Arne Christiansen wrote: > Hi, > I wrote previously about hooking up a 5300 pb to cable internet. > But I sent it before providing more info. I have a video/ethernet card > installed (focus). Hooking up the ethernet cable, I can't get it to > connect. Do I need a separate pcmcia card? > I have set up the TCP/IP control panel as specified by the cable > provider. > Arne
You shouldn't need to do that. Mine worked right away. Does your cable provider need to know the hardware address of the adapter? (sometimes, confusingly, they call it the MAC address. It would be a string of 6 2-digit hex codes like 00:23:ab:42:77:d5, and is a number that uniquely identifies every ethernet adapter. If you previously had another computer connected to the service, they may have restricted service to that hardware address only, in which case you'll need to tell them you changed your computer, and (usually) either tell them the new HW address (which you can get from Apple System Profile or via Get Info from the TCP/IP control panel..if tcp/ip is running) or reset the cable modem. You did install the Focus drivers? You need to do that before the ethernet will work... Another thing to check...occasionally, the little pins in the rj45 ethernet jack part of the dongle get messed up (most often when someone crams a phone line in there instead of an ethernet cable) take a close look at the dongle, if any of the little pins in there are out of place it's possible to *gently* nudge them back into place... -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
