on one of my computers the internet works fine, but the other doesn't connect
at all and the LAN connection isn't recieving any packets. i can't ping
anything, and the dhcp address has turned into an "Automatic Private Address"
can anyone please help me with this
Check for problems in the LSP / Winsock subsystem.
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=318584
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=811259
If XP RTM or Service Pack 1:
1. Backup and delete the following registry keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Winsock
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Winsock2
2. Reboot.
3. Open the network connections folder, right click your network connection, and
click Properties.
4. Click Install | Protocol | Add.
5. Click "Have Disk...", type "\windows\inf" in the box, and click OK.
6. Click "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)", then click OK.
7. Reboot.
If XP SP2:
1. Start - Run - "cmd".
2. Type "netsh winsock reset catalog" into the command window.
Give LSP-Fix <
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm>, WinsockFix
<
http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257>, or WinsockXPFix
<
http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html> a shot.
If no help yet, reset TCP/IP.
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=299357
Start - Run - "cmd". Type "netsh int ip reset c:\netsh.txt" into the command
window.
If no help yet, provide ipconfig information for both computers, as a start.
1) Start - Run - "cmd".
2) Type "ipconfig /all >c:\ipconfig.txt" into the command window.
3) Open Notepad, make sure that Format - Word Wrap is NOT checked!.
4) Open file c:\ipconfig.txt from Notepad.
5) Copy and paste entire contents of the file into your next post.
6) Identify operating system (by name, version, and Service Pack level) with
each ipconfig listing.
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Cheers,
Chuck
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