[ale] Question about cable modem connections

[Geoffrey]

Jim Lynch wrote:
> Warren Myers wrote:
>> You could preconfigure the router at your house, then send it with 
>> her. Restarting the router forces it to regrab the IP address of the 
>> device it's connected to (at least on the ones I've used).
>>
>> WMM
> I'm only sending a laptop.  No router.  No need (afaik) for a router.  
> Am I missing something?

Sorry, my bad on my response wrt a router solution.  If all you want to 
do is connect a different computer to the cable modem, my experiences as 
follows have worked with two recent such environments:

Power down the cable modem.  Disconnect the existing computer.  Power up 
the cable modem.  Connect new computer.  All is well.

I've done this with two different Comcast modems recently.  In each case 
the final solution was a wireless router connected to the modem, but to 
insure that the solution is going to work, I first attempt to connect a 
different PC to the cable modem.  Don't like the idea of trying to 
troubleshoot any more hardware then necessary.

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey

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