router and xp home issues

[Guest]

Hi. I just reformatted a pc and now connat connect to the net. I am running
dsl with a 2 hub router. The connection works fine on a second pc. Is there
something simple I am missing? Thanks

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Hi. I just reformatted a pc and now connat connect to the net. I am running
dsl with a 2 hub router. The connection works fine on a second pc. Is there
something simple I am missing? Thanks

You might be missing something simple, but it's hard to say. We don't
know how you set up the router, how you set up the computer, whether
they're correctly connected to each other, etc.

Open the Network Connections folder. Does it show a Local Area
Connection? If not, the network adapter isn't installed properly.
Does the connection's status say "Connected"? If not, it isn't seeing
the connection to the router.

If those things are OK, right-click the Local Area Connection, click
Status > Support > Details, and look at these settings: IP Address,
Subnet Mask, DHCP Server, DNS Server. Compare them to the settings on
the computer that works. They should be the same except for the IP
address, which should be different only in the fourth number.
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Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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[Guest]

You might be missing something simple, but it's hard to say. We don't
know how you set up the router, how you set up the computer, whether
they're correctly connected to each other, etc.

Open the Network Connections folder. Does it show a Local Area
Connection? If not, the network adapter isn't installed properly.
Does the connection's status say "Connected"? If not, it isn't seeing
the connection to the router.

If those things are OK, right-click the Local Area Connection, click
Status > Support > Details, and look at these settings: IP Address,
Subnet Mask, DHCP Server, DNS Server. Compare them to the settings on
the computer that works. They should be the same except for the IP
address, which should be different only in the fourth number.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Thanks for the help. When I open the Network connections folder, it says
1394 connection enabled, not connected. If I switch the cables from the
device the first pc works on either hub. The non working pc worked before I
formatted. I have not changed anything on pc2 other than swapping out the
hard drive and re installing Windows. Thanks for your help, paul

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Thanks for the help. When I open the Network connections folder, it says
1394 connection enabled, not connected. If I switch the cables from the
device the first pc works on either hub. The non working pc worked before I
formatted. I have not changed anything on pc2 other than swapping out the
hard drive and re installing Windows. Thanks for your help, paul

The 1394 Connection isn't what we're looking for.

Is there another connection called "Local Area Connection"? If not,
the computer's Ethernet network adapter isn't installed properly. Go
to Device Manager and look in the "Network adapters" section for a
device with a "!" in its icon, which indicates that it's not properly
installed.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com