mac Network <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 2:20 PM Subject: Re: Cable Modem and Ethernet Blues. > If you can, post the IP addresses you are getting. You can also ask your > cable provider what range of IP you should get. > > Some cable modems give out DHCP addresses when they are not online so that > client machines behind them don't get 169.x.x.x addresses and so that you > can do diagnostics on the modem (put modem and PC on same network). > > If you can, grab a tool like Anarchie or something that will let you: > A) ping the router as listed in the DHCP control panel > B) ping your DNS server as listed in DHCP > C) ping your mail server, either by IP address or by mail.host.com type > address. > > You can also do a traceroute from your machine to another well known server > like www.lowendmac.net to see where the connection dies if it does die. > > In all of this, you have a Mac and what else connected behind the cable > modem? > > > on 12/11/01 7:35 PM, Durant at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I think unplugging the cable modem was the problem. Now the IP address seems > > to be changing continously. The entire system on my Pulsar has also slowed > > to a crawl. Programs such as Microsoft Entourage or Internet Explorer take > > forever, despite the machine having 160.4 MB of free memory with virtual > > memory turned off. I have as of yet been unable to download any e-mail as > > Entourage has yet to complete an e-mail download cycle after twenty > > minutes!!! > > > > Cheers, > > > > Brian > > > ------------- > Jason Tessier > Administrator > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Visit the MacSwapShop @ > http://www.macswapshop.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> > > > -- 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>
