Why do I need to restart my modem when I switch the cable between my PC and Mac?
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each device pulls a seperate IP address.  Once you modem picks up one many cannot automatically switch between devices.  You can get a cheap router($40) that will split that signal so you do not have to reset.  A router works like a cable splitter for your TV.....\n\nWireless will help as long as both your PC and Mac have a wirelss card.  About $60 a piece
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If you switch of your modem and leave for 5 Min's and then switch back on and leave for another 5 Min's, it should find its settings.\n\nHope this helps.\n\nGood Luck.
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I don't know what this "COM" you keep saying is, but if you are running a single ethernet cable straight from one PC to another, then you need to make sure its a CROSSOVER cable. Otherwise you'd have to stick a hub or switch inbetween the two.
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Try switching of your modem for 5 Min's that sometimes helps.
418302
if your dialup, disconnect and reconnect, if your cable, disconnect for a few days, more or less, or change your mac address would probably cause it to issue a new ip, if your dsl, not going to happen easily generally
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i think your modem or something has a problem\n\nor for example, if you have comcast internet, the comcast people might be having problems or something\n\njust try again later cause that is what i did, but you have to fully shut of your computer and modem first
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because a option that is enable in the bios of your mother bord\nthat when modem ring your computer is turn on\nu must disable this option\nor take out modem cable from case;)
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Always make it that if you are connecting two devices you have to use cross cable and if u are connecting a computer or device through switch or hub you will have to use straight cable.pleasec chech the link below it will give u the complete picture
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Did you change the NIC? Or is this a new computer?\nCan you ping the modem?\nIf you change out the NIC, they are only $10-15, you may get an easy answer.\nIt could also be the driver for the NIC.\nChanged cable modem?? Why, was the old one bad?\nAre the settings in the modem correct?
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I think that your are correct in thinking that everything is fine. Especially if both of you can get on the Internet.\n\nIF your ADSL modem is also acting as a router (which I guessing it does), \nAND both you and your sister's computers have DHCP enabled* \nTHEN everything is configured for you automatically!\n\nIn fact, you can connect more computers to your new switch and they will be configured automatically for the Internet as well.\n\n* Note: DCHP is what allows your computers to be automattically configured by your router. Windows 2000, XP and recent verions of the Mac OS have this installed as a standard option.
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http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=RNWK,RNWK:2005-50,RNWK:en&q=network+mac+with+pc\nstart here.
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YOu don't give enough information about your system setup.\nFIrst of all, you don't need software, most likely, so dump it.\n\nIs your computer ethernet cable attached directly to the modem?  Or is there a router too?\n\nIf no router and just a modem and computer and ...\nIf the modem is lit up, showing data, then, you can try to reset the basic IP setting in the windows software.\n\nFirst step, power down the modem, and wait a minute or so. Then power it back on. Then follow the instructions below.\n\nGo to START, Run, and type in the word, COMMAND..  When at the black screen prompt, type in IPCONFIG  /RELEASE\nthere is a space between the first word and the forward slash\nThen type in IPCONFIG  /RENEW\nremember the space between the first word and the slash!\n\nAlso note that after each instruction, it might take a moment for the computer to resolve the command. \nOnce you are back at the prompt, Exit from the command line window. Now...\n\nSee if that works.  Try to connect to the internet. Does it work?  Yes?  NO?   Let me know.  Email me if you want with exact details and I will try to help.
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For several reasons, among them:\n\n1. Your line may be noisy, causing several frames to be re-transmitted.\n2. Other traffic may be competing for bandwidth (either from your computer, or another, if you share the connection).\n3. The modem at the other end of the connection may be rated slower.\n4. Hardware problems, such as a bad cable or connector.
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Manually restart your modem if its an external modem and if it's an internal modem then switch off your pc and remove you modem from your pc for 5 to 10 min & then put it back in your pc and then restart the machine...and this will work... as this works 4 me
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best idea is to have the modem disconnected until the laptop is on the windows screen, since on a laptop the power saving is active all the time, and this can cause a problem with a device being detected. \nu can turn this off via the device manager.
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Was it connected to a router or directly to the modem?  Either way power cycle the units, modem or router, to release the MAC address from the APR table.  The unit may not be able to issue another IP address till this is cleared.  See if that helps.
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Certianly so long as you set up the ip address on both to be on the same network, but its likely that you wont even need a crossover as many of the apples auto switch after detecting the cable.