Hi
I am not familiar with the UK systems.
In the USA most cable Internet services need MAC address authentication.
So Routers as to be set for it see here,
http://www.ezlan.net/broadband.html
Jack (MVP-Networking).

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> Hello,
>
> No Internet Dilemma!
>
> Ive been trying to help my friend out for the last couple of nights
> with his new home networking setup.
> All he wants is to connect to the internet via his laptop over
> wireless while having his home desktop PC hooked up to the cable
> modem.
>
> So we have the basic bog standard setup (or so id think)
>
> Internet --- MOTOROLA SB4200 SURFboard cable modem --- AzureWave
> 54gWireless 4-Port Cable Router
> http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?...aplin&U=Search...
>
> After hours of troubleshooting we finally reolised that the router
> wasn't picking up an internet connection from it cable modem.
>
> I'm all out of ideas now and thought id try my luck with this
> forums...
>
> Hope to hear from you all soon
>
> Thanks, Dan
>

It may be as simple as rebooting the 4200 (unplug it and plug it
back in). Or, if your provider requires a specific mac address,
assuming that the desktop was directly connected to the 4200 prior
to getting the router, you should be able to "clone" the mac address
of the desktop into the new router.

On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 23:02:57 -0000, danisgod@gmail.com wrote:

>Hello,
>
>No Internet Dilemma!
>
>Ive been trying to help my friend out for the last couple of nights
>with his new home networking setup.
>All he wants is to connect to the internet via his laptop over
>wireless while having his home desktop PC hooked up to the cable
>modem.
>
>So we have the basic bog standard setup (or so id think)
>
>Internet --- MOTOROLA SB4200 SURFboard cable modem --- AzureWave
>54gWireless 4-Port Cable Router
>http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?...aplin&U=Search...
>
>After hours of troubleshooting we finally reolised that the router
>wasn't picking up an internet connection from it cable modem.
>
>I'm all out of ideas now and thought id try my luck with this
>forums...
>
>Hope to hear from you all soon
>
>Thanks, Dan
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MS Windows-MVP
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