B
Brad
I am unable to connect to the internet or any other
programs requiring me to be online. I am on a home
network where the cable modem feeds directly to a router,
and the router then connects to two computers, both
running XP. One computer on the network works fine,
while mine refuses to detect any IP address or ping to
anything. I know the problem does not lie in any of the
hardware because I 1) swapped network cards, 2) tested
both computers and network cards through both ethernet
wires from the router, and 3) cold booted the modem and
router; still, the problem computer refused to connect to
the internet or detect an IP address, while the
functioning computer worked fine with both network cards
and at both locations. I have seen many other reported
problems similar to mine, yet they usually include
problems with anti-virus software such as McAffe or
Novell, when I am not using any Firewalls or Virus-
Protection software (although I do not believe it is a
virus problem). I have tried removing and re-installing
the Network Card settings, drivers, etc. through hardware
manager and still no luck. I have also unchecked and re-
checked the Networking Services component in the Windows
Components Wizard to try and fix the problem but still no
luck, each time I attempt re-installing the Network
Services an error appears stating "One or more services
for the Simple TCP/IP Services component took more than
their alotted time to start.", and I have also noticed
now that when the Network Services component is checked,
whenever I reboot my computer, the taskbar works for
approximately 2 seconds before locking up. This taskbar
problem, however, does not exist when the Network
Services component is unchecked. I have even tried
repairing Windows XP by booting from the install disk and
choosing to repair, still to no avail at fixing the
problem. I would appreciate any help with this problem,
is it possibly some new virus? or is there some registry
entry I could change? I am at a loss of what else to try
besides formatting C:\ and reinstalling Windows which
would be an extreme last resort. Please Help...
(ps.. everything other program on the computer works fine
except for those requiring connectivity)
programs requiring me to be online. I am on a home
network where the cable modem feeds directly to a router,
and the router then connects to two computers, both
running XP. One computer on the network works fine,
while mine refuses to detect any IP address or ping to
anything. I know the problem does not lie in any of the
hardware because I 1) swapped network cards, 2) tested
both computers and network cards through both ethernet
wires from the router, and 3) cold booted the modem and
router; still, the problem computer refused to connect to
the internet or detect an IP address, while the
functioning computer worked fine with both network cards
and at both locations. I have seen many other reported
problems similar to mine, yet they usually include
problems with anti-virus software such as McAffe or
Novell, when I am not using any Firewalls or Virus-
Protection software (although I do not believe it is a
virus problem). I have tried removing and re-installing
the Network Card settings, drivers, etc. through hardware
manager and still no luck. I have also unchecked and re-
checked the Networking Services component in the Windows
Components Wizard to try and fix the problem but still no
luck, each time I attempt re-installing the Network
Services an error appears stating "One or more services
for the Simple TCP/IP Services component took more than
their alotted time to start.", and I have also noticed
now that when the Network Services component is checked,
whenever I reboot my computer, the taskbar works for
approximately 2 seconds before locking up. This taskbar
problem, however, does not exist when the Network
Services component is unchecked. I have even tried
repairing Windows XP by booting from the install disk and
choosing to repair, still to no avail at fixing the
problem. I would appreciate any help with this problem,
is it possibly some new virus? or is there some registry
entry I could change? I am at a loss of what else to try
besides formatting C:\ and reinstalling Windows which
would be an extreme last resort. Please Help...
(ps.. everything other program on the computer works fine
except for those requiring connectivity)