ok...update... i found the rite driver...now the problem is.... it only connects to a certain extent... i get a physical address, ip address and a subnet mask....but after that...the rest is blank..and it displays a message saying limited connectivity....anyone knoe the problem?
Are you connecting directly to a broadband modem or through a router? If it is a cable modem, are you resetting the entire network as recommended hundreds of times on these forums everytime you change the device connecting to the modem?
Use your mouse to hover over the Desktops link at the top of this page. Click your desktop model. Click the Drivers & Downloads link under Troubleshooting Toolls on the subsequent page. Fill in either your Service Tag number or the Product Model information and click the appropriate blue and white arrow. Select your operating system and then click the Find Downloads link. Expand the appropriate entry for the driver you need.
No, a switch cannot be used as a router. You can, however, share an internet connection through a switch if the computer that connects to the broadband modem has two ethernet cards. One ethernet card would connect to the broadband modem and the other ethnernet card would connect to the switch. Internet Connection Sharing would have to be enabled on the ethernet card that connects to the modem and then any computer connecting through the switch could then connect to the internet.
ok.....this search button is helpin... i typed into the search bar "reseting entire network" and not one post for forums came up... how exactly do i do this?
Note that if you are changing the connection to modem between a computer and a router, you need to do a complete reset of the network every time you make the change. To do this, shut everything off. Wait about 5 minutes. Turn on the modem first, and wait another 5 minutes. Then turn on the device that is connected directly to the modem (either the router or the computer), then turn on any other computers that will connect through the router.
thnx...and also..about the pc...i turned off the modem...and the pc...for like 10 minutes...turned on the modem...then the pc...still it connects half way...
update:ok...i found the rite controller.... but when i try to connect..it would connect to about half way and then just stop...then an error comes up and says connection limited....and im not using any device.....the ethernet cable is going straight from the modem to the pc...and this error keeps occuring...plz respond...since it has been a week now and no luck
First you need to know the TCP/IP address of your 'gateway'
Then
Start | Run "CMD" [press Enter]
type
ping 111.222.123.234 (where the actual number you use is the gateway's address)
press [Enter]
You need to install the chipset drivers before attempting to install any other devices. Once the chipset drivers are installed, you need to install the drivers for your ethernet adapter, video adapter, sound card, and modem. To find out which network adapter you have, go to the following site, enter your service tag number and click on the Original Configuration tab:
PS I stongly suggest that you edit your post and remove your Service Tag Number. It is a violation of Dell's policy to post Service Tag Numbers in the open forum and your post will likely be deleted if you don't remove it.
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Are you connecting directly to a broadband modem or through a router? If it is a cable modem, are you resetting the entire network as recommended hundreds of times on these forums everytime you change the device connecting to the modem?
Steve
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hi there i to am looking for the same driver that you needed please can you tell me where i can get it
with thanks
iain blake
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March 29th, 2006 10:00
iainblake,
Use your mouse to hover over the Desktops link at the top of this page. Click your desktop model. Click the Drivers & Downloads link under Troubleshooting Toolls on the subsequent page. Fill in either your Service Tag number or the Product Model information and click the appropriate blue and white arrow. Select your operating system and then click the Find Downloads link. Expand the appropriate entry for the driver you need.
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No, a switch cannot be used as a router. You can, however, share an internet connection through a switch if the computer that connects to the broadband modem has two ethernet cards. One ethernet card would connect to the broadband modem and the other ethnernet card would connect to the switch. Internet Connection Sharing would have to be enabled on the ethernet card that connects to the modem and then any computer connecting through the switch could then connect to the internet.
Steve
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edit-- also... the reset method in the post above...didnt work...this didnt work....
Message Edited by Mr Ledesma on 03-30-2006 11:12 PM
another edit - here are 5 port switch skematics
Message Edited by Mr Ledesma on 03-30-2006 11:16 PM
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Note that if you are changing the connection to modem between a computer and a router, you need to do a complete reset of the network every time you make the change. To do this, shut everything off. Wait about 5 minutes. Turn on the modem first, and wait another 5 minutes. Then turn on the device that is connected directly to the modem (either the router or the computer), then turn on any other computers that will connect through the router.
Steve
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What is that TCP/IP address?
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Then
Start | Run "CMD" [press Enter]
type
ping 111.222.123.234 (where the actual number you use is the gateway's address)
press [Enter]
When you are done, type
EXIT
Press [Enter]
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