and make sure you have DHCP turned on. (it would be straight-thru shawn) J On Nov 6, 2005, at 6:19 PM, Shawn Harley wrote: > Eileen, > > Check the ethernet cable. Is it supposed to be straight-thru or > crossover? Maybe someone else knows for sure, or ask Comcast. > > Shawn > > > On Nov 6, 2005, at 6:11 PM, Eileen wrote: > >> I'm sorry to sound so dense, but I'm running out of >> ideas to get my little G3 500MHz iBook connected to my >> highspeed cable internet service. I've never used it >> with my highspeed service before - only used it with >> dialup when I travelled. >> >> I'm using OSX 10.3.9. >> >> This is from my System Profiler: >> >> Built-in Ethernet: >> Interface: en0 >> Type: Ethernet >> Ethernet Address: 00:03:93:57:76:b4 >> >> I've had tech support from Comcast trying to help me. >> I've tried numerous other ideas to get connected, but >> to no avail. I get a message that my ethernet is not >> plugged in. Yet I have a brand new ethernet cable and >> I know the cable modem is working. >> >> Does the information in my profile indicate that I do >> have a built-in ethernet CARD? Or is that just the >> ethernet port? >> >> Thanks for any help with this! >> >> Eileen >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> iBook mailing list >> iBook at listserver.themacintoshguy.com >> http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/ibook >> >> Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and random >> stuff: >> http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984 >> > > _______________________________________________ > iBook mailing list > iBook at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/ibook > > Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and random > stuff: > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984