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reader@×××××××.com writes: |
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> I've recently switched from DSL to Cable connection but still have |
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> both working currently. |
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I've snipped all responses but carefully read through them. I think I |
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didn't provide enough info at the outset. |
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I see now that this cable modem has no ethernet address as several |
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posters have suggested. |
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Listing models may help the discussion so here they are: |
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The Comcast Cable modem: Scientific Atlanta-DPC2100RC (has MAC listed |
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on the sticker) |
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Two different Netgear Router/firewalls have been tried. Same router |
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but older and newer models: |
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Older Netgear: |
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FVS318 (Says Cable/DSL PROsafe VPN Firewall FVS318 across the front) |
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Newer Netgear: |
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FVS318v3 (Says Cable/DSL PROsafe VPN Firewall FVS318 across the front) |
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The newer one is a couple of years newer and purchased about 1 yr ago. |
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It may just be software differences but they do have somewhat |
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different interfaces. The older one is using the latest software it |
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is capable of loading, as is the newer one, but in the later case the |
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software is a newer version than the old one supports. |
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One curious thing here is that both of these Netgear routers have at |
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one time or another been connected to a Comcast provided modem and |
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worked fine. In both of those cases the Netgear using its connection |
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wizard, simply found and ID'ed the cable modem... and just worked from |
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there on. I only setup the lanside addressing since I prefer all |
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static addresses inside. |
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Ditto for DSL... again both Netgear routers have worked with DSL |
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routers and again the connection was established by simply running the |
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connection wizard. |
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In the current case, neither of these routers was able to just |
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identify and connect to the cable modem or internet through it. And |
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in both cases the wizard ends up saying the connection type is STATIC |
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and offers to accept the static addresses from user. I doubt the |
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addressing is really STATIC. |
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I think my next step here will be to take the IP address and |
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Nameserver from IPconfig (or netstat) on the windows box that will |
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connect using the Cable modem, and see if those addresses will work |
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when inserted into the netgears as static outside addresses to connect |
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to. |
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If that works, It may hold until a new address is issued for whatever |
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reason from comcast... and I may get some help from them by then. |
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I will report back if there is any interest? |
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