> A common problem (at least in the beginning) with cable modems was that > they seemed to "get an attachment" for the device they first hand out an > IP > address to. This shows up when you unplug the cable modem from a computer > it > was set up with to a router. :-/ > Last I remember the recommended way to "fix it" was to disconnect the > cable > modem and turn it off for a period of time (of which I don't recall) and > then > to turn it on while plugged into the router you want to use. > > Hope that helps > -- Chris > > Yea, my cable modem definitely exhibits this behavior. Doesn't seem to require much more than a momentary hard power off , but if that doesn't work it wouldn't hurt to try turn off, eat sandwich, turn back on as well.
-Jay _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Mar 5 - Wearable Linux Computing Apr 2 - Building a Kernel the Debian / Ubuntu way May 7 - Setting up a platform-independent home/small office network using Linux Jun 4 - TBD Jul 2 - KVM (Tenative)
