Bizarre Problem

Flasharino · 06-16-2006, 06:58 AM

A few weeks ago, just after a lightning storm, one bolt of which hit my next door neighbor's tree, my cable modem stopped working. I went to my ISP and got a new one. After replacing it, I could not connect through my wireless access point by either wireless OR cable. I figured that my router was also fried by the lightning so I got a new D-Link DI-624 to replace it. After plugging in the new modem I found that I STILL could not connect to it via cable! I tried using 2 different cables, both of which work when I connect directly through the cable modem, but the router lights indicating a cable connection would not light up for any of the 4 ports no matter which port I connected to.

Yesterday I thought I would try again. I connected my notebook PC to port #1 on the D-Link router and turned it on. The router light for port #1 came on! I was able to log in to the Net, but after about 10 or 15 minutes, the light went off and once again I had no connection. Today I tried it again, but nothing - no lights come on when I connect my PC.

How can it be that I can connect directly through the modem to the Net using the cable with no problem, but the router can hardly see my PC when I use it to connect? It does not seem to be the cable, since as I said, the same thing happens when I tried 2 different cables.

When I have to use my work notebook PC now to connect for work I have to disconnect my router so I have no wireless connectivity all day on my home PC, which sucks.

Any ideas anyone???

johnwill · 06-16-2006, 03:23 PM

Did you call the cable company and give them the MAC address of the replacement modem?

06-16-2006, 06:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
Flasharino Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: NE USA Posts: 3 OS: Windows XP Prof	Bizarre Problem A few weeks ago, just after a lightning storm, one bolt of which hit my next door neighbor's tree, my cable modem stopped working. I went to my ISP and got a new one. After replacing it, I could not connect through my wireless access point by either wireless OR cable. I figured that my router was also fried by the lightning so I got a new D-Link DI-624 to replace it. After plugging in the new modem I found that I STILL could not connect to it via cable! I tried using 2 different cables, both of which work when I connect directly through the cable modem, but the router lights indicating a cable connection would not light up for any of the 4 ports no matter which port I connected to. Yesterday I thought I would try again. I connected my notebook PC to port #1 on the D-Link router and turned it on. The router light for port #1 came on! I was able to log in to the Net, but after about 10 or 15 minutes, the light went off and once again I had no connection. Today I tried it again, but nothing - no lights come on when I connect my PC. How can it be that I can connect directly through the modem to the Net using the cable with no problem, but the router can hardly see my PC when I use it to connect? It does not seem to be the cable, since as I said, the same thing happens when I tried 2 different cables. When I have to use my work notebook PC now to connect for work I have to disconnect my router so I have no wireless connectivity all day on my home PC, which sucks. Any ideas anyone???

06-16-2006, 03:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 32,535 OS: XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Did you call the cable company and give them the MAC address of the replacement modem? __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience