Cable Modem USB

erie910 · Post by **erie910** » Mon Jun 17, 2002 11:36 pm

I have a Motorola Surfboard 4100 cable modem which has both ethernet and USB connections. When I install the USB drivers, I can get an IP address via the USB port, but my browsers (IE 6.0, Opera 6.1), e-mail client (Eudora 5.1), and AOL Instant Messenger cannot receive anything from my ISP. I use Windows 98 SE, and have kept it upgraded with all patches/upgrades that MS provides. Any ideas?

Thanks.

Ken

mnosteele52 · Post by **mnosteele52** » Tue Jun 18, 2002 2:37 am

Buy a NIC and connect that way, USB is nothing but problems.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Thu Jun 20, 2002 11:04 am

Originally posted by mnosteele52
Buy a NIC and connect that way, USB is nothing but problems.

preach on!

deffinately get a nic, nice 3com905 or netgear, just stay away from those 5 dollar ones at compusa.

coolj1 · Post by **coolj1** » Sat Jun 22, 2002 1:05 pm

usb is great!

all you have to do, that if you have win98se, is go to start, run, open winipcfg, select your usb port, then release and renew

if you have win2k pro, you have to open up ms-dos
under c:, type ipconfig /release and ipconfig /renew

hope it's not too late to save the trouble *crossing figners*

blebs · Post by **blebs** » Sat Jun 22, 2002 3:34 pm

I would recommend getting an ethernet card and hooking it up that way. USB has in the past, been a overwhelming source of trouble.

coolj1 · Post by **coolj1** » Sat Jun 22, 2002 7:03 pm

yes, ethernet does definitely have the best performance so if you're into speed then get ethernet

what problems do usb cause?

david24151 · Post by **david24151** » Mon Jun 24, 2002 4:09 pm

one suggestion that i have..i had the same problem with adelphia here in georgia and i had to call the tech and they had to enter all the new addresses for the usb to work...maybe ...give a try can't hurt