I need a little help fixing the Internet on Windows XP Home Edition. My problem is that I can?t brows on the internet and all the drivers for my computer are installed. Also I bright up the Local Area Connection 2 status Box and I look at Activity under the General Tab and I realize that there is information being sent out but not receiving any. Can any one tell me why this happing ?
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Are you connecting wirelessly or plugged in? Also click the Start menu, select run and type CMD. This will open a command prompt. Once there type IPCONFIG /ALL. If you post your results from that, that will help diagnose your problem.
I dont see a default gateway listed, that means your computer cannot communicate with your router. I would try reloading that first or try a new cable if you have one. Your modem could be bad too? Definitely a possibility if you got it from a cable company.
well I dont think its my router or my modem cause i just reset them both and am using the internet on this computer so I know my router and modem is not the problem. So can any one tell me how to fix this problem?
set to hand out IP addressess through DHCP or do you need to enter a static address? You can do an Ipconfig /all on your current system and see the Gateway, IP Address, Subnet, and DNS information.
Chances are you are using NAT addressing, so it should be in the; 10.x.x.x 172.16.x.x through 172.31.x.x 192.168.x.x ranges.
Other possibilities; Bad cable Bad router port bad TCP/IP stack bad NIC Test the NIC and TCP/IP by typing this command from a cmd prompt. ping 127.0.0.1
You should get a reply back (it is a self loop).
On the working computer you may check your router settings by using a browser and typing the Gateway into the address line. This should result in a prompt to enter the routers user name and password.
Checking to make sure your DHCP client service is running on your machine. You can do this by navigating to your Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services. Double click on the one that says DHCP Client. Make sure it is set to automatic and started.
Please define PC's/Router/Cable or DSL modem hardware setup. Do you have desktop and laptop setup and which type PC is working and which is not. If laptop is not working is WIFI switch turned on.
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