internet connectivity

[Bob (Aleric)]

Hello,

I have a wireless home network with several PCs. Everything worked
fine until recently when my main PC, the one hard wired to the router,
could no longer connect to the internet. Everything else looks ok, file
sharing, etc. Just the web and e-mail seems to be "turned off", with
no connectivity. It can't be the connections, because the same PC does
have internet connectivty when in "Linux mode", so it has to be Windows
XP related. Any ideas?

Thanks,
Bob

 

[blacklotus90]

Hello,

I have a wireless home network with several PCs. Everything worked
fine until recently when my main PC, the one hard wired to the router,
could no longer connect to the internet. Everything else looks ok, file
sharing, etc. Just the web and e-mail seems to be "turned off", with
no connectivity. It can't be the connections, because the same PC does
have internet connectivty when in "Linux mode", so it has to be Windows
XP related. Any ideas?

Thanks,
Bob

I am no expert at this, but I would try three things.
First: repair your connection by clicking repair in the right click
menu of your network connection.
Second: Reset your router by using the reset button, or if there is no
reset button, unplug it for 10 seconds and replug it.
Third (if first two do not work): Find your router's configuration
page, usually this involves opening its IP in a browser (ex:
192.168.0.1) This IP can differ per router and service provider, and
there is a site that shows them all and how to reach them at
http://www.portforward.com/routers.htm
Once you are in the configuration, check to see if there is a
configuration option for other operating systems such as Linux (not all
routers have this). Your router may have detected Linux or Linux may
have configured your router in a way that XP doesn't like.

 

[Bob (Aleric)]

I am no expert at this, but I would try three things.
First: repair your connection by clicking repair in the right click
menu of your network connection.
Second: Reset your router by using the reset button, or if there is no
reset button, unplug it for 10 seconds and replug it.
Third (if first two do not work): Find your router's configuration
page, usually this involves opening its IP in a browser (ex:
192.168.0.1) This IP can differ per router and service provider, and
there is a site that shows them all and how to reach them at
http://www.portforward.com/routers.htm
Once you are in the configuration, check to see if there is a
configuration option for other operating systems such as Linux (not all
routers have this). Your router may have detected Linux or Linux may
have configured your router in a way that XP doesn't like.

Thanks for the ideas. I have tried a couple of them, such as the
'repair connection" (the system thinks that all is fine with the
connection, so it must be something else!), I have also reset the
router several times, without effect. The third option, I haven't
tried yet.

Bob