Networking or internet Problem?

You say "The linksys and DSL modem are hooked up to the dell DImension".  Are you saying that the DSL modem and the Linksys Router are both connected directly to the Dimension?  If so, this will never work.   The router must be connected to the modem and the 4100 must be connected to one of the LAN ports on the router.

 

Steve

You are not being clear!  You say "that is the way that I have it"  To what is the word "that" referring to?

 

If you have a wireless router and a wireless USB adapter for the second computer and you have set the network up correctly, then you have all the hardware you need assuming you have set the network up correctly.

 

The setup should be as follows.  DSL modem connected to telephone line.  DSL modem connected to the WAN (or Internet) Port on the router by an ethernet cable.   Dimension connected to one of the LAN ports on the router by an ethernet cable. 

 

Both the router and the wireless USB adapter should have come with setup instructions.  Did you read and follow those instructions.  If you did then the other computer should be connecting to the internet through the wireless router.

 

Steve

Sorry, that is the way that I have it but I was wondering how I would connect the second computer in my home wirelessly through the wireless router. I need to know the hardware required for the second computer and what all I need to do. The DImension works fine on the internet. Do I need any thing fo the second computer other than the compact Wireless-g network adapter and how do I set up and connect to a network? Also how do I get the second computer on the internet through the wireless router?

I have it set up exactly the way you say it should be on the Dimension 4100 and the Dimension works fine on the internet(I am using it to post messages here). When I try to get on the internet with the second computer(HP a1520e) it won't get on the internet but it says it is connected to linksys and the connection quality is exellent. I don't know if I have to tell the HP to connect to a certain IP address or what for the "network". What is all the hardware required inside the HP that I need to connect to the internet through the wireless router other than the USB network adapter and how do I create a "network"? Do I have to change something In the Dimension 4100's Network and dial up connections settings? And do I Have to do something to the HP's settings to connect to the "network" and get on the internet?. 

You don't have to change anything on the 4100 - it is working fine and has nothing to do with the connection on the HP.  If you have a USB wireless adapter on the HP, then you need no additional hardware, it should be working.  On the HP, to help troubleshoot this problem, go to Start > Run and type cmd then click OK. In the command prompt window that opens, type ipconfig /all then hit the enter key. Write down the output from this command or select it and save it to a txt file, then copy this output into a reply to this message.

 

Steve

I've decided to just get a long ethernet cable and hook it from the HP to the Linksys router. Please let me know if I will encounter any problems.

It should be easier enough to set up the wireless, but you seem unwilling to work through this.

 

If you want to run ethernet cable, the maximum length is about 300 feet (100 meters).

 

Steve

O.K. here is what it said

 

Microsoft Windows [version6.0.6000]

 

Windows IP configuration

 

Host name........Rose-PC

Primary Dns suffix.....:

Node type......Hybrid

IP routing Enabled.........No

wins proxy enabled.........no

 

 

Wireless LAN adapter wireless network connection

 

Connection specific dns suffix......:

Disription.....Compact wireless-g USB network adapter with speed booster

Physical address......:00-18-F8-A8-1C-06

DHCP enabled.....Yes

Auto configuration Enabled........Yes

Link-Local IPv6 address.......fe80::781d:dee7:97a7:d630%11(prefered)

IPv4 address......192.168.1.101(prefered)

Subnet Mask.......255.255.255.0

Lease obtained........thursday, March 15, 20073:42:06 PM

Lease Expires.........Friday March, 16, 2007 3:42:06 PM

default Gateway.......192.168.1.1

DHP server.......192.168.1.1

DHPv6 IAID........167778552

DNS servers......192.168.1.1

NetBIOS overTcpip.......Enabled

 

 

Ethernet adapterlocal area connection:

 

Media state.....Media disconnected

Connection specific DNS suffix.:

description.......Nvidia nForce Networking controller

Physical address.......00-1A-92-6A-1F-16

DHCP enabled......Yes

Auto configuration Enabled........Yes

 

 

 

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection*6

 

Media state......Media disconnected

Connection specific DNS suffix.:

Description.......{158C672E-01CD-448F-946A-896FDC190DC9}

Physical address....00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0

DHCP Enabled.........No

Auto Configuration Enabled........Yes

 

 

Tunnel Adapter Local Area Connection*7

 

Description........{A2D64490-67A8-4457-8BD2F3BO5E49EBE6}

Physsical address.......00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0

DHCP Enabled......No

Auto Configuration Enabled.........Yes

Link-local IPv6 address.........fe80::5efe:192.168.1.101%129prefered)

Default Gateway..........:

DNS Server........192.168.1.1

NetBIOS over Tcip.................Disabled

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I really din't want to type all of that, that's why I though I should get an ehternet cable:manvery-happy:, but if you can help me now that you have this information I will just stick with the wireless.

sorry i typed that post twice. I didn't notice there were 2 pages. Iwill check and see if there is a firewall and turn it off if there is.

It looks like you are running Windows vista onthat computer.  Is that correct?

The ipconfig output shows that you are making a connection to your router and that you are getting an IP address from the router.   What happens when you open Internet Explorer?  Does it connect to your homepage or give an error?

 

Steve

Do you have any firewall software running on that computer that may be blocking the internet connection?

 

Steve

When I double click Internet explorer, the window comes up and at the bottom it says looking up go microsoft.com and at the top it says connecting but then it says the web page cannot be displayed. I've tried connecting to a bunch of different websites and it says the same thing. I am running windows vista on that computer.

I am running windows vista on that computer. When I try to open internet explorer it will say connecting for a while, then it will say "Internet Explorer cannot display the web page". I ahve tried connecting to a bunch of different web sites and it allways says the same thing.

 

At the bottom it has the possible reasons for

O.K. I turned off the firewall and it gives me a warning that the firewall is off but it still does the same thing when I try to get on internet explorer.

Here's another problem. I turned off the firewall and it still did not work. I connected a Ethernet cable from the HP to one of the liknsys router's ports and I don't know what to do after that. I try to set up a new connection through the internet and it asks me the user name and password the IP gives me and I type in the same one that is on this computer(the one that works) and it won't connect.Is it possible that the windows vista and the linksys are not compatable. What can I do now that I have the cable or what do I have to do in order to get the HP online?