----- Original Message ----- From: Vinh Truong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: debain-user <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 1:28 PM Subject: Re: K guys here's a new one for me....
> When you do an ifconfig, do you see an ip address and dns? > That would at least tell you if your NIC and the > cable modem were communicating. > Yes ifconfig shows all information fine and yes the powerbook does also hook up to the net just fine. However it uses dhcp with the 'crXXXXX-b' id number will try to hook it up staticly later on cant remember if it worked or if i tried it staticly... If it will not hook up statcly what does that tell me? As far as anyone can tell if I put [EMAIL PROTECTED] when prompted for the domain name should that work upon a fresh install? > Have you tried the connection again with the powerbook plugged in? If > it works then, I would say that your cable modem is now bound to the MAC > address of the NIC on the powerbook. I think your ISP can break the > bind if you ask them to. > > I would also do what Aaron suggested. Power down your cable modem, > leave it off for a few seconds and plug the power back in. It should > resync with your ISP. I have had to do that a few times with my 3com > cable modem, for no reason as far as I could tell. The resync should > take no longer than a minute or two. If it does, then there is > something wrong with your connection or with something on the ISP end. > > Good luck > Vinh > > Thanks for the response any info anyone can suggest will definetly help in resolving this issuse. : ) CM > * C Mead <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010329 11:54]: > > Aaron: > > > > Power cycling? > > > > Can you expand... > > > > CM > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Aaron Brashears <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: C Mead <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Cc: debain-user <debian-user@lists.debian.org>; Jason Majors > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 12:38 PM > > Subject: Re: K guys here's a new one for me.... > > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 29, 2001 at 11:59:25AM -0500, C Mead wrote: > > > > The box did not have X on it and Lynx was becoming a bit of a pain, so I > > > > unplugged the ethernet and put it into one of those new powerbooks (very > > > > nice), so i could track down a solution for the error on the web. Found > > the > > > > solution plugged the ethernet back in and nothing couldn't ping anything > > > > virtually no connection except to ping itself. > > > > > > I had something very similer happen recently at my house after the > > > last blackout in my neighborhood. I tried everything, but no net > > > connection - I assumed I had fried the net card. In desperation, I > > > power cycled the network switch (!) and everything came back. > > > > > > Have you tried power cycling every piece of hardware involved in your > > > connection? > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
