Hi,

 

I've been trying to hook up my new cable modem in a new apartment to my Dell Dimension 8300.  When I plug the Cable Modem Network Cable into my system, the LAN socket is showing something unusual.  Instead of showing the usual green light next to a flashing orange light (when it receives data), the socket is showing a red light and a flashing orange light.  I'm not able to access the internet, but the systems does seem to be detecting the LAN cable.  Any thoughts?

 

I'm using a Cox Cable modem and have Windows XP SP 2 installed.  Could my card be faulty? (it's never been used), do I need to "enable" the card?  etc.

 

Thanks for any wisdom