Connection Woes
My internet connection has gone from bad to worse at home. It seems someone else has a DHCP server on the network at 192.168.100.11. My lan runs at 192.168.1.*, but my router keeps getting an address signed up from the other LAN. Also, I’ve been having a lot of problems resetting it a lot. I’ve tried spoofing different MAC addresses and sometimes I’ll get a new legitamate IP address from my cable company, and other times I don’t. I tried hooking the cable modem directly into a computer rather then setting it up on the router. Even through I get a dynamic IP assigned to me, I still have a ton of problems when pinging the cable companies router. What is up with that?
My wife keeps saying the problem is with the Macintosh since that is the newest addition on the house and when I talk about MAC addresses, it seems like i’m talking about the Macintosh (a.k.a. “Mac”). I’ve unplugged the thing a few times just to prove to her that it had nothing to do with the Mac itself.
I went online and paid the cable bill. I figure it will give me weight when I complain that there service is not working. They usually tell me it is a problem with my router. Since I hooked the service up to my computer directly after keeping the modem turned off for 5 minutes - They can’t complain about this one. They always think that I’m some idiot that doesn’t know anything about networking. Actually, I think they just don’t like troubleshooting when they don’t know what the answer is. Why can’t you guys admit it if you don’t know? Just swallow your pride and say: “I don’t know - call back when Mr. X is working during normal business hours”.
Tags: ISP, Internet, Connection, Home, DHCP, Network, LAN, Router, Spoofing, MAC Address, IP Address, Cable Modem, Dynamic IP, Ping, Macintosh, Troubleshooting, Swallow your pride, Mr. X