Thanks for the suggestion Charles but I don't have any other computers at home. I don't think my ISP does MAC address restriction. Besides, I can get it working if I keep trashing TCP/IP prefs and rebooting about half a dozen times. I've had the router since the beginning. Just today I noticed besides the TCP/IP prefs there are also Open Transport prefs which I've not deleted or restored from backup so trashing them will be my next step. Right now it's working so I hate to mess with it but I know that as soon as I reboot or shutdown, there will be a problem when the computer boots back up again.
-tom > ---------- > From: Charles > Subject: Re: IP problem on PowerBook 3400 > > on 10/27/03 12:19 PM, Tom Roth wrote: > > I have a PowerBook 3400 running OS 9.1 at home connected to a Netgear = > > Wireless (or wired) router which is in turn connected to a cable modem. = > > Lately, if I have to reboot or if I shutdown when it comes back up it = > > fails to acquire a TCP/IP number even though it's set to do so. At = > > Are you able to obtain a DHCP address and connect from other machines on > your LAN through the router? If so, then the following isn't related to your > problem, but I thought I'd mention it since others may have experienced it. > > Some ISP's have put in place a system to deter people from using routers. > They only allow the user to connect from the MAC address which was initially > setup with the cable modem by checking the DCHP requesting device's MAC > address. If you later add a router (which has its own MAC address), the ISP > will deny issuing IP addresses. > > The solution (I have a Linksys router) is to setup the router to "clone" > your computers MAC address which is then used as the router's MAC address > and seen by your ISP. You can enter any MAC address into the cloning field, > but for it to work, you must enter the MAC address from the computer > initially used with your cable modem. > > > -- 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
