At 1:29 AM -0400 on 10/2/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wittily wrote:
>At 03:36 PM -0700 09/30/2004, Dennis Davis wrote:
>>I had my 3400c on a Cable Modem for a few days and it was working fine, then
>>after I think the 3400c went to sleep, I could no longer access the internet
>>with my 3400c through the cable modem.
>
>Versions of the Mac OS prior to 9.1 have dhcp lease retention
>difficulties across sleeps. Then they fail to renew the lease when
>the computer wakes up. So sometimes a reboot is required...
I was wondering if this might have had something to do with it.
>Also please define "no longer access the internet". That's a vague
>term that doesn't tell us if you forgot to open the garage door or if
>there's a massive pothole just beyond your driveway. :)
>
>Are you saying your web browser gives you some error? Or are you
>saying some lower level network function failed -- Unable to obtain a
>valid DHCP lease? Unable to ping your local head-end (gateway) or
>any point beyond? Unable to translate domain names to IP addresses?
>etc
Umm I don't have detailed diagnostics on why it was unable to connect, I do
know that Eudora threw a domain name error. Also that iCab couldn't access
web pages.
>
>>Adelphia, the Cable company in my area, said that my ethernet had gone out on
>>the 3400c. I would like to know if someone could tell me how to find out if
>>this is true or not.
>
>A hardware failure is always possible, I guess. But there are a lot
>of software causes that should be investigated first.
>
>A quick test... Plug the PowerBook into the cable modem. Power-cycle
>the modem. After it has sync'd to the cable system (all lights solid
>green), boot the PowerBook. Now turn on AppleTalk over that ethernet
>interface. AppleTalk is very picky. If the hardware doesn't sense
>(and report) all the proper continuity signals, AppleTalk will fail
>to initialize.
>
>
>>I am using Adelphia's Cable Modem with my Beige G3 and it is working fine.
>
>For how many computers (IP addresses) is your account authorized? If
>only one, then you'll need to power-cycle the modem each time you
>switch between computers.
>
>...Cable modems are told by the cable company how many devices
>(computers) to talk to. They remember those devices by tracking
>their ethernet (MAC) addresses. The only way to make the modem
>forget them is to power-cycle it -- physically unplug it and leave it
>unpowered for at least 30 seconds.
>
>- Dan.
>
>--
I am going to try again after I get some more ethernet wire. Then I can
connect the 3400c to my hub and see if I can connect then.
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