Comp geeks enter
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Comp geeks enter
So I got a new laptop yesterday and figured I would get back all the plugins I lost by returning to the sites I found them on (legal) and download them again.
Now I am not exactly dumb when it comes to computers but I am not exactly king hacker either. So I plug my computer into my internet connection and nothing. I checked the settings and it is exactly the same as I have always run it and the settings are the same as on my PC and I have never had a problem, yet when I connect to a wireless connection it works just fine
Anyone got any ideas?
Now I am not exactly dumb when it comes to computers but I am not exactly king hacker either. So I plug my computer into my internet connection and nothing. I checked the settings and it is exactly the same as I have always run it and the settings are the same as on my PC and I have never had a problem, yet when I connect to a wireless connection it works just fine
Anyone got any ideas?
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From: My own level of hell
Originally Posted by janiVI
if youre directly connecting to your dsl/cable modem... you have to reset(unplug) them
Well I will give it a shot and see what happens this evening when I get home.
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Originally Posted by Nightshade
Umm...why would I have to do that when it has never been an issue before. Every time I have plugged in a new comp I just attach its leash and surf away. When I took my old laptop to friends houses it was simple plug and surf.
Well I will give it a shot and see what happens this evening when I get home.
Well I will give it a shot and see what happens this evening when I get home.
Questions:
Do you have Cable or DSL?
Is there a router involved?
Are you sure you're using a patch and not a crossover cable?
Can you see the computer recognizing the wire's plugged in, and if it's getting any signal (In the Network control panel in both OS X and WinXP)?
Is your IP address on the computer 169.254.x.x (where x=any number)?
Can you access anything other than web pages? Like, try using AIM or something...
Try those first and give us your results
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From: My own level of hell
Originally Posted by Epoch
Questions:
Do you have Cable or DSL?
Is there a router involved?
Are you sure you're using a patch and not a crossover cable?
Can you see the computer recognizing the wire's plugged in, and if it's getting any signal (In the Network control panel in both OS X and WinXP)?
Is your IP address on the computer 169.254.x.x (where x=any number)?
Can you access anything other than web pages? Like, try using AIM or something...
Try those first and give us your results
Do you have Cable or DSL?
Is there a router involved?
Are you sure you're using a patch and not a crossover cable?
Can you see the computer recognizing the wire's plugged in, and if it's getting any signal (In the Network control panel in both OS X and WinXP)?
Is your IP address on the computer 169.254.x.x (where x=any number)?
Can you access anything other than web pages? Like, try using AIM or something...
Try those first and give us your results
Straight off the modem
Yes its a CAT5 cable and not a crossover cable (been using the same cable for 3 years now)
Recognizes it is plugged in but not a connection to anything except itself.
Will check IP address later but it is unchanged, at least by my hands.
Recieving signal but Exlploder dummies up when I try to access pages.
Can't do AIM because it is not installed on this machine as of yet (just downloaded it again).
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From: My own level of hell
Originally Posted by hector200
is the nic enabled in windows
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Sometimes cable modems tie themselves to MAC addresses and require 15 minutes of no power to reset this. This is one of the many reasons I reccomend everyone who has cable modems to buy and install a router.
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From: My own level of hell
Originally Posted by Epoch
Sometimes cable modems tie themselves to MAC addresses and require 15 minutes of no power to reset this. This is one of the many reasons I reccomend everyone who has cable modems to buy and install a router.
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