Cable modem connection problem

[Greg J.]

The dhcp (wider plug than a phone plug) is on the back side of the computer case. The driver for this card has been installed, uninstalled to no avail. This computer seems to like connecting to the cable modem using the USB cable, instead of the more modern dhcp plug. Using the USB drivers for this modem, everything works. Yet, when I try to use the dhcp plug, a connection is enabled and firewalled (I'm using Windows XP's firewall), it will show up normal (no red x), yet it can't connect). Is it because of the dhcp connection plug needing Road Runner's firmware for IP? USB connection works fine. I've tried both types of connections with copies of the cords, so bad cords aren't the problem. The modem is fine. The ethernet card only has the DHCP plug (Linksys brand). I'm on the Internet typing this to you with the computer's USB hub to the USB plug port in the modem. DHCP won't work. I've already tried uninstalling the driver for the ethernet card and re-installing it for 4 times already, so that isn't the problem. Hmmmmm, do I really need to put my Road Runner firmware on there? Cuz now the firmware wants the USB style plug connect. Cuz if you try to use the DHCP port on the modem, the Road Runner firmware will say that the ethernet device doesn't work.......Should I uninstall the USB drivers, or something?
(It works great on my own computer, I'm just using this to set-up another computer for testing. MY computer is off.) Repairing the connections in the Windows XP Home Control Panel doesn't do anything.

 

[jesbax]

Here is waht DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. The ethernet cable you are refuring to is CAT5 or RJ45. Any way to fix the problem you need to go to the network properties and select the network connect for the ethernet card. Open it up to Status and then slecet the tab Support. There it will give you an ip address. It should say "Assigned by DHCP". If not click on the repair button. That should fix the problem.

 

[Greg J.]

Heh, that was a long time ago. If only the ethernet card worked in the first place. Oh well, I just connected it by using the USB cord for the modem to the computer and installed the USB drivers (which come from Road Runner with every installation box by default. Thank you though. Everything's fine now......except that my cousin mistakingly plugged the computer directly into the electrical socket, no powerstrip, and, due to California's brown-outs, I believe, ruined the power supply unit. Lol, it was a Micro ATX, but it is supposed to have a regular ATX (I just liked more room in the tight case). Oh, well, they're coming here to Nebraska to live now........so I don't know if I should keep fixing it, over and over and over.

 

[tg900]

you should choose either one or the other, my cable modem either uses 1 usb or more than one ethernet. You cannot use both simultaneously, i havent tried using a usb hub to see if you can have more than one computer using usb wtih it though. have fun