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Title: ISO: Help with home internet connection
Post by: twatts (pants are so over-rated...) on December 20, 2008, 04:23:50 PM
OK, we just got cable and road runner installed in the new house.  Wireless works - I'm typing on the laptop in the living room right now.  But I can't get the desktop to connect to the InterWeb??? 

The Desktop is etherneted into the back of the modem...  I've messed with all kind of switches and restarted everytime.  I've hit the reset on the modem...  Nothing works...

Any clues or help???  I'm pretty much clueless when it comes to this kind of stuff, so Internet for Idiots is quite appropriate!

Thanks,

Terry

PS I'll check back here after my cousin's christmas party tonite...
Title: Re: ISO: Help with home internet connection
Post by: sunjan on December 21, 2008, 02:34:22 PM
What OS are you on?
What do you get if you run cmd > ipconfig?
Did you try to do an ipconfig /release + ipconfig /renew?
Title: Re: ISO: Help with home internet connection
Post by: Fatah Ruark (aka MIKE B) on December 21, 2008, 03:34:14 PM
Is the desktop connecting to the router (ie: it gets and IP address from it?), and just not connecting to the internet, or is it not getting an IP?

You might want to check your desktops Network Interface Card settings. More than likely you'll need to set it to get it's IP automatically.

I've actually had good luck calling tech support. They can usually walk you through everything.
Title: Re: ISO: Help with home internet connection
Post by: twatts (pants are so over-rated...) on December 23, 2008, 02:13:56 PM
Modem was busted.  Time Warner replaced it and my InterWeb was working within 1 min.

Thanks!  Now I have 1 week of Torrents to catch up on!

Terry
Title: Re: ISO: Help with home internet connection
Post by: sparkey on December 23, 2008, 02:28:37 PM
what'a an interweb?

 :)
Title: Re: ISO: Help with home internet connection
Post by: Sebastian on December 23, 2008, 03:42:45 PM
Quote from: sparkey on December 23, 2008, 02:28:37 PM
what'a an interweb?

(http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f259/titekite/interweb.jpg)
Title: Re: ISO: Help with home internet connection
Post by: sparkey on December 23, 2008, 04:02:48 PM
That is a fuckin sweet 286

Quote from: Sebastian on December 23, 2008, 03:42:45 PM
Quote from: sparkey on December 23, 2008, 02:28:37 PM
what'a an interweb?

(http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f259/titekite/interweb.jpg)
Title: Re: ISO: Help with home internet connection
Post by: EarlyMorningRain on January 02, 2009, 10:11:58 PM
If that's an XT (which I'd bet it is), it could be anywhere from an x86 > 286.

So, you could be incorrect

http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=286
http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=260

 :P


Glad to hear your interweb is now working!

Quote from: sparkey on December 23, 2008, 04:02:48 PM
That is a fuckin sweet 286

Quote from: Sebastian on December 23, 2008, 03:42:45 PM
Quote from: sparkey on December 23, 2008, 02:28:37 PM
what'a an interweb?

(http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f259/titekite/interweb.jpg)
Title: Re: ISO: Help with home internet connection
Post by: sparkey on January 02, 2009, 11:23:53 PM
nah nah, can't prove it

Quote from: norma023 on January 02, 2009, 10:11:58 PM
So, you could be incorrect

http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=286
http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=260

 :P


Glad to hear your interweb is now working!

Quote from: sparkey on December 23, 2008, 04:02:48 PM
That is a fuckin sweet 286

Quote from: Sebastian on December 23, 2008, 03:42:45 PM
Quote from: sparkey on December 23, 2008, 02:28:37 PM
what'a an interweb?

(http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f259/titekite/interweb.jpg)
Title: Re: ISO: Help with home internet connection
Post by: EarlyMorningRain on January 02, 2009, 11:33:49 PM
Quote from: sparkey on January 02, 2009, 11:23:53 PM
nah nah, can't prove it


and you can?
 ;D