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by iwebb

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I have a PC Running Windows XP (Athalon XP 2000+ WITH 1GB of DDR RAM) connected to a NetGear RT314 Cable Modem Router. When the PC is started everything loads correctly and the network says it is connected. Packets are being sent but nothing has been recieved. If I diable the network and then enable it the network functions beautifully. I have brought down all the bug fixes that I can find for XP and my NetGear Router but so far nothing has fixed it. Any suggestions?

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by mdambrosio70

The easyiest way to solve this problem is too delete all your network settings and your network protocols. Once this is done you will want to shut down your PC and then restart it with everything hooked up let xp choose its on settings and install fresh versions of your protocols, (ie. Client for Microsoft Networks etc..) then Restart your pc. this should fix the problem with your network if not then Backup and reload the Operating system, as your cab files have become corrupted and you will continue to have this problem. Start with a freshly formatted hard drive choose NTFS file system, and make sure all your devices are connceted and on when running your XP setup.

by iwebb

I uninstalled the NIC and changed the slot it was in. XP then redetected it as a completely new NIC and installed it. After rebooting the network came up first time. Thanks for your help.

by phil.hall

Take the netgear router out of the loop. See if you can connect without it. If you can, then obviously, the router is faulty. If not then it's your PC. XP's network drivers could have been compromised, but I doubt it. Plus you can't uninstall TCP/IPfrom XP. You might try checking for a newer driver for your NIC.
If it is fine without the router, see if that version can be flash updated, and reapply the newest update.

by iwebb

The router is working ok. As I can ftp to it and it is giving out DHCP addresses.

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