DCPH - Cable modem problems

[Richard Smiley]

In an attempt to install YDL, I completely set up OS 9 Including cable 
access. (this is through a router) When the installer gets to network 
configuritng, it is unable to connect, and results in a fatal error.

Probably not much help.

Rick :)

On Wednesday, June 19, 2002, at 09:55 AM, Eric D. wrote:

> on 19/6/02 06:26, Greg at pressman57@cox.net wrote:
>
>> Does anyone else have problems with ip addresses not getting into
>> /etc/hosts using DHCP?  I've searched the lists with no luck.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Greg Richardson
>
> You may need to have your cable modem (CM) (I assume it's a CM) reset, 
> or
> have your cable ISP clear the MAC address in their DHCP server.
>
> If you can used DHCP on the Mac side on the same computer the problems 
> are
> with the Linux install. If you can't use DHCP on the Mac side either you
> have to deal with the MAC address problem as detailed above.
>
> The MAC address is AKA the ethernet ID and is unique to each ethernet
> device/computer/etc. CMs + DHCP servers _may_ remember (and fail to 
> forget)
> MAC addresses associated with a specific computer and should operate
> regardless of the OS you happen to be running.
>
> Eric.
>
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