Functioning Ethernet card

[Mel]

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I am trying to help a friend switch from using a USB connection to the
cable modem to the use of an ethernet connection so that he can then
add a router. We have installed the card (tried both a D-link and a
Link Sys card. Installed drivers and, when I go to the system
hardware, it says the card is working properly. When I try to install
the cable modem as ethernet it hangs up and says there is a problem
with the connection and that we may not be able to access the internet.
The computer is a Dell Dimension 8100. About 5 years old. A Pentium
(R) 4 CPU 1300 MHz. 1.3 GHz, 128 MB of Ram. The computer doesn't
seem to want to allow the proper installation of the card. Does anyone
have any suggestions or solution of a similar experience?

 

[Guest]

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"Mel" <msfuller@adelphia.net> wrote:
>I am trying to help a friend switch from using a USB connection to the
>cable modem to the use of an ethernet connection so that he can then
>add a router.

A couple of random thoughts:

Make sure the USB connection to the cable modem is disconnected (and
the cable modem power cycled) before connectiing the ethernet port.

What does the "ethernet port status light" on the cable box show when
you plug in the ethernet? What do the lights on the Ethernet card in
the computer show? What does the (software) status of the Ethernet
card ("Show icon in notification area when connected" should be
checked) show up as?

 

[Guest]

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In article <1113093745.547307.178570@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,
Mel <msfuller@adelphia.net> wrote:
:I am trying to help a friend switch from using a USB connection to the
:cable modem to the use of an ethernet connection so that he can then
:add a router. We have installed the card (tried both a D-link and a
>Link Sys card. Installed drivers and, when I go to the system
:hardware, it says the card is working properly. When I try to install
:the cable modem as ethernet it hangs up and says there is a problem
:with the connection and that we may not be able to access the internet.

Some ISPs lock down to specific MAC addresses, so if you change
ethernet cards or insert an intermediate device then the connection
stops working.

If you have a laptop handy, take it and a cross-over cable and
connect the laptop to the ethernet connection on the PC. If you
can get the two to talk to each other then the problem is
further along.
--
I was very young in those days, but I was also rather dim.
-- Christopher Priest

 

[Mel]

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Thanks. Some good ideas.

Mel Fuller

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: comp.dcom.lans.ethernet (More info?)

Mel wrote:
> I am trying to help a friend switch from using a USB connection to the
> cable modem to the use of an ethernet connection so that he can then
> add a router. We have installed the card (tried both a D-link and a
> Link Sys card. Installed drivers and, when I go to the system
> hardware, it says the card is working properly. When I try to install
> the cable modem as ethernet it hangs up and says there is a problem
> with the connection and that we may not be able to access the internet.
> The computer is a Dell Dimension 8100. About 5 years old. A Pentium
> (R) 4 CPU 1300 MHz. 1.3 GHz, 128 MB of Ram. The computer doesn't
> seem to want to allow the proper installation of the card. Does anyone
> have any suggestions or solution of a similar experience?
>

I briefly worked in the Call Center of a national DSL provider some
years back. This was a common problem with thier DSL modem (which could
also function as a router/gateway). It was necessary to do a factory
default to make it switch from USB to Ethernet. This was accomplished
by putting a bent paper clip into a tiny hole in the back of the unit
and pressing the pushbutton inside and while holding the pushbutton
depressed, powering the unit up.

NM

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