Re: [WinMac] Cable modem and Ethernet blues. (SUMMARY)
Subject: Re: [WinMac] Cable modem and Ethernet blues. (SUMMARY)
From: shoman@mindspring.com
Date: Tue Dec 18 2001 - 07:59:01 EST
On 12/17/01 11:02 PM, "Brian Durant" <durant@cbn.net.id> wrote:
> Hi again,
>
> I started out trying to get an Internet connection with a cable modem
> attached to my UMAX Pulsar (Euro S900). The Pulsar uses OS 9.1 (Z), has a G3
> upgrade and 272 MB of built-in RAM. The problem was that every time I tried
> to connect to the Internet, my system was as slow as molasses in winter
> time. I had of course set the TCP/IP control panel to automatically
> negotiate with the DHCP server. This turned out to be the problem.
> Apparently, Mac systems can be quite finicky when connecting to DHCP
> servers, particularly in trying to access the Internet. If the numbers
> aren't correct, the system uses all capacity on trying to get the proper
> setting. This creates a situation where the IP address changes approximately
> every 30-60 seconds and everything slows to a near stand still. Therefore,
> the solution was to set the TCP/IP control panel to connect manually with
> the DHCP server. It took a while to get the right settings, but as most of
> the information could be gleaned from the PC that was connected to the cable
> modem by doing an ipconfig /all command, it didn't prove too hard to solve
> the problem with some good advice.
>
> Apparently my problem getting the connected router to work is an ISP issue.
> They apparently can't believe that you could have a LAN at home that you
> want to connect to the Internet. You can apparently only do that if you are
> a corporate customer. *&^%$#@!!!+
>
> Cheers,
>
> Brian
>
>
>
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Get a MacSense XRouter Pro router. Your ISP will see it's MAC address and
assign it a TCP/IP address. The router will then respond to any DHCP or
static address in your house and route all incoming/outgoing traffic. Your
ISP will only see one device and everyone lives happily ever after...
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