how can i connect road runner cable service to my powerbook?
i am new at connections and hardware and things like this, so please bear with me on my novice skills. i wanted to know how i could connect my cable modem connection to my powerbook g4 on OSX. i am using road runner currently on my PC, and i am assuming i connect the ethernet cable to the ethernet plug in the powerbook. but what next? thanks a ton!
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From here, you can input your TCP/IP settings.
To find out what your settings are, either check your PC or check your Cable Service documentation (if there is any) <img src="graemlins/smokin.gif" border="0" alt="[Chilling]" />
Gateway settings from the DHCP server." wat does that mean? how do i do all this? thanks!!!
go to your system preferences, then go to the network icon.
change your connector to ethernet.
set the TCP/IP configure to "Using DHCP"
that will then fill in the IP, subnet mask and router.
you'll need to get the DNS servers from your ISP.
if they won't give you some because they're morons, try these.
134.84.84.84
128.101.101.101
OSX uses completely standard TCP/IP protocals, and should have no problem at all working with your cable modem.
when they say they don't support OSX, they mean they can't understand it, which is an entirely different ball of wax.
1- Connect Ethernet cable into ethernet port (everything is on, from my cable modem to powerbook at this point).
2- It recognizes the IP address etc (no router in OS X named though, only in OS 9)
3- When i click on Internet Explorer, i get the server could not be found.
why is this?
what IP does it give you when it grabs an IP address?
also, try this address
160.94.131.148
and tell me if that works.
edit: try that address in internet explorer and see if something comes up.
[ 07-28-2002: Message edited by: alcimedes ]</p>
here is the IP Address that my Server retrieved:
169.254.52.109
Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0
Router: (Blank)
And as for the ip you gave me, when i tried to go to it in Interent Explorer, after a whie it loaded (or was searching/connecting to the server), a pop up window came up saying, "Connection Failure". ARGH!!!
1.Built in ethernet
2.TCP/IP
configure: using DHCP
You will be up and running. Roadrunner doesn't require you to input any IP address. It publishes an address to you when you connect your computer. It will be different everytime.
Good luck.
PS. The tech support guys are idiots. They just don't know os X well enough to support it.
open up the terminal and see if you can ping an outside server.
type ping 208.205.23.3 and see what it says.
you aren't connected to anything though. check your cables and your modem. one or the other isn't working.
is this a new account or an old account? are you sure they've activated your account and/or modem?
usually when this happens your modem hasn't been activated by them.
do they have a DNS server that you're supposed to connect to? get those from them and try to connect to thier specific DNS servers and see what happens.
-alcimedes
To reset it, try this.
1.turn off your computer
2.unplug the modems power cord (pull the plug out of the back)
3.wait 5 minutes
4.plug the modem back up.
5.wait for the lights on the modem to light up then power your computer back up.
just grab the info from your PC and put it in your Mac. it should take off no problem. OSX uses straight TCP/IP, so the cable modem company wouldn't be able to tell a difference on their end.
<strong>hey guys! IT WORKS!!! ......The webpage (apple.com) opened!!! I will say this though, the connection seems slower on the mac than my pc... i wonder why? </strong><hr></blockquote>
The reason that web surfing is slower than on the pc is because web scrolling is not up to par with OS 9 speeds, probably in Jaguar. <img src="graemlins/smokin.gif" border="0" alt="[Chilling]" />
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The reason that web surfing is slower than on the pc is because web scrolling is not up to par with OS 9 speeds, probably in Jaguar. <img src="graemlins/smokin.gif" border="0" alt="[Chilling]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote>
Web-surfing is noticeably slower on OS 9 than on Windows as well. Trust me, I'm using the ancient OS as we speak.
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Web-surfing is noticeably slower on OS 9 than on Windows as well. Trust me, I'm using the ancient OS as we speak.</strong><hr></blockquote>
But it's not nearly as slow as OS X.
The only thing you need to watch out for, for future reference is if your going to run from cable to a hub to your computer it requires a diffrent type of ethernet cable.