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Restarting the System

Turn everything off. You will probably restart the system in this order:

 

1. Turn on the cable modem, first. The cable modem will communicate with the DNS server at cable company and get a new IP address.

 

2. Turn on you computer. When your computer reboots, it automatically requests an IP address from the cable modem, or renews the lease it has. 

 

3. Test the Internet connectivity. Open a browser and determine if you can see a web page.

 

If everything on your LAN is working, but you still cannot connect to the Internet, you may have to call your Internet Cable provider. Sometimes, the modem needs to be reset by the Cable company.

 

Computers, sometimes we love 'em. Sometimes, we don't. ;-)

 

DONE