First - Try resetting the cable modem when switching the computer. Or rather, turn it off for an couple minutes and then back on. I think your problem is, the ISP/cable modem keep track and only allow one* computer connected at an time. Essentially there is an "counter" on each modem. So you plug in first one, and the first slot is used up and thats it. So it has to be reset to start back at zero.
* Strictly speaking, its by MAC (ethernet hardware) address at the DHCP level. Some are "run" higher up in the network (central office) and some are in the modem itself. Its kind of confusing, but it seems its generally both in that the modem itself gets an ip and then hands it down.
Some isp's are picky (mostly cable isp's) and require you to register your mac address to the ISP which is then entered into the CO's DHCP server. Luckily, this doesn't happen often anymore because of the "new" technique of handing it down to each modem instead. Still, you may have to do that. Most of the routers now have also caught on, and you can change the MAC address to match yours (thus not needing to call them up).
thanks, Ian Sidle
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