[Novalug] STILL can't get online

Jay Hart jhart@kevla.org
Thu Dec 31 16:07:09 EST 2009


Charlie,

Ok, I don't know how your powerline modules work, but it would seem to me that
you only need three total for two computers.  Can anyone else confirm this? 
If you are installing two complete pairs maybe this is your problem.

Jay

> List,
>
> I know a lot of you are tired of my woes. I am. But I gotta keep at it.
>
> To recapitulate: Internet traffic comes into my house to a Westell DSL
> modem, then to Linksys router, then (via direct connection; I refuse to
> sped any more time trying to get wireless working) to one of a Netgear
> Powerline pair via house wiring to the second Netgear Powerline pair
> into my ancient Shuttle. It works great.
>
> But ...
>
> Try as I may, my 586 tower cannot or won't recognize the signal that a
> second Powerline pair furnishes. Even worse, when I put in the second
> Powerline pair the signal to my Shuttle disappears. Hunh?!
>
> Here are some possibilities.
>
> (1) Do any addresses in any configuration file in the 586 class machine
> need to be edited? I would expect to find the DSL modem's address
> somewhere. Ditto Patriotnet's address. The shop that put the 586
> together for me probably tried it out, in which case shouldn't I find
> Comcast's address somewhere and edit it so that it is the Verizon
> address that supplies the DSL signal instead of the Comcast address, and
> ditto for the Advanced2000 address, to be changed to the Patriotnet
> address.
>
> (2) I could unplug my Shuttle and wheel the 586 class machine to the
> vicinity of the Shuttle, plug it in and see what happens. This wouldn't
> be fun and my wife will be less than enthusiasticbut it should be
> doable.
>
> (3) Your suggestion.
>
> Fwiw, when I say the Shuttle I refer to a machine with a form factor
> that is not far from a one foot cube.
>
> Charlie
>
>
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