Frustrated

[Nylah]

okay, having MAJOR battles with my desktop today [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/bexbad.gif[/img]

came into the office and noticed my internet connection on my desktop wasnt working. I checked my router and the cable modem for trouble.

couldnt see any so I called the cable co. Spent an hour on the phone with them and they concluded that there is a problem with my internal IP settings. So they suggested I call Dell.

I called Dell and I agreed with them that it doesnt seem to be an issue with my desktop. Dell tells me to try the cable company again.

Now I am getting annoyed because I need to work and I need my internet connection in order to do so.

So, I try my laptop to see if there are the same issues with it....I can connect to my laptop just fine wirelessly but not not if I am wired.

So, it seems like it is not the cable modem or router like Dell suggested but the configuration of the desktop PC not reading my IP address correctly. The IP address coming up is not my assigned IP address from the cable company but the internal IP address from the router starting with 169....

I tried resetting it six ways from Sunday and cant get it to do so. Any suggestions?

What I have done so far is:
bypassed the wireless router
disabled the wireless router (but in control panel it wasnt listed to disable [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70402-thinking.gif[/img])
reset the winsock
flush the DNS server
uninstalled the network card and rebooted expecting the network card to reinstall itself.

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[djrosen1]

Re: Frustrated

So neither the laptop nor the desktop can view Webpages when connected to the router via a wire, but when the laptop connects to the router wirelesly, it's okay? Are you using the same patch cable and the same jack on the router in both cases?

WinXP on both?

[Nylah]

Re: Frustrated


my laptop can connect wirelessly just fine but not with the cable. I am on internet right now with the laptop running on XP.

my desktop runs on Vista and I did use the same jack on the router both.

[djrosen1]

Re: Frustrated

First thing I'm thinking: try another patch cable and another port on the router. Second - do you have firewall software running on the desktop?

Just trying to eliminate some of the simple, quick things before starting to look at the network configuration in Vista. Especially since the XP laptop can't connect when it uses the same cable.

[Nylah]

Re: Frustrated


okay thanks.

I just tried a new cable and another port. When I did this I lost the connection on the laptop and it made no difference of course on the desktop.

I have Norton firewall running; the Windows one is disabled.

[Nylah]

Re: Frustrated



I called Dell again because I need to get some work done and this tech figured out what the issue was: the USB port that my wireless-G adapter was plugged into was nto providing enuff power to connect to my router properly. Once I changed to another port and rebooted, my wireless connection was re-established and is stable for a change [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/bannana_purple.gif[/img]

I would have this problem intermittently before but the connection would eventually come back again but today I just couldnt wait to see if that would happen.

Now I know what was causing me to lose connection before so hopefully it shouldnt happen again.

[djrosen1]

Re: Frustrated

Great - I was confused; I thought the problem was the wired connection to the desktop. Glad everything worked out.

[Nylah]

Re: Frustrated

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RambleOn</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Great - I was confused; I thought the problem was the wired connection to the desktop. Glad everything worked out. </div></div>

u know, you are right to be confused because I couldnt (and still cant) connect the desktop with a wired connection [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70402-thinking.gif[/img]

lawd, should I just leave that can of worms alone and just be happy with the wireless connection? [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif[/img]

[WorshipRaiser]

Re: Frustrated

Yep - mi seh plug out de desktop and mek everything guh wireless......wait, is that possible?

[kia027]

Re: Frustrated

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: WorshiPRaiserPDB</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Yep - mi seh plug out de desktop and mek everything guh wireless......wait, is that possible? </div></div>

if you have a wirelesss adapter to connect to the desktop yes [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70371-jump.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70371-jump.gif[/img]

mi printa all deh pon wiyaless

[Nylah]

Re: Frustrated


Miss Kia is right! all my devices normally run wirelessly including my printer. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/bannana_purple.gif[/img]

but every once in awhile I want to be wired like today when I crashed so I can continue working until I am good wirelessly again.

so, if I can connect wirelessly I should be able to connect hard wire too which is strange but I'll just leave everything alone for the moment [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif[/img]