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April 13th, 2008 21:00

Cannot connect to network, Inspiron 6400, Win XP Pro

Hello. I have an Inspiron 6400 laptop with Windows XP Pro and cannot connect to the local network, and hence, to the internet. The problem appeared after I took the laptop with me on a trip. I don't know if I banged it around too much or maybe changed a setting I shouldn't have. The only pertinent thing I remember doing is that I tried to connect to a wireless network, but failed utterly. So now I'm back home and can't connect to my network (non-wireless), even though the icon on the computer says that it's connected to the network and working fine, so the "repair" function is no help. The other computer connected to the same router does not have the same problem. The laptop can't be reached from the other computer, and vice versa.

 

Here is the information from ipconfig:

 

Windows IP Configuration:
Host name. . . . . . . . . . : (who cares, right)      
Primary DNS suffix  . . . . . . . :
Node Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled  . . . . . . : No

 

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Descrtiption. . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller
Physical Address . . . . . . . . . . : 00-1D-09-BE-2A-B5
DHCP enabled  . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway  . . . . . . . . :

 

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN MiniCard
Physical Address . . . . . . . . . . : 00-1F-3A-11-2D-61

So I'd be really glad if someone could tell me what's wrong...