On 12/23/09, Dazed_75 wrote: > Honestly, I've never seen a cable/dsl modem that acts as a DHCP server or > NAT translator. They normally are only connected to one computer or router > and just pass the IP/DNS info to the computer or router. All routers I have > ever dealt with DO act as DHCP servers and usually provide NAT. ActionTec, LinkSys, Motorola and a few other Cox brands of Cable modem all do DHCP as part of the cox network provisioning solutions: http://omgili.com/address-cable-cox-ip-static > The trouble he is seeing sounds most like a hardware problem associated with > wiring or the switch portion of the router. I would try something like: > > 1. traceroute yahoo.com though I don't think it will be definitive, > 2. connect the computer directly to the cable/dsl modem preferably > 1. If the problem goes away, replace the router, > 2. if it does not, try changing the ethernet cable > 3. if it still does not go away, we look to the computer and its > hardware > 3. computer back to the router, change the ethernet card and try again > 4. if you still have a problem, search log files (dmesg, etc) > 5. left for last because one computer has more problems than others, but > you could also try logging into the router and the modem to look at log > files. Maybe one computer has more problems because of when it is used > rather than the fact of it being that computer. > -- Skype: (623)239-3392 AT&T: (503)754-4452 www.it-clowns.com Only the dead have seen the end of war. -Plato --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss