[WinMac] RE: Cabel modem and Ethernet Blues.

Subject: [WinMac] RE: Cabel modem and Ethernet Blues.
From: Winegar, Steve (STEPHEN.J.WINEGAR[at]saic.com)
Date: Thu Dec 13 2001 - 08:11:53 EST

Brian,

Having just set up my cable modem, I'll pass on what I have learned. You
should have received a "computer name" from your cable company. That name
needs to be inserted in the Client ID box in the TCP/IP control panel with
DHCP selected, then cycle the power on your cable modem and restart your
Mac. If you do not see the client ID box, then you need to switch the user
mode to advanced (from the Edit menu [or command-U] while you are in TCP/IP)
or upgrade your Open Transport to the latest version.

Steve

> ----------
> From: Durant
> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 7:50 AM
> To: WinMac
> Subject: Cabel modem and Ethernet Blues.
>
> Hi again,
>
> I am going to throw open a discussion that I have had with Dan and on two
> other lists to this list as I am getting desperate. I have not had any
> success at connecting a cable modem to my UMAX Pulsar (Euro S900). I have
> followed the skimpy Mac instructions that came with my 3Com cable modem,
> i.e. set the "connect" to "Ethernet" in the TCP/IP control panel and then
> set "configure" to "Using DHCP server". The result has been that the
> entire
> system on my Pulsar has also slowed to a crawl and a pause after a couple
> of
> cycles is visible. Programs such as Microsoft Entourage or Internet
> Explorer
> take forever, despite the machine having 160.4 MB of free memory with
> virtual memory
> turned off. I have as of yet been unable to download any e-mail as
> Entourage
> has yet to complete an e-mail download cycle after twenty minutes!!! There
> is therefore no way to be absolutely sure that I am actually accessing the
> Internet. With the TCP/IP control panel open, I can see that the IP
> address
> changes about every 30 seconds.
>
> It is hard to tell what is going on, but something is slowing either the
> OS
> or the processor to a crawl. I have had two tech guys trying to get two
> different routers (LinkSys and US Robo) to work with the cable connection
> and a Win PC but they won't. They also say that they have not been
> successful at getting any techincal data that would help them in the area
> from the companies involved (ISP and cabel TV provider). Does this ring
> any
> bells with anyone?
>
> My UMAX Pulsar is by the way running OS 9 and has a G3 Processor ugrade.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Brian
>
>
>

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