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Problem: After I upgraded to Win XP Home from Win ME, I loose access to my DSL connection
Details: I have a Dell Dimension L w/ a 700mhz Celeron processor, 512MB RAM and 11GB free of a 20 GB hard drive. I access the Internet via a SBC DSL connection through a Linksys BEFSR41 router (my roommate and I share the DSL -- he’s on a Mac).
After I install Win XP Home (cleanly, e.g., no errors) I no longer can access the Internet. After installing, I checked on the network connections window of the control panel and the system acknowledges that there is a broadband connection, yet, when I try to “repair†it, the repair fails and tells me to check with my ISP or sys admin
When I first attempted installation, I spent 2 hours on the phone with a Microsoft help line, going through: checking the TCP/IP codes; rebooting my modem and router; and, bypassing the router and connecting to the DSL line directly. After no success, the help line guy said that there probably was something wrong with my Ethernet card. I find this hard to believe because I ended up uninstalling XP after the problem arose and my broadband connection worked fine after going back to Win ME.
PLEASE HELP! Right now I’ve got a $100 piece of software in XP that’s as useful as a paper weight
- sacamano
Details: I have a Dell Dimension L w/ a 700mhz Celeron processor, 512MB RAM and 11GB free of a 20 GB hard drive. I access the Internet via a SBC DSL connection through a Linksys BEFSR41 router (my roommate and I share the DSL -- he’s on a Mac).
After I install Win XP Home (cleanly, e.g., no errors) I no longer can access the Internet. After installing, I checked on the network connections window of the control panel and the system acknowledges that there is a broadband connection, yet, when I try to “repair†it, the repair fails and tells me to check with my ISP or sys admin
When I first attempted installation, I spent 2 hours on the phone with a Microsoft help line, going through: checking the TCP/IP codes; rebooting my modem and router; and, bypassing the router and connecting to the DSL line directly. After no success, the help line guy said that there probably was something wrong with my Ethernet card. I find this hard to believe because I ended up uninstalling XP after the problem arose and my broadband connection worked fine after going back to Win ME.
PLEASE HELP! Right now I’ve got a $100 piece of software in XP that’s as useful as a paper weight
- sacamano