the isp only filters the mac addy of the cable modem, if u put a new pc on it, it should work without any issues. The only time you have to deal with mac addresses is when you actually get a new cable modem. At least thats what i had to do when i got my new modem.
Is it searching for an ip, or does it not recgonise it at all?
actually… are you going thru a router? Do the other PC’s have a connection?
if so, disreguard what I said above
I was having a PITA issue where I couldnt connect thru a router… only when directly connected. Turns out that TW didnt like the mac addy of the router, so I had to clone the mac addy of my NIC to the Router, then fake a MAC addy for the PC (it didnt seem to like using the same 2 mac addresses)
is this a home network?, or something ar work. Check the firewall settings on the new pc, turn it off and see if it connects. MS firewall sucks balls anyways so i would leave it off and use the router.
hmmm… I wonder what the deal was then… like I said in the above post, I couldnt get it to connect without cloning the MAC of my original NIC… strange shit.
ok well try connecting direct, and leaving the router completly out. If it works then its a setting in the router that needs to be changed. I take it the network engineer at your work is not smart or something?
well hes at work so im not sure who the isp is, if its a T, then most likely its AT&T, but either way, remove the pc from the router and connect it directly, that will tell u exactly where the problem is. Time warner needs nothing from him with a new pc, the only time they need anything is when you put a new modem in, adding just a new pc should be just connecting it and letting it find an ip.
but ur right i wouldent put it past TW to fuck this up.