Does anyone here have a technical explanation on why the RCA DCM425C modem work with Windows, but not with Apple? Is it not implementing protocols properly?
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TCP/IP over Ethernet is TCP/IP over Ethernet. The operating system of a computer is irrelevant as long as TCP/IP is installed for the Ethernet adapter.
When ever you switch computers connected to the modem, you need to disconnect the old computer, power-off the modem, then re-power the modem. Don't connect the new computer to the modem until the modem regains sync. If after that, it still doesn't work with a different computer, but it had been working with another computer, I would look toward the computer for a problem with the network adapter - for example, is DHCP enabled.
I've seen more than one instance of network port incompatibilities--for example, a computer device not playing well with a certain brand of switch. That sort of thing.
That's the likely story here.
Thanks, I'm of the same thought, that it's just TCP/IP over ethernet so it should be irrelevant, but that is not the reality. Having a degree in Comp sci, and having worked as a unix sys admin, the fact that it behaves differently really bothers me, and now I need to know why.
Let me clarify, I'm assigned an IP address so DHCP is working. I'm able to connect to the internet so TCP/IP is working. I have latency under 50ms and no packet loss. However I'm only getting 1/4 of the speed that I do with Windows. I too suspected the apple computers. But simply taking the powerbook next door to my neighbors worked fine with their motorola. I also hooked my RCA modem up over there just to confirm the issue returned. I bought my own Motorola and now things are fine. It's pretty clear that it has something to do with the RCA modem.
Some of my guesses. auto-sensing/auto-negotiating is unable to negotiate full duplex,
100Mbs for the link. Poor MTU Discovery Different TCP implementations causing more collisions and an increased backoff for resend. Something in the DOCSIS implementation?Warren wrote:
I had that same problem with a Motorla SB5100 and eComStation (OS/2.) Got
6 meg downloads in Win98 (which I rarely boot to), and 1.5 meg downloads with eCS. I got a D-Link DCM-202, and it gets 6 meg downloads with eCS and Win98 (I still have a problem with some sites - cnn.com, gmail.com among them - only loading after a reboot.) I had no problems with my old Sharkfin modem, but it died.Alan
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