I'm not sure what it was, but I ended up getting the internet to work on my e1505. I just had to have my other computer turned off and unplugged from the router, and then go through the process of re-starting the modem and everything again. Although, now my desktop won't connect... so it seems like the problem is in connecting two computers to the same modem through the router. I'm guessing I need to call comcast for that.
A router is supposed to let more than one computer connect to a single broadband internet connection. In fact, that's the whole purpose of the router. It sounds like you either don't have it connected correctly or you have not set up the router's configuration correctly. Please explain how you have it set up (i.e. what is connected to what). You might also want to reset the router to its default settings by pressing and holding the reset button on the back of the router.
My modem is connected to the cable, and to the router with an ethernet cord. The ethernet cord from the modem is plugged into the router's "uplink" and then the router has 5 ethernet ports for computers, I'm using 1 for the old desktop, and 1 for the old laptop. My router is a "hub" (not sure if that is different) and I don't see a reset button on it. Like I said, it's pretty old, I'm just using it until I get a new router. Do you have any suggestions for wireless routers? Or is there a way I could keep my desktop plugged in and then have wireless capabilities for the laptop?
I have a few suggestions. First, yes you can plug the desktop into the router with a cable and use the laptop wirelessly. You mention you have a Linksys product - I recommend going onto their site and reading their documentation. Also they have live chat support which is really good - they got my E1505 up and connected wirelessly for me. No arguments about helping either - the tec just said "I can help you with that" and proceeded to do just that. No cost either.
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It sounds like the notebook and the desktop may have the same TCP/IP address (hard-coded)?
That way, one of them would have to be disconnected (and maybe modem reset) before using the other.
You can find the address for each (should differ) through
Start | Run "CMD" press Enter
IPCONFIG /ALL
with optional >My.TXT
without the optional re-direction, the report will just be on screen
IF you include at the end of the line the redirection, then when it returns to "C" just type
TYPE MY.TXT
and the report will appear
I checked the IP address on both the desktop & laptop using run-cmd-ipconfig and they are different, but I think that's because the laptop has one and the desktop doesn't-it gave me the 169.xxx thing, and it is currently saying limited or no connectivity. It seems like it will only give me one ip address on one of the two machines.
I looked on comcast's web site and they made it sound like you have to get some networking thing set up with them before you can plug in multiple computers, that doesn't seem right... but could it be something where comcast will only assign me one ip address?
This whole discussion is getting way off the mark. First, if you do not have a router, but have a hub, then you will not be able to share the internet connection. Again, you need a router to share a single internet connection from Comcast. Please clarify exactly which device you have because the distinction between a router and a hub is of extreme importance here. Second, if indeed you have a hub, then you will need a separate IP address for each computer that tries to conntect to the internet through the hub. Most cable providers will charge a monthly fee for each of those extra IP addresses. Since a router will let you share a single IP address among multiple computers, you should be able to see that the cost of the extra IP addresses will quickly cost you a lot more than it would cost to buy a router and set your network up correctly.
I have solved the problem. I did have a hub (not a router) and I believe that was causing the problem. I was just using it temporarily until I bought a wireless router, but I also did not know there was a difference between a hub and a router. So, now I have a Linksys cable modem and a Linksys wireless router. My desktop is plugged in to the router by ethernet, and my laptop is working great wirelessly (54 mbps). I just had to go through the set up that came with the router, but then windows makes it pretty easy to connect to a wireless network on my new laptop.
hey i just got the inspiron e1505 about two week ago.. i have a linksys wireless broadband router and the wireless connection is very sketchy, i brought my laptop to a friend's house where the wireless worked fine and it was being shared amongst two other laptops and a pc.. my wireless router is connected to our main pc and broadcasts the signal to another pc in the house just fine. ive tried shutting down both pc's while connecting to the network but i didnt notice a change in its performance.. also, i tried plugging the modem ethernet cable straight into my laptop but it has "limited or no connectivity" and will not detect an ip address.. does anyone have any advice?? thanks
Even though I had already turned off the Windows XP firewall, I solved my most recent problem of this nature by disabling (for 4 hours) the Symantec (Norton) Internet Security. Once I do that, it worked fine.
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Do you have any firewalls installed and running that may be blocking the connection?
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A router is supposed to let more than one computer connect to a single broadband internet connection. In fact, that's the whole purpose of the router. It sounds like you either don't have it connected correctly or you have not set up the router's configuration correctly. Please explain how you have it set up (i.e. what is connected to what). You might also want to reset the router to its default settings by pressing and holding the reset button on the back of the router.
Steve
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Thanks for your help,
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It sounds like the notebook and the desktop may have the same TCP/IP address (hard-coded)?
That way, one of them would have to be disconnected (and maybe modem reset) before using the other.
You can find the address for each (should differ) through
Start | Run "CMD" press Enter
IPCONFIG /ALL
with optional >My.TXT
without the optional re-direction, the report will just be on screen
IF you include at the end of the line the redirection, then when it returns to "C" just type
TYPE MY.TXT
and the report will appear
When you are all finished, type
EXIT press Enter
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I checked the IP address on both the desktop & laptop using run-cmd-ipconfig and they are different, but I think that's because the laptop has one and the desktop doesn't-it gave me the 169.xxx thing, and it is currently saying limited or no connectivity. It seems like it will only give me one ip address on one of the two machines.
I looked on comcast's web site and they made it sound like you have to get some networking thing set up with them before you can plug in multiple computers, that doesn't seem right... but could it be something where comcast will only assign me one ip address?
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