Sue, I am using DSL with Earthlink and personally have not had any problem with getting things to work from the very start. Friends of mine have been using ATT (now ComCast it would seem) for internet cable connections and likewise have not had any problems. With regard to rounter and other networking equipment, I have used NetGear as well as D-Link and some of the other major brands.
Have you tried talking to Cox, your cable provider - there might be some issues that you need to be aware of that you might not currently be knowledgable about, things that could involve connection or other similar issues??? In many cases, it turns out the ISP ends up needing to give info to the customer that normally might not be specified otherwise. Ralph Jack and Sue wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > Well, despite my getting rid of Zone Alarm and turning off all the but > the essentials at start up, I am still having trouble with my computer > getting on to the network when I first start my computer in the morning. I > have to physically unplug and then replug in the base unit. I spent near 2 > hours on the phone the other night with Microsoft tech support and the guy > couldn't solve my problem. Does anyone have any thoughts on the matter? My > cable company is Cox and I'm using Microsoft wireless networking. The base > is through an ethernet cable and I have a laptop as well. I have no > problems with the laptop. I thought about just going to a router to share > the modem, but that's what the base station is so I figure I'd get the same > problem. ANY help on this would be appreciated. I'm ready to take > everything back and settle for (boo hoo) AO*ell on the painfully > slooooooooooow dial-up. :( > > Sue :) ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
