some cable modems will require you to power cycle them between
connecting different computers/network cards because the bridging
table is expecting the mac address of the last computer that was
connected.
you don't mention a router and state you connect direct to the cable
modem.
unplug the cable modem and plug it back in. then power up the
computer that won't connect. what happens?
On Thu, 9 Aug 2007 09:44:03 -0700, William
<William@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>I am on vacation at a residence that has a cable modem. Windows XP connects
>to the internet with no problem, but I can not get Vista to connect.
>When I connect the Vista laptop to the ethernet connection on the cable
>modem, and click on Internet Explorer it lets me know that I am working
>offline.
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Barb Bowman
MS Windows-MVP
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