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***glc*** · 02-27-2006, 11:20 AM

Who is AOL using in your area for their cable provider - Time-Warner?

Try turning the power to the cable modem completely off for 20 minutes. Then hook it to the second computer and start it up. If it still pulls a 169.254.x.x private IP, you do have a Winsock problem on that computer and you should run this little application:

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/N...nSockFix.shtml

There is still a possibility that the cable provider does not support automatic MAC resetting - if that's the case you have to call to get it reset. Have you talked to an AOL "tech" about this yet?

02-27-2006, 11:20 AM	#13
*glc* Forum Administrator Staff Premium Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Joplin MO Posts: 37,686	Who is AOL using in your area for their cable provider - Time-Warner? Try turning the power to the cable modem completely off for 20 minutes. Then hook it to the second computer and start it up. If it still pulls a 169.254.x.x private IP, you do have a Winsock problem on that computer and you should run this little application: http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/N...nSockFix.shtml There is still a possibility that the cable provider does not support automatic MAC resetting - if that's the case you have to call to get it reset. Have you talked to an AOL "tech" about this yet?