on 31/07/02 10:41, Rolf Brakvatne at rbrak29_at_qwest.net wrote:
> I just moved from hubs to switches in my home network. When I try to connect
> with my Farallon card it fails to connect. The light blinks once and goes
> out. After the 'Connecting to Internet' slip goes away, the error message:
> 'Unable to connect with DHCP server' appears. Connecting a second time
> immediately after succeeds. If you wait longer, it fails to connect again.
> It seems that the initial connection to the switch if problematic. Never had
> this problem with my hubs. Suggestions?
My Newton is connected to a 10/100 D-Link 8 ports switch, which is itself
connected to my Linksys 4 ports router. No problem. Do you have other
devices that connect successfully using that switch? Is the switch connected
to some kind of router? If so, are you sure it's connected properly?
-Laurent.
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