3Com HomeConnect Getting Started Manual page 30

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the cable wall jack. Then try reconnecting to your cable
service provider.
If you use the Windows 98 operating system, verify that
you have fewer than five TCP/IP bindings. Click
Windows Start, select Settings, and click Control Panel.
Double-click Network and count the number of TCP/IP
bindings listed. You cannot have more than five TCP/IP
bindings for the cable modem to operate. You must
remove enough TCP/IP bindings so that you have no
more than five TCP/IP bindings. After you remove the
extra bindings, uninstall the cable modem. Reboot the
computer and re-install the cable modem, following the
instructions in this guide.
Release and renew the computer's IP address.
To release and renew the IP address for the
Windows 95/98/Me operating systems:
a Click Windows Start and click Run.
b Type
Configuration screen appears.
c In the Ethernet Adapter Information group area, click
the drop down arrow and select 3Com HomeConnect
Cable Modem.
d Click Release. The IP address changes to 0.0.0.0.
e Click Renew to refresh the IP address. The refreshed
address may or may not be the same as the original IP
address.
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in the Open field and click OK. The IP
winipcfg