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broadcom ethernet problem
heres the scenario... i bought my inspiron 6000 a couple of weeks ago and mainly for gaming purposes and i would like it to connect to the internet as well. my desktop has cable modem ready and i tried hooking up my notebook into the cable modem, it acquired the address to connect but then it shows "limited or no connectivity" message. i tried numerous ways that i kno to connect or make a new connection such as network connection wizard but it didnt work...
any suggestions how i could resolve the issue?
desktop:
pentium 4 2.6 GhZ windows xp home edi. sv 2
1.5 Gb of RAM
nvidia Geforce 420 MX
200 Gb hard drive
Notebook:
Intel celeron M 1.5 Ghz
1 Gb of RAM
MObile Intel 915GM Express chipset
60 Gb HArd Drive
- I am having a similar problem - Inspiration 6000 - I tried using the ethernet connection for the first time yesterday at work and it does not reconize the connection at all - I tried everything and nothing - so I tried using a port that I know was working because another system had just been using it and nothing.
Anyone have any ideas? Thanks
chagrin.addict0
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Posted July 13th, 2005 17:00
can you post the IP address. it should not start with 169.254... or 0. then try pinging the default gateway. also try to ping a website, like yahoo or google. check if it replies. or whether it is 0% loss or 100% loss.
if it starts with 169.254 it is not connected to the internet.