Reformatted hd, reinstalled XP, no internet connection

[eculbert]

NOT WIRELESS! cabled all the way.

Ed


--- Dan Lund <situationalawareness at gmail.com> wrote:

> Not always true, I had the issue when I tested the
> line with a direct
> network connection to the cox cable modem.  I saw it
> was working,
> getting dhcp just fine, and I was able to get a web
> page without a
> problem.  I then unplugged everything, rearranged
> wires to not be so
> ugly and balled up like they were, plugged the cable
> modem in and
> watched it initialize and sync with cox.  I plugged
> my Belkin wireless
> router into it (yes, into the right port :) ) and
> once I got a dhcp
> address internally on my laptop, I got a cox page
> everytime I went
> somewhere, saying to contact customer service. 
> Needless to say, when
> I called tech support, they were very terse and told
> me they don't
> support anything other than a single computer
> connected to their
> network.  When they blanked the mac on their end and
> they told me to
> "hook the computer up the right way", I took a funky
> little laptop
> that barely booted and used that for the initial MAC
> sequencing.  Once
> we disconnected, I cloned that MAC onto the wireless
> router as the
> internet mac, and threw the laptop away.  No problem
> since.
> 
> --Dan
> 
> On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 8:37 PM, Jon M. Hanson
> <jon at the-hansons-az.net> wrote:
> > You don't have to call Cox if your MAC address has
> changed. You just have to
> > unplug the cable modem's power for a minute or so
> and plug it back in.
> > ---
> > Jon M. Hanson (N7ZVJ)
> > Weblog: http://the-hansons-az.net/wordpress/
> > Homepage: http://the-hansons-az.net/
> > Jabber IM: jon at the-hansons-az.net
> >
> >
> 
> 
> -- 
> Thanks,
> Dan Lund
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Ed/ke7feg

Did I mention, 2/23/07 the FCC dropped all cw (AKA Morse code) testing for any class of license as a ham? Just pass the written and "U's a ham"!! Many sites test online, but you have to go for the real test. $14 for as high as you can climb in one session.