Internet with Cable Modem

[billn]

Trying to help a friend again.

He's got a laptop that is capable to receive Road Runner [that is it has a
network card, just like mine].

However, when he connects it to the cable from the cable modem and starts
IE, it receives nothing and insists on trying to dial a connection, saying
"you must establish a dial-up connection to connect to the Internet" or
somesuch.

The cable and cable modem are working as he runs his desktop off of this
cable.

Again here, it's probably just something to check or uncheck in a dialog
somewhere, I hope.

Anyone have any ideas please to point me in the right direction?

Thanks

bill n

 

[BobC]

Trying to help a friend again.

He's got a laptop that is capable to receive Road Runner [that is it has a
network card, just like mine].

However, when he connects it to the cable from the cable modem and starts
IE, it receives nothing and insists on trying to dial a connection, saying
"you must establish a dial-up connection to connect to the Internet" or
somesuch.

The cable and cable modem are working as he runs his desktop off of this
cable.

Again here, it's probably just something to check or uncheck in a dialog
somewhere, I hope.

Anyone have any ideas please to point me in the right direction?

Thanks

bill n

Internet Explorer > Tools > Internet Options > Connections > Never Dial a
connection

 

[billn]

"BobC" ----------->

Trying to help a friend again.

He's got a laptop that is capable to receive Road Runner [that is it has a
network card, just like mine].

However, when he connects it to the cable from the cable modem and starts
IE, it receives nothing and insists on trying to dial a connection, saying
"you must establish a dial-up connection to connect to the Internet" or
somesuch.

The cable and cable modem are working as he runs his desktop off of this
cable.

Again here, it's probably just something to check or uncheck in a dialog
somewhere, I hope.

Anyone have any ideas please to point me in the right direction?

Thanks

bill n

Internet Explorer > Tools > Internet Options > Connections > Never Dial a
connection

Bob, thanks for the quick answer. He's out of town so won't be able to do
this until tomorrow.

Regards

 

[emartens]

Bill,

BobC's response to switch the setting to never dial a
connection is correct. But, when you switch computers
with a RR cable modem you may need to power down the
modem for about 10 seconds then restart it. This is
definitely the case with a PipeRider cable modem. What
the reset does is restablish the IP address for the newly
connected computer.

Good Luck
Ed

-----Original Message-----

"BobC" ----------->
Runner [that is it has
a

network card, just like mine].

However, when he connects it to the cable from the

cable modem and
starts dial a connection,
saying

Internet Explorer > Tools > Internet Options > Connections > Never Dial a
connection

Bob, thanks for the quick answer. He's out of town so won't be able to do
this until tomorrow.

Regards


.

 

[billn]

More good info for when I start in at it later today. Thanks Ed.

bill n

Bill,

BobC's response to switch the setting to never dial a
connection is correct. But, when you switch computers
with a RR cable modem you may need to power down the
modem for about 10 seconds then restart it. This is
definitely the case with a PipeRider cable modem. What
the reset does is restablish the IP address for the newly
connected computer.

Good Luck
Ed

-----Original Message-----

"BobC" ----------->

On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 00:13:33 GMT, billn wrote:

Trying to help a friend again.

He's got a laptop that is capable to receive Road

Runner [that is it has
a

network card, just like mine].

However, when he connects it to the cable from the

cable modem and
starts

IE, it receives nothing and insists on trying to

dial a connection,
saying

"you must establish a dial-up connection to connect to the Internet" or
somesuch.

The cable and cable modem are working as he runs his desktop off of this
cable.

Again here, it's probably just something to check or uncheck in a dialog
somewhere, I hope.

Anyone have any ideas please to point me in the right direction?

Thanks

bill n

Internet Explorer > Tools > Internet Options > Connections > Never Dial a
connection

Bob, thanks for the quick answer. He's out of town so won't be able to do
this until tomorrow.

Regards


.

 

[billn]

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