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I cant connect anymore.. what happened?

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IFICUDIWUD

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I cant get a ip address. I hooked another box on my cable and it works fine no prob. My new box has 2 connections and when either is hooked up it shows the connection is good and status says connected at 10 mb etc. but there is no ip address on the connection when you look at details.. no subnet mask no
gateway no nothin?? I just cant figgure it out.. help please.. It,s been working for months and now pfffft
 
You may have to call your internet provider and give them the MAC address of your new box. Sounds like your router had the MAC address of your other box spoofed, and when you plugged your new one straight into the modem, your ISP doesn't recognize your MAC address.
 
On the new box, open a command prompt. Type in (no quotes) "ipconfig /release" and hit enter.

Once the command is completed, shutdown the pc.

Disconnect the cable box ethernet cable that goes to the pc and turn the cable box off (remove the power cable to it)

Wait a couple of minutes and turn it power it back up. Wait until it resyncs with the cable company (another couple of minutes).

Once resynced:

Turn on the pc, and let it reacquire an IP address.
 
my computer doesnt recognize "ipconfig/release" no quotes
the command prompt says it acant perform any lan functions while the media is disconnected
 
Ok, fine. Just do the unplugging the cable modem part as described above. (PC is shut off at this point.)

Wait a few minutes. Plug cable modem back in. Let it sync up. Turn pc back on after cable modem resyncs (wait 3 minutes or so). See if you've got an IP address.
 
Originally posted by: IFICUDIWUD
my computer doesnt recognize "ipconfig/release" no quotes
the command prompt says it acant perform any lan functions while the media is disconnected
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"ipconfig /release" have to have the space in there
 
Originally posted by: Quasmo
Originally posted by: IFICUDIWUD
my computer doesnt recognize "ipconfig/release" no quotes
the command prompt says it acant perform any lan functions while the media is disconnected
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"ipconfig /release" have to have the space in there
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I would think that this is just a typo on his part since he did get the "media disconnected" error, meaning ipconfig wouldn't execute any commands no matter what.

Media Disconnected could point to a couple of things. First, I would change the ethernet cable that runs between your cable modem and your pc. You probably have a spare cable laying around, right? Turn off the cable modem and the pc, replace the ethernet cable, and turn on cable modem. Give it a few minutes to sync up again before turning the pc back on. Once PC is booted up, see if the cable difference helped.

If that doesn't help, try this:

Open a command prompt again. Type in:

"netsh winsock reset catalog" (without the quotes) and click OK. This will reset your "Layered Service Provider" catalogue (aka "LSP") to XP SP2 defaults. I'm assuming you do have SP2, as everyone should. Reboot and see if you get an IP address.

Note that after using the "netsh winsock reset catalog" command, you will have to reinstall any 3rd party LSP, like Google Desktop Search, etc. You'll know you'll have to reinstall anything like that if it doesn't work after running this command.

Please report back.

 
I hooked my ethernet cable to a different computer and have no problem gettin online. After I boot up my problem comp it takes a min or 2 and aquires an ip address but doesn't have any numbers for the gateway or sub net mask.. All this comes up with the comp that works.(both boxes have xp sp2. I will try all of these suggestions when I get home from work tonight. Thanks for the ideas... I'll report back with results...Thanx again
 
Ok... Did the catalog reset..no luck getting connected..the connection thinks its there but when i hit status no packets have been transferred.. when i look at details I see

Property --------------- value
auto address
ip address ---------- xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
subnet mask --------- xx xxxx xxxxxx
default gateway---------- (nothing)
dns server ----------- ( nothing)
wins server ------------ (nothing


on my connection that works i get this


property------------------------value

address type assigned by dhcp ( this is on status page)

detail page

physical address -------- xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
ip address ---------- xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
sub net mask --------- xzxxxxxxxxxxxzxzxx
default gateway ----------- xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
dhcp server -------- -- xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
lease obtained --------- a date
lease expires --------- a date
dns servers ------------ xxxxxxxxxxx
-------------- xxxxxxxxxxx
wins severs ----------- (blank, but dont know if one of the 2 dns is supposed
-----------to be here)

MY box that isnt working has a marvel yukon pci-e which is local area connection 2
an nvidia nforce network controller local area connection1
and also has a 1394 net adapter..
when you look at my network connection page it has all three icons

my mobo is an nforce 4/ k8n neo4 platinum sli
64x 3200 plus venice core and 2 gigs of ram ..

hope this gives you something to go on cuz im in way over my head.. I built this box im working on and the one that wont connect.. never had any problem with either until now















 
After rereading your first post, this box used to work fine, right? If that's the case, I would suggest doing a "System Restore" in XP.

Start/Programs/Accessories/System Tools/System Restore

Make note of the day this problem first cropped up. Set System Restore back before that date, maybe two days (or closest to two days if there's no restore point two days before).

This will determine (possibly) as to whether this is a software or hardware issue.

I have to tell you that you are not alone with Nic problems on this Nvidia chipset box.
 
Well ive done everything i could. Turned off anti virus, firewall, and tried to restore about 5 or 6 different restore points. keep getting did not make any changes message but can't find out why no changes were made. Went to device mgr and deleted all of the nics and the controller and rebooted. Still no luck. Now i have 2 problems. can't connect and can't restore??????????????

I guess my next step will be to see if i have a pci nic card in my parts bin and try and plug that in and see what happens. Wish me luck. Hope you can think of some more suggestions. Don't really want to f-disc and start all over if ya know what i mean
 
First, try booting into Safe Mode and running System Restore.

If that doesn't work, try creating a NEW restore point in System Restore, THEN try restoring to an OLD restore point.

Not sure FDISK is going to help your current problem if its chipset related. I'd hold off for now. Certainly a PCI Nic will work for you, but that doesn't really *fix* your problem.
 
Crap like this is why I always keep a USB ethernet adapter sitting around ... after the steps you've tried without success & along with the fact that your router died at apparently the same time as your NIC, my guess is that some kind of power surge killed both of them.

Let us know what happens with the PCI NIC.
 
I couldnt do a sys restore in safe mode but was able to do one in selective start-up. However it would only do my last restore point which was yesterday..First chance i get i'll try the pci nic if i can find it.. if not ill try and find a usb/eth adapter.. (didnt know there was such a thing) if i can find out from Captante where to get one...

Ya know what? I think it just dawned on me what might have happened. The other night my daughter was telling me that my comp wouldn't connect and her mothers.. (the one im on now) was real slow.. I tried the p[ower down thing with the modem with no luck and then did it with both the router and the modem.. It is possible that when I restored the power connectors to the modem and router that i reversed them.. I remember the router not powering up.. I think I may have blown out my router with a higher voltage ps.. shXt I just looked!!! the router ps is 5v/1.5a and the dadgum modem is 12v/1a.....Well I guess THAT was a pretty stupid mistake...Ill let you know about the pci nic and would appreciate a little info on the adapter.. thanks ya'll..
 
Ouch ... sounds like you may have found the problem ... I hate it when they make differnt voltage plugs the same size like that!

You should be able to pick up a USB ethernet adapter in anyplace that sells computer networking equipment, like Frys, Best Buy, Staples etc or if you arn't in a big hurry Newegg might save you a little cash.

Linksys 10/100 USB to Ethernet @ $44 (This is a crappy price)

Great price ... shaky brand name @ $17 (Uber-cheap)

Trendnet USB/Ethernet @ $21 including shipping (Still cheap but at least its a networking company)


If you end up just shopping around for one, I suggest going with Belkin because theirs should have a driver built into XP which can make life easier.
 
bad or flapping nic. any status lights come on? on the router end for that port and on the NIC.

Edit:
If you are using the mobo onboard nic, then it might as well be bad. Those things arn't worth the headache. I disabled mine and am using a PCI with no problems!
 
Do you know for a fact that you reversed them? All you've mentioned is that they require different power, but you didn't say for sure whether the adapters are connected to the wrong device.

If so, have you restored them to their proper positions?
 
definatly fried router.. since im buyin a new router any recomendations? And should i go with the usb/eth adapter or the pci nic card? I've got room to go either way. Gonna look for the pci card tonight when I get home...was just to tired to mess with it last night.. I have a usb printer on the wifes box and would like to network it with mine.
 
Originally posted by: IFICUDIWUD
definatly fried router.. since im buyin a new router any recomendations?
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I have a Zyxel X-550 wireless router (you don't need to use the wireless part, and there's even a switch to turn it off on the box if you want to). It's great, and has built-in QOS (quality of service) that automatically gives priority to gaming and/or VOIP traffic. You would need to enable it in the config, but that takes two seconds.

It has excellent wireless coverage, too.

Here it is at Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/...P2YLC/ref=nosim/coffeeresearch77209-20

Edit: If you act fast, AND if you have a CompUSA near you, there's the functional equivalent of the Zyxel on sale for $20 after rebates! It's the D-Link 634M. It's sold out for delivery, but available in store.

http://www.compusa.com/products/product...asp?&ref=cj&pfp=cj&product_code=335039
 
I bought the ZYXEL router from newegg... $79 form newegg with $30 in rebates....
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16833181218

also got 2 of these to go with it http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16833181016
I;ll let you know how it works out. might pm you for some help installing it and setting up my network .. thanx for the help and advice...looks like a nice piece of equip at a pretty decent price... would have gone with the d-link but the closest comp usa is about 75 miles from here and ill be working long hours for awhile and don't hsve time to mske the trip

 
Good deal. You won't be disappointed. The only thing I've heard about this router is not to use the Zyxel Installation software configuration tool. I didn't. I just set it up manually in the Zyxel configuration page (a web page). I was up and running in minutes. So, I would advise you to do the same. Skip the Zyxel installation software and just access the Zyxel configuration page via the browser and set it up.

One other thing: EVERY change you make will cause you to have to restart the router. In other words, you can't make changes in one section of the config, then browse to another and make changes there. If you make a change/setting in one section, you will be prompted to restart the router. A minor annoyance, but something you should be prepared for.

Certainly PM me if you need help. I'll be glad to do it. Read the manual to find the default Admin password and default IP address to config the router.
 
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