usb cable

[Guest]

Hello,

Recently I connected my computer to a local area network. I always connected to the internet via a USB cable to my cable modem. Since ive setup the LAN my internet only will access thru the LAN, and not the USB. Even if disable the LAN I still cant access thru the usb. How can I default the internet connection through the USB?


Thanks!
Matt

 

[Chuck]

Hello,

Recently I connected my computer to a local area network. I always connected to the internet via a USB cable to my cable modem. Since ive setup the LAN my internet only will access thru the LAN, and not the USB. Even if disable the LAN I still cant access thru the usb. How can I default the internet connection through the USB?


Thanks!
Matt

Matt,

If both the LAN and USB interfaces are active, you can encourage the USB to be
used by adjusting the Interface metric (Connection Properties - TCP/IP
Properties - Advanced - IP Settings tab), changing the metric for the LAN
connection to a higher value than for the USB connection.

If that doesn't help, post ipconfig and static route table.

Start - Run - "cmd". Type "ipconfig /all >c:\ipconfig.txt" into the command
window - Open c:\ipconfig.txt in Notepad, copy and paste into your next post.
Identify operating system (by name and version).

Start - Run - "cmd". Type "route print >c:\route.txt" into the command window -
Open c:\route.txt in Notepad, copy and paste into your next post.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

 

[Guest]

No luck... hopefully you can make some sence out of this.


Thanks for your help, i really appreciate it.

Matt

===========================================================================
Interface List
0x1 ........................... MS TCP Loopback interface
0x2 ...00 20 78 13 b8 0a ...... Winbond W89C940-Based Ethernet Adapter (Generic) - Packet Scheduler Miniport
0x10004 ...00 08 0e 27 f9 73 ...... Motorola SURFboard 4100 USB Cable Modem #2 - Packet Scheduler Miniport
===========================================================================
===========================================================================
Active Routes:
Network Destination Netmask Gateway Interface Metric
0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 192.168.0.1 192.168.0.3 30
127.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 1
169.254.0.0 255.255.0.0 169.254.50.174 169.254.50.174 30
169.254.50.174 255.255.255.255 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 30
169.254.255.255 255.255.255.255 169.254.50.174 169.254.50.174 30
192.168.0.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.3 192.168.0.3 30
192.168.0.3 255.255.255.255 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 30
192.168.0.255 255.255.255.255 192.168.0.3 192.168.0.3 30
224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 169.254.50.174 169.254.50.174 30
224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 192.168.0.3 192.168.0.3 30
255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 169.254.50.174 169.254.50.174 1
255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 192.168.0.3 192.168.0.3 1
Default Gateway: 192.168.0.1
===========================================================================
Persistent Routes:
None



Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : MATTEEO1

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No



Ethernet adapter Home Network:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : comcast.net

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Winbond W89C940-Based Ethernet Adapter (Generic)

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-20-78-13-B8-0A

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.3

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, June 20, 2004 5:05:42 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, June 23, 2004 5:05:42 PM



Ethernet adapter Cable Modem:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Motorola SURFboard 4100 USB Cable Modem #2

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-08-0E-27-F9-73

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.50.174

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

 

[Chuck]

No luck... hopefully you can make some sence out of this.


Thanks for your help, i really appreciate it.

Matt

<SNIP ipconfig / static route for one computer>

Matt,

No prob. Glad to help if I can.

This will be easier if you can provide ipconfig and route for both computers
though.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

 

[Chuck]

No luck... hopefully you can make some sence out of this.


Thanks for your help, i really appreciate it.

Matt

Matt,

OK, I've looked at your ipconfig and route listings. Were you connected to the
cable provider when you ran the listings? The cable modem is showing an APIPA
address, which says that there was no internet service on the cable modem. That
would certainly explain why you can't access the internet that way.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

 

[Guest]

That does makes sence. How would i go about activating it?

Matt

 

[Chuck]

That does makes sence. How would i go about activating it?

Matt

Matt,

That's a good question. I have to wonder why you'd have to activate it. Was it
de activated when you connected to the LAN?

I see the LAN domain is comcast.net. When you setup the LAN, did you connect
your cable broadband service there? Did you get a cable modem / router combo
unit maybe, but keep the cable modem?

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.