Depending on the type of cable modem... Try powering down the cable modem and restarting it Then connect the win2k machine directly to the modem and see if you get an address. Make sure you power down the CM. I found that certain cable modems work off the MAC address on the nic card it find when it boots up and will ignore all other traffic.
Your cable modem will most likely only provide 1 IP address so... you will need an addressible device between the modem and computers. What kind of "switch" is it? Brad ----- Original Message ----- From: "Josefowski, Larry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "MSWinNT Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 9:42 AM Subject: WIN2K question > First time I have asked for help here... > > A friend has a cable modem hookup. He has the connection going to a switch, > with a connection to a Win98 computer, and a Win2K computer. The Win98 has > no problem getting on, and is set for DHCP to pick up an IP address. I > cannot get the Win2K to pick up an IP address. I have swapped cables, ports > on the switch, tied directly into the cable modem, but cannot get DHCP to > pick up an IP (other then the private one it automatically generates). > However, the computers can see each other with NetBeui. Any ideas? > > > ------ > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ------ You are subscribed as [email protected] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
