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Router to PC problem *****FIXED*****

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djsmear

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I have a wire D Link Router for my DSL connection and I am trying to add a PC with Windows 2000 OS. The PC has a 3com Etherlink Card... It doesn't seem to connect to the internet even though I have set all Internet Options to default and took out the modem. The computer says that My 3Com Local Area Network is connected but it does't connect to the internet.

Any Suggestions? Anyone know where the problem is coming from? Or should I change my network card?

Desperate for some help

E-mail me the Help info if need be.



THANK YOU ALL

It was the network card after all, went to circuit city and boughta netgear. then it worked...! Thanks guys
 
First of all, is the LAN working?!? Can you access the network shares on both machines? If you can, it's simply a default gateway/DNS issue.

The Windows 2000 PC doesn't seem to be getting the default gateway and DNS server addresses.

Are you running DHCP on the router?
 
Reply to Mboy...

I did as you told, and the screen says the following:

Windows 2000 IP Configuration
Host Name......: DjSmear PC
Primary DNS Suffix....:
Node Type.....: Broadcast
Ip Routing Enabled.........: No
Wins Proxy Enabled........: No

Ethernet Adapter LAN Connection 2
Connection specific DNS suffix:
Description: 3Com Etherlin XL 10/100 PCI TX INC <3c905B-TX> #2
Physical Address....: 00-01-02-47-55F6
DHCP Enabled........: Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled.......: Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address...: 169.254.16.6
Subnet Mask ......: 25..255.0.0
Default Gateway......:
DNS Server...............:


What should I do now?
 
1st thing is to check the cable, swap it with a known good one.
If that doesn't work, reboot router, then reboot PC
 
The IP address of 169.254.x.x indicates that the PC is not finding a DHCP server. Try connecting into a different port on the router. Try another cable - make sure it's a standard Ethernet cable and not a 'cross-over' cable. Make sure DHCP is enabled on the router.
 
I Tried connecting into a different port on the router. I Tried another cable. And DHCP is enabled on my router. Still have nothing.... can it be the network card?
 
No, no firewall at all. I have 2 PCs currently connected to the router that i working. One is on XP and the other is ME. I am still trying to connect this windows 2000.
 
If you know for sure the cable is good (try one from a working machine), I'd suspect the card - either bad, driver not installed properly, resource conflict, etc.
 
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