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August 22nd, 2008 01:00
local area connection
I have a Inspiron 1503 with windows XP on it...i can plus the ethernet cord into my local connection and get connection, it says local area connected but when i click on internet explorer it says i am not connected. but every thing on the icon says i am connected, could some one help me!!
jlpucel
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hector78
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August 22nd, 2008 14:00
Go into a command prompt and type in ipconfig /all
Make sure you are getting a valid ip address with a subnet and gateway and your ISP's DNS ip addresses.
You can also try using the ping command to see if you can get out. Such as ping google.com
jlpucel
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August 22nd, 2008 21:00
volcano11
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August 23rd, 2008 00:00
jlpucel
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August 23rd, 2008 01:00
i did that command and i have attacked the copy of what it said:
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\Jenny>ipconfig/all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : LVFRGS7
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : eiu.edu
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Cont
roller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-19-B9-67-C1-10
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : eiu.edu
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN Mini-Card
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1B-FC-11-3A-90
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 139.67.93.105
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 139.67.93.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 139.67.61.250
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 139.67.14.190
139.67.14.191
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, August 22, 2008 9:30:02 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, August 22, 2008 10:30:02 PM
C:\Documents and Settings\Jenny>
volcano11
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August 23rd, 2008 05:00
This is somewhat confusing. This shows that you are connected on a wireless connection. Is that the case? If so, the ip address you are getting for the wireless connecdtion is not one I would expect that you would get from a router.
Of course your problem as stated in your initial post was that you can't connect by ethernet. The reason for that is probably that you have your ethernet network adapter set to use a static ip address that may have worked on one network, but would not work on another network. Still I am only guessing here, because you have never told us anything about your network setup and I feel I am working with incomplete information. In any event, my guess is that to get your ethernet connection working you need to set the TCP/IP properties of your Local Area Connection to obtain an IP address automatically. To do this, open Network Connections, right click your Local Area Connection and select Properties. Find the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), select it, then click on the properties button. Put a check mark next to "Obtain an IP address automatically", and, if necessary, put a check mark next to "Obtain DNS server address automatically".
Steve
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August 23rd, 2008 17:00
hector78
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August 25th, 2008 11:00
The other thing that is odd is that you have no default gateway under your wired ethernet connection, and obviously no DNS servers listed. If you are setting a static IP address on your wired connection stay away from using 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1. These addresses are commonly used by routers. Try using something in range of 192.168.0.101 - .200. Most routers will default to using the .100 - .200 range for their DHCP. Your router's ip address will be your default gateway address. But im am not sure how you are connecting to the internet, are you using a router at your home, or are connected directly to your modem. A little background information would be great.
hector78
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August 25th, 2008 12:00
MantasLT
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August 25th, 2008 12:00
MantasLT
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August 25th, 2008 12:00
MantasLT
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August 25th, 2008 13:00
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\Mantas>ipconfig/all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : dell
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : elekta.lt
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : elekta.lt
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Cont
roller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1D-09-B2-43-80
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.150
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 217.77.16.1
217.77.16.10
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, August 25, 2008 3:29:27 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, September 01, 2008 3:29:27 P
M
C:\Documents and Settings\Mantas>
MantasLT
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August 25th, 2008 13:00
hector78
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August 25th, 2008 13:00
Looks like I posted before I saw your configuration. So it looks like you are getting a valid address from your router through DHCP, and valid DNS servers. I would also check to see if you have the latest drivers and firmware installed on both your router and network adapter.
Your MAC address is associated with an IP address. Your MAC address will never change and is specific to your network adapter. So you will have a different one for your wireless and local network adapter. Also some routers will not let you configure them over a wireless connection, so you have to have a wired connection in order to change settings. But if you did not setup MAC address filtering and you are the original person to setup your router, I doubt it is on. Another scenario to consider is if you do not have DHCP enabled. DHCP hands out ip address leases to computers connected your router. If you do not have it enabled, your computer will only be able to grab one address. If another computer, say your laptop, were to boot up and connect up to your router, it would get an ip address conflict. Now usually Windows will tell you you have an ip address conflict. In this case a couple things can happen. One, both computers will not be able to access the internet correctly. Or one computer will take priority over the other and kick the other one off. I would suggest checking to see if your computer can access the internet, while your laptop is running. Enabling and disabling the network connection, may kick the other computer off and allow you to connect. Make sure your router is correctly handing out IP address, there should be section in your router setup, that you can check to see the current IP address leases, and to what machine they are handed out to. There should also be a section in the router setup to check to see if the router is correctly getting an IP address, default gateway, and DNS servers from your ISP. Most of the time, just plugging in your router and connecting should work, but this not suggested, as I said before I would suggest finding the operators manual and following the setup steps.
MantasLT
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August 25th, 2008 14:00
hector78
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August 25th, 2008 14:00
From looking at that, your MAC addresses to do not match from your above output.
Static DHCP
Static DHCP is used to allow DHCP server to assign same IP to specific MAC address.
Enabled Disabled ( and did enable)
Name (here i write my IP and mac)
You are assigning 192.168.0.150 to the below MAC address:
IP Address 192.168.0.(150)
MAC Address -- -- -(22-12-2D-36-3D-03 )
But from your ealier reply:
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : elekta.lt
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller
This MAC address is grabbing the 192.168.0.150
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1D-09-B2-43-80
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.150
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 217.77.16.1
217.77.16.10
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, August 25, 2008 3:29:27 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, September 01, 2008 3:29:27 PM
Again you are assigning 192.168.0.150 to the below MAC address:
Static DHCP Clients List Name IP Address MAC Address
Dell 192.168.0.150 22-12-2D-36-3D-03 ( i write it)
Here the ealry reply MAC is now grabbing a different ip address.
Dynamic DHCP Clients ListHost Name IP Address MAC Address Expired Time
magicp4 192.168.0.197 00-01-29-21-5C-FA Mon Sep 01 15:16:44 2008
So, this is probally why you have to disable/enable to get another ip address, for some odd reason it wants to grab the .150 address. If you intended the .150 address to go the MAC address you already have configured, then all is good, but if you want it to go to 00-01-29-21-5C-FA, then you should change it. Also you could try some other options.
1. Change the static ip address to outside of the DHCP server's range, i.e. 192.168.0.15
2. Assign static IP addresses, using your router, to both of your computers.
3. Turn of DHCP completely and assign static ip addresses to all of your devices.