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I had a problem getting my cable modem to work when connected to my 10/100
autosensing hub. After many hours of frustration I discovered the secret !
UNPLUG THE CABLE MODEM FOR 30 SECONDS to let it reset. Wala ! :o)

Yishai Sered <ysered@arepa.NoSpAm.com> wrote in message
news:ruiikakalg720@news.supernews.com...
> You did not say whether the problem is software or hardware based.
>
> When you connect the modem and the hub with either the NDC or new cable,
> does the connection LED light up on the hub _and_ on the NIC? If not, you
> definately have a hardware problem - wrong speed (as below) or defective
hub
> (since you tried with the NIC connected directly to the modem and they
both
> worked).
>
> Yishai
>
> Jim Furlong <jpfurlong@home.com> wrote in message
> news:37E7F578.7D8B82CE@home.com...
> > No, but I have to play their game until someone realizes that there may
> > be a problem with the hub. I bought a short CAT5, UTP, RJ45 cable ..and
> > it still doesn't work. And this is just trying to get one pc working via
> > the hub .... can't wait to get this solved and try the second pc.
> >
> > Brian Fox wrote:
> > >
> > > They shipped something other than cat5 with a 100Mbp hub?
> > >
> > > Jim Furlong (jpfurlong@home.com) wrote:
> > > : If you have the hub NDH305 from SOHOWARE, it can handle both 10 and
> > > : 100Mbps (if you have the SFH105, it can do 100Mbps only)..the NDH305
> > > : adjusts for either. What their tech support told me tonite was that
I
> > > : need a CAT5 cable (RJ45 connectors) between the cable modem and the
> hub
> > > : ..those cables that came with the hub are to be used between hub and
> pc
> > > : only, not for use between the modem and hub. I will be buying a CAT5
> > > : cable tomorrow and try again tomorrow nite.
> > >
> > > : "Maynard G. Krebbs" wrote:
> > > : >
> > > : > I have the same SOHOWARE package and a cable modem but I just
found
> out from
> > > : > reading MaximumPC magazine that the 100BaseT hub ONLY works at
100,
> not
> > > : > 10BaseT.  Cable modems can only work at 10BaseT.  There are hubs
> that can be
> > > : > operated at either speed but not the SOHOWARE.  I always seem to
> miss some
> > > : > key criteria when I buy hardware.
> > > : >
> > > : > Jim Furlong <jpfurlong@home.com> wrote in message
> > > : > news:37E402A2.48A1E3CF@home.com...
> > > : > > Anyone heard of this..got a SOHOWARE (NDC) 10/100 networking
kit,
> with
> > > : > > two pci fast ethernet cards and a hub. It's advertised as able
to
> handle
> > > : > > the cable modem via the first port on the hub (with a switch for
> > > : > > uplink)..anyway it doesn't work. I can connect directly to the
> cable
> > > : > > modem (TCI/AT&T @home) and get in fine. However connecting the
> cable
> > > : > > modem to the hub doesn't work. I've tried a crossover cable
> between the
> > > : > > modem and hub, and it still won't connect to the internet. Any
> help
> > > : > > would be appreciated.
> > >
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>
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