I spent a lot of time last year dealing with this
issue and Cox.  Then someone told me to follow this
sequence:
1.  Shutdown the computer.
2.  Power-cycle the modem.
3.  Start up the computer.

Worked every time.  I spent hours on the phone with
Cox and got nowhere other than "our equipment is fine
- it must be your equipment."  Whatever.

JD


--- Michael Havens <bmike101@cox.net> wrote:

> Two days ago I turnewd my computer off and a couple
> of hours later back on. 
> The modem was working but no connectivity so I
> called COX today. I got the 
> standard 'We don't support your operating system but
> the modem is working.' 
> Then, after noticing a message durring startup that
> said 'No DHCP offer', I 
> consulted with a Linux Geek (whose phone number I
> posses) and he said that it 
> is probably my ethernet card. So a new one was
> picked up at FRY'S Electronics 
> and it was installed. I started up the computer and
> it bitched about an IRQ. 
> I think I need a driver for it (it is a 10/100/1000
> D-Link card picked up for 
> 24 bucks). Upset, I reinstalled thye old card and
> everything came up. Why did 
> this happen?
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