If you have gotten this far and you cannot connect then perhaps you need to tell the cable company the Ethernet address (MAC) of your computer for them to "see" you. I had to do that to get MediaOne (now Comcast) to get my service running. I don't know where you find it in previous systems, but in system 9 it is in the Apple System Profiler. It is in Network Overview: AppleTalk: Hardware address . After I got connected I then had a problem sending mail , but not receiving mail. that problem was because my mail server was actually at the college. I wanted to keep using that account and not use the cable company for my email. However, I had to set my smtp server to be the one at the cable company to be able to send mail at all.
If you have a router between your PowerBook and the cable modem then it is a different problem. You need the MAC address of the router for the cable company to see you. Sometimes they have to ping your modem or refresh it or something. Sometimes you need to turn the cable modem off and on or the router off and on (if you have one) to refresh it. Donna Pointer-- iMac, ergo iAm > 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 -- 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
