I live in dial up only land but my Mom has just had comcast high speed installed. I'd like to bring my desktop computer(s) to her house to update and download programs. I'm a little lost on how to connect. I don't actually need to connect them as a network because I just want to use her cable. I tried to just connect the cable to my comp but the only option showing is LAN which has limited or no connectivity and cannot repair itself. Making a new connection does not help. If I connect the cable back to moms computer it works instantly and perfectly. My computer is only showing a dial up modem and communications cable to connect two computers.
Can you tell me what the next step is? What do I need to do or buy? Is there something wrong or missing in my computer? The cable internet was set up by PROS and installed the cable modem and bundled her cable TV, high speed net and telephone.

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!More info WOULD be helpful. Your OS? Did you connect the cable from your mother's Cable modem to an onboard LAN port on your computer, or do you have an add-on card installed for LAN card/Ethernet adapter? If using onboard LAN connector, is it enabled in the BIOS? Exactly what is your computer's initial response when you connect the cable?My OS is WINDOWS XP Pro, Moms is XP Home.
Quote from: SOYBEAN on March 07, 2009, 12:40:00 PM

More info would be helpful. Your OS? Did you connect the cable from your mother's Cable modem to an onboard LAN port on your computer, or do you have an add-on card installed for LAN card/Ethernet adapter? If using onboard LAN connector, is it enabled in the BIOS? Exactly what is your computer's initial response when you connect the cable?