[Cialug] Noob needs help.

[Rob Miller]

Thanks again to Preston, Larry, and Jerry for answering my question.  Does
anyone have a cable modem with wireless so I can replace the modem we got
from Mediacom?  My daughter has my Motorola modem and is using it.  Rob

On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 5:40 PM, Rob Miller <robarooney at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks, Preston.  You are right.  I've been on the phone with Mediacom tech
> support and I got the whole story about buying more IP addresses or getting
> a router instead of a hub, etc.  I'm ready to dig into my "junk room" to
> look for my Motorola Surfboard modem from a couple of years ago.  Rob
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 3:10 PM, Lathrop Preston <lathrop at prestonfam.org>wrote:
>
>> So based on what I see here your network is as follows...
>>
>> MediaCom-Router  -> Hubs -> Computers...
>>
>> if so than the problem is probably in the hubs. the MediaCom router
>> normally will only speak to 1 computer (or routeable device)...
>>
>> Unless I am mistaken,
>> you will need to get a firewall router or other router of some sort...
>> have that connected to the MediaCom device and then the computers will get
>> their IP addresses from it... technically MC only provides for a single
>> computer per household.
>>
>> But I could be wrong
>>
>> On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 2:24 PM, Rob Miller <rob at dotcomservices.com>wrote:
>>
>>> We switched from Qwest to Mediacom and the technician hooked up one of
>>> our computers to access the Internet.  However, none of the other computers
>>> on our home network can find the Internet.  I've tried what I know to do and
>>> I get a message that the other computers cannot renew the IP address.
>>> Should I turn off all the computers, then the two hubs, then the Mediacom
>>> modem and then turn them back on?  Mediacom first then hubs then computers?
>>> Thanks.  Rob
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