Problem about my network carte

Question

hi, friends, i have a problem about my network carte. In the office of my university, just like what i do for connection to all other LAN, i change the IP addresse of my notebook and plug the network cable into the port of the network carte of my notebook, il work well, but when i try to use the same network carte to connect my notebook to the network hub in my home which is connected with the host machine (The other computer connecting the Internet by a ADSL modem), i have failed to do this connection, so i can't connect to Internet at home. I have learned a lot about the local network connection and i know well about the necessary setup for that, so i have sucessfully connect the notebooks of my friends (2 others) to this hub and finally to the Internet. Sometime, i can also successfully connect to Internet by my network carte, but if someone touch the cable connected with that, i can't find the connection any more, and no matter which cable chosen to connecter, it will fail to find the host-machine,so i think the problem is cause by the port of my notebook's network carte, IT HAS A CONTACT'S PROBLEM, it is probablly sure. My notebook is still in the one year's garenty, but i don't know how to deal with this problem whit DELL FRANCE, do u know some ideas about this technical problem or about  the way to call a DELL's technicien? If there is a contact problem for my network carte, will DELL change it for my, is it free?in fait, this is the only problem for my DELL notebook, and i don't know much about the DELL's after-sale service, i have bought my DELL by Internet.  Could anyone can give me some ideas or some advices? Thanks a lot!!!

jmwills · Answer

Thje settings for your work LAN are going to be differnet that at home.  The IP Address can not be the same as well as the subnet and default gateway.  Why do you need to set a static IP Address at work?   I would think there would be a router there issuing DHCP.

johnallg · Answer

We also use assigned IP addresses at work.  I got around this by setting my home router's IP address to the same one as our work's gateway, then letting it run DHCP, but left the notebook with the work's assigned IP address, making sure it was in the range of IP adresses the router's DHCP server issues.  It works like a champ.

jwatt · Answer

hugogege, Since the card works properly at your office, could the problem be that the network cable you use at home is defective? Jim

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