Limited or No Connectivity

[Thebestofsteve2]

I have a cable modem coming in from a 2 way splitter. The modem is
hooked with cat 5e cable from the modem to my pc. Im getting a message
"Limited or no connectivity".
I unhook the wire from my PC na d hook it in my laptop- it works fine.
I had my pc cleared of everything and reset to original specs so I
could start from scratch.

Help would be very appreciated

Thanks
Steve

 

[Chuck]

I have a cable modem coming in from a 2 way splitter. The modem is
hooked with cat 5e cable from the modem to my pc. Im getting a message
"Limited or no connectivity".
I unhook the wire from my PC na d hook it in my laptop- it works fine.
I had my pc cleared of everything and reset to original specs so I
could start from scratch.

Help would be very appreciated

Thanks
Steve

Steve,

Most cable broadband services assign IP addresses (what you're needing) based
upon physical (MAC) address. Right now, your cable service is used to the MAC
address of your laptop computer. You'll have to reset the modem, to get it to
accept the desktop computer. And when you're done, you will have to repeat the
process, to use your laptop.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/connecting-different-devices-to-your.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/connecting-different-devices-to-your.html

You would be better off buying a NAT router, so you can connect both of your
computers simultaneously, and to each other.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/01/proper-network-design.html#Router>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/01/proper-network-design.html#Router