<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><BR><DIV><DIV>On Feb 16, 2006, at 11:10 AM, Russell wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV>Sorry .. I am trying to connect to the internet via ethernet connections. I have a Linksys router connected to the DSL Modem then through a 5 port switch. The ibook is connected with an ethernet cable which is not working. I pointed out that it works Ok when using a wireless connection, which I do not have at my place at the present.</DIV><DIV><BR></DIV><DIV>I set the network connection to ethernet and have tried both the DCHP auto and manual with IP address. The browser cannot find the server.</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"><DIV>Since it's not clear from your description is this your set up?</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Monaco"> Switch</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Monaco">DSL --- Router --- | (Uplink port connected to router)</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Monaco"> | --- PC</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Monaco"> | --- G@400</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Monaco"> | --- iBook</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Monaco"></FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Monaco"> | (Empty port)</FONT></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">System Preference> TCP/IP > Using DHCP > renew DHCP Lease> IP 169.168.118.252</BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>This says that you're not talking to the router.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">I manually put the following</BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>At this point can you log into the router?</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Is the link light for the switch port that the iBook is connected to on?</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Have you tried switching with one of the known good cables?</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Have you tried another port on the switch - in particular one of the two known good ports?</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Phil</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Monaco"></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>