[X4U] Ethernet out??

[Paul Moortgat]

I finally called the provider and the technician there did a cable 
modem reset and it works now.  Thanks.

Paul Moortgat

On 2-nov-04, at 16:24, Allan Hise wrote:

>
> Since your pings seem to be OK, at least when the G4 pings itself, have
> you tried:
> Pinging the G4 from the G3?
> Pinging the G3 from the G4?
> Comparing network settings between the G3 & G4, very carefully, and 
> make
> sure that only things that should be different are (IP address, for
> example).
>
> Is the link light on the hub lit for the port that the G4 is connected 
> to?
> If not, are you sure yourcable isn't a crossover cable? Plugging it 
> into
> the uplink port (and switching the uplink switch, if it has one) should
> give you a link light.
>
> If you don't get a link light, the cable is probably bad. Try swapping 
> it
> with the G3 cable. That will verify a bad cable easily. If the cable is
> good, then the port itself has a problem.
>
> Getting a link light is a very basic part of the ethernet system. If 
> you
> don't have one, something is probably wrong with the hardware. If you 
> have
> ruled out the cable, it must be the port.
>
> Allan
>
> On Tue, 2 Nov 2004, Paul Moortgat wrote:
>
>> Eric,
>>
>> This G4 has worked for years.  I don't see why I should have a router.
>> The hub the G4 is connected to has also a G3.  I switched ports on 
>> this
>> hub.  The G3 is still connected.  The G4 never.  My isp is Telenet in
>> Belgium.
>>
>> Paul Moortgat
>>
>> On 2-nov-04, at 15:49, E.F.Maurer wrote:
>>
>>> On Sunday 31 October 2004 05:05, Paul Moortgat wrote:
>>>> Mark,
>>>>
>>>> I filled in 169.254.57.141 and pinged for 10 times ant it was 10 Tx
>>>> and
>>>> 10 Tr and 0% errors.
>>>
>>>>>> IP address : 169.254.57.141
>>>
>>> Paul,
>>> A 169 ip address is a fake ip, given by the mac itself when it 
>>> couldn't
>>> contact your dhcp server(aka modem).
>>>
>>> Who is you isp?
>>>
>>> If it's comcast
>>>
>>> go to     http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=108073
>>>
>>> Which will explain parts of the problem. I also wouldn't try the fix
>>> myself,
>>> the work around that i was told by comcast was to buy a router, 
>>> which i
>>> needed anyway, and haven't had problems since.
>>>
>>> HTH
>>> Eric
>>
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