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i already went to the dell site and it said my network card was an intel m100 pro, so i went to intel's site and downloaded the drivers for it and installed them. i also installed the network card drivers that the dell site said i should get. should i install anything else?
 
Select connect through a gateway if it's connected to the router in the wizard. Are you sure that you have the correct divers installed for your nic?
 
Originally posted by: earthling30
Originally posted by: Insane3D
It's got to be something whacked in the router settings I think. Otherwise, it would get an IP from the router. For some reason, the router refuses to give out an IP to that NIC. IS there a chance you have another NIC you could try...I doubt it's the Intel NIC, but it may be confusing the router somehow since it recognizes that NIC from the system before you did a fresh install.

Also, have you tried uninstalling the NIC from the Device Manager, rebooting, and letting it find it again?
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I don't claim to know everything, but if it were the router wouldn't it do it to all pc's connected to it?

I believe I'd make sure the correct drivers for the NIC is installed and I seem to think it's software related.
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I don't either...heh. But the router is what hands out the IP's, and if one PC is getting it, and another isn't...I'm thinking it's the router...just my feeling. I had the same thing happen to me, but ti was because I had the DHCP users set too low.

On a side note...all this talk of routers has gotten me into upgrade mode. I'm currently using the plain jane BEFSR41, and I'm looking at this one as it has some pretty nice security features for the price point it's at...what do you guys think?

LINKSYS Instant Cable/DSL VPN Router with 4-Port 10/100Mbps Switch, Model BEFVP41
 
I do a lot of file transfers, so wireless doesn't interest me. I also realize it can be encrypted and all, but wireless just doesn't inspire confidence with me as far as security goes. Also, in the future, I will be picking up a Gigabit switch and converting my home network to it. I already have a 1000' roll of Cat5E here and I'll be picking up a nice crimper and some ends soon. I really want to build it around a decent router, so the Linksys looks good, especially with hardware IPsec co-processor.

🙂

To the OP, any luck yet? Can you open up the PC and make sure you have the NIC Dell says you have? IIRC, if it is indeed the Intel NIC you say, XP should have found drivers for it during the initial install, you shouldn't have needed to go get them.
 
Originally posted by: Insane3D
I do a lot of file transfers, so wireless doesn't interest me. I also realize it can be encrypted and all, but wireless just doesn't inspire confidence with me as far as security goes. Also, in the future, I will be picking up a Gigabit switch and converting my home network to it. I already have a 1000' roll of Cat5E here and I'll be picking up a nice crimper and some ends soon. I really want to build it around a decent router, so the Linksys looks good, especially with hardware IPsec co-processor.

🙂

To the OP, any luck yet? Can you open up the PC and make sure you have the NIC Dell says you have? IIRC, if it is indeed the Intel NIC you say, XP should have found drivers for it during the initial install, you shouldn't have needed to go get them.
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I live in the woods away from any possible internet stealers, so I don't even use the WEP.

BTW I have a Dell (I'll never buy another one, BTW) with an Intel NIC, I had to reload Windows a month ago and it didn't automatically install it. I had to use the driver CD that came with it. I guess they have different setups for their PC's.

onearmedscissor, where did you get the drivers from? Internet, or Driver CD that came with it?
 
Originally posted by: Insane3D
I do a lot of file transfers, so wireless doesn't interest me. I also realize it can be encrypted and all, but wireless just doesn't inspire confidence with me as far as security goes. Also, in the future, I will be picking up a Gigabit switch and converting my home network to it. I already have a 1000' roll of Cat5E here and I'll be picking up a nice crimper and some ends soon. I really want to build it around a decent router, so the Linksys looks good, especially with hardware IPsec co-processor.

🙂

To the OP, any luck yet? Can you open up the PC and make sure you have the NIC Dell says you have? IIRC, if it is indeed the Intel NIC you say, XP should have found drivers for it during the initial install, you shouldn't have needed to go get them.
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You can always make your own router. More expandability 😉
 
I'm logging off now, bedtime 4:37 AM, I hope onearmedscissor can get going again. One last thing, double check those drivers compaired to your hardware.

Insane3D good luck on your router hunt/install.😉
 
i got the drivers from the intel site.

i tried doing some of the stuff you said but the two computers are in separate rooms, and the wire goes through the ceiling, so i can't really switch them. i tried switching ports, but that didn't help. also, it just gives me a time out error when i do renew. it also gives me an error when i try to do network wizard and choose connect directly. i just saw that there was a router option in network wizard, so i tried it, but the xp cd and floppies don't work for setting up network in 2000. i tried to use the 2000 network setup wizard but i don't think it worked either.
 
Hello onearmedscissor,

I had the same problem several weeks ago, here are some things you need to clear up for me, who is your isp, have you tried putting the NIC in your connected machine into the one that isn't connected and are you absolutely certain you have a router, check the box to make sure its a router and not a switch. The reason I say that is because I posted on these forums about an internet connection problem and the thing with my Comcast cable was that they recently had quit handing out ip addresses for free, so I quit recieving them because I was not paying for them, and therefore I could not connect. Before that without me knowing a family member of mine picked up a belkin switch, not a router, it looked exactly like a router but was a switch, heck I didn't know the difference till they stopped sending those random ips out. The thing with a router is that a router sends one ip, and a switch sends a bunch of random ips to your computers. So just to make sure your routers not a switch! =) If you have a switch it would make sense that you only can connect one machine to the net, and if you have Comcast I can pratically guarantee you this is your problem. Again try putting in your connected Nic card in your disconnected computer, the reason for this is it only helps substaniate my theory. My switch seemed to be friendly to whatever computer recieved my only connected computers NIC card, because of the MAC address I believe. So hopefully I I helped you in some way.

😀

P.S.
When I was having my problem I also had selected obtain ip address automatically everything was good from the get go except my router. Call your isp to make sure you aren't connecting because they stopped sending out random ips.
 
Originally posted by: earthling30
Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
You can always make your own router. More expandability 😉
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Really........How?
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I use an old dell pentium 133. It acts as a firewall, NAT, and wireless access point. Wasn't tough, just have to have the right software. Linux and *BSD work just fine.

<-been running OpenBSD on it since v2.6 (1999/2000?)
 
Delete it again, try the drivers off the Dell cd that came with the computer. I do think it's a client issue (the machine or the cable).

Wish I knew what fixed a similar problem I had recently. 😛
 
i haven't posted here lately because i've been gone, but i still need help. thanks to everyone who tried earlier.

earthling, i reset the tcp but i didn't use netbeui because that wouldn't help me get on the internet, would it?

i reformatted again and used the dell drivers that were on the dell cd and that didn't help. it's about at the same state it was before.

edit: nevermind i fixed it. the connector between two cables was bad. 🙁
 
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