Hi there, First the order of hardware should be cable modem to router, from the router both the G4 and the XP should be connected.
I think that¹s why your G4 defaults back to the internal modem. Good luck Geno on 08/15/2005 12:47 PM, Alan Miller at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Help me with a friends problem, as she describes it..... > > I have a G4 os x 3.9 with a d link router connected to a windoz xp > machine with a cable modem. When I first started using it about a yr. > ago, I could not get on. Tried all the tricks of unplugging it, > reseting it, rebooting, etc. Worked ok for a long time but we have had > electrical storms lately so we have been unplugging everything. I > cannot get it to connect. Router shows activity and if I use the "ping" > command it shows as not connecting. I have also tried replacing the > cable with a new one. I notice that the values in the network > connection keep defaulting back to "internal modem" instead of ethernet > no matter how I use the little lock etc. Changing the setting back to > ethernet does not help. Got any input to this - its also one of those > deals where I cannot put in the address since its one that changes ever > few seconds. The cable co. is of no help - not only are they not Mac > saavy - their excuse is "we only cover one computer" > > -- > Alan Miller > Underwater Photographer <°))))<....°.°.°.°. > http://home.earthlink.net/~uwphoto/ > Lombard400, 512MB RAM, OS X.2.8 > eBay ID uwphotoer > Live each day like it is your last because someday you'll be right. > > -- > 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> > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > MacNetwork list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macnet.html> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > end list messages to: <mailto:macnetwork@mail.maclaunch.com> > 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/> > > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.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> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MacNetwork list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macnet.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; end list messages to: <mailto:macnetwork@mail.maclaunch.com> 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/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
