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by meetpanky

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I am having problem connecting to the internet through cable modem. I have a cable modem but no router. I connected the network cable in one of my laptop and it started working. But when i plugged the cable in another laptop. It initialy searched for ip, and then gave a warning message "Limited or no connectivity".
I tried to give static ip through control panel > networkconnection>local area connection>properties>tcpip> gave all the ip,dns,subnet mask etc which i copied from another laptop on which connection is working.
After this my laptop shows..LAN is connected but when i open intenet expl to surf for any site,it gives "can not display" page error.
I have already tried ipconfig /renew/release and netsh winsock reset etc commands....
PLZ help me...

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by jszivos

Can you ping the cable modem from the second laptop when it's connected?

Troubleshooting is all about isolating the problems. Take it one step at a time.

by meetpanky

My 2nd laptop does not get ip address it always has default windows ip.
This is the problem. When i open event viewer to see logs it has DHCP error? I have reinstalled the drivers of ethernet nad still it doesn't worked?

by rajluvs

Hi segas could you help me in this issue,
I have internet connection from comcast with cable modem and router. i am able to get internet connectivity as wireless connection, but when i try to connect my laptop from router through a cable i dont get internet connectivity, i tried reseting modem, router everthing but its not working.
when i see network connection it says primary lan connected, but when i tried same set up in my friends house it worked.

I am really puzzeled whats going wrong at my place....

I need to get cable connectivity to access my company network as that can not be connected wireless....
..there is no issue with the cable also as i tested that cable also at other place..
Is there any option while setting up Router to disable cable connectivity to laptop/desktop for internet?

by syphersoul(sp)

download winsock xp fix for your wireless card see if this fixes it.

by ic-it

You need to completely reset the Modem when connecting to a new device. The modem hangs at the last device and you end up with the infamous limited or no connectivity error.
Pull the power plug, unscrew the cable, wait 30 seconds, power it up, screw back in the cable, and then connect the RJ-45 cable.

by dannypur27

1- go to start > all programs > accesories > command prompt
2- type ipconfig/release
3- you will get 0.0.0.0 on the ip
4- unplug you laptop from the modem and retart the pc and the modem
5- when both, the modem and pc are back up plug them together with the ethernet cable and that should solve the problem.

Give it some time for the pc so acquire the ip. This way you clear the cache of the pc and modem when it comes to the internal ip. If it happens again then you have an issue with that laptop, it could be either software or hardware issue.

by the_webninja9

Tried the above and I got connectivity, Network shows it is working, but Browser will not display web pages.
All I get is the Cable Companies Start page.
I already have an account, I think my problem is related to MAC Addresses. I used this Modem before, then I switched to a VOIP Modem, then Cancelled the VOIP Modem and tried to go back to this Linksys Modem. But now I'm having problems connecting.

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