I also had this problem when I tried to connect the BN to my cable modem, and Doug is quite right about the need to register the MAC address. I would have had to pay a higher monthly subscription to use more than one MAC address at a time, so I bought a router, and this solved the problem. I have a Netgear wireless router with four ethernet ports and a built-in wireless access point, so I'll be ready to use the BN on my wireless network when the upgrade comes out.
HTH, Nicky ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Lawlor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 12:34 AM Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Ethernet Cable and Cable Modem configuration > Ray, You will need to register the mac address of the BN's ethernet card > with your cable company to get this to work most likely. In general cable > modems have filtering mechanisms which will only allow packets from the mac > address it knows about to pass through the device. This brings up a > question: Besides looking at the label on the card containing the mac > address how does one go about obtaining the mac address of the ethernet > card which is inserted into the BN? > > Doug > > At 07:28 PM 01/07/2004, you wrote: > > >Hello: > > > >I need some help configuring the braillenote low power ethernet card to work > >with a cable modem. I just bought the card and am going to the ACB > >Convention so wanted to test out the card to see how it works before > >traveling to Birmingham, Alabama. That way I can check my e-mail remotely > >from convention. > > > >I first tried inserting the network card into my flash card slot with the > >wire from my cable modem plugged into the card. After a few minutes I get a > >Windows CE DHCP error that it can't find an IP Address. My braillenote > >hangs and I have to reset it. I checked the setup for my cable internet > >connection on the PC and it says an IP address is obtained automatically as > >well as a DNS address. > > > >Has anyone successfully configured the network card to work with a cable > >modem? If so, can you tell me what steps I need to take to do it? I sent > >an e-mail message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] which I found in one of my > >readme files because I was told I would receive technical instructions to > >set up the network card to work with a cable modem. > > > >Thanks in advance for any help. > > > >*****All outgoing messages scanned for viruses by Norton Antivirus 2004***** > > > >Ray Campbell > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > >___ > >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > > > > >--- > >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > >Version: 6.0.712 / Virus Database: 468 - Release Date: 27/06/2004 > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > >
