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RE Getting the internet permanetly
Name: dim03 Date: September 5, 2006 at 16:02:50 Pacific OS: Win XP Professional CPU/Ram: AMD Athlon 64 3000+, 512m Product: PCxite Australia
Name: mattie Date: September 5, 2006 at 16:10:26 Pacific
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probably NOT, because your modem's LAN port requires a 'straight thru' network cable., to get the internet on your 2nd pc when the main pc is turned off, unplug the network cable from the modem to the main pc and plug it into your 2nd pc instead.
Today's subliminal thought is: 'Calm down ... it's only ones and zeros.'
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Response Number 2
Name: dim03 Date: September 5, 2006 at 16:13:53 Pacific
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So I can't do it with a crossover cable? But I did it a few months ago when the main PC was getting repaired (Sp2 put on it, virus removal and internet testing)
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Response Number 3
Name: mattie Date: September 5, 2006 at 16:22:03 Pacific
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well ... you can try ... if it works, great, if not, get a 'straight thru' cable ... trying will not do any harm.
Today's subliminal thought is: 'Calm down ... it's only ones and zeros.'
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Response Number 4
Name: XpUser Date: September 5, 2006 at 16:37:41 Pacific
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If it does work let us know so that we will re-write our knowledgebases.
i_XpUser
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Response Number 5
Name: dim03 Date: September 5, 2006 at 16:40:01 Pacific
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COuld the techie have changed the MAC address when the comnputer wasn't there? BTW I've done a reformat on both PC's since, mabye that could have done something?
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Response Number 6
Name: mattie Date: September 5, 2006 at 16:45:59 Pacific
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hmmm ... the mac address conspiracy again? :-)
Today's subliminal thought is: 'Calm down ... it's only ones and zeros.'
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Response Number 7
Name: dim03 Date: September 5, 2006 at 16:51:24 Pacific
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lol idk if Optus lets me have more than one MAC address (or if I should use a straight through cable, but I've plugged it in and it worked straight away, no setting changed on the 2nd pc. Weird!
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Response Number 8
Name: ccfrank Date: September 6, 2006 at 11:06:14 Pacific
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