If you're getting the media disconnected and you know the cable is good,
then I would suspect a network card problem.
"hummers5" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:e85901c3f0ae$a434df10$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi Rob and thanks for replying,
>
> As far as I know, Comcast is the one giving out the IP. I
> hook directly into a Motorola SB5100 cable modem and the
> cable company plugs into the back of it. I did not pay for
> any extra IP addresses; I have only been trying to hook
> one computer to one modem and it does not work. The modem
> has both USB and ethernet connections on the back; the USB
> connection works fine, but disconnecting that and hooking
> up the ethernet cable will not work. In fact, even with
> the ethernet cable unplugged from the computer, I cannot
> get the network card to release and renew; or give me an
> IP status of "media disconnected". I have taken my
> ethernet cable to work and checked it out on my work
> computer and it works fine.
>
> Any ideas??
>
> Thanks
> Dana
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Who is giving out the IP? If it is your cable company,
> did you pay for
> >extra IP addesses? If you're using a router, check your
> connections.
> >
> >"Hummers5" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> message
> >news:dca801c3f057$05fd6760$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> I cannot get the IP address to release on an internal
> >> Linksys ethernet card. I have tried to "release" and
> >> also "renew all" and all I get back after 20 seconds is
> >> ERROR: DHCP server unavailable. Renewing adapter. I have
> >> uninstalled and reinstalled, to no avail. I am trying to
> >> get this thing hooked up a Motorola SB5100 Cable modem.
> >> (The USB connecttion from modem to computer works fine,
> >> but the ethernet does not.)
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >
> >
> >.
> >
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