Techies! Having Ethernet problems. Help!

12.09.05 | chickensoup

[Chickensoup]

I have a network that has not been working. My computer, the main computer works well through it and connects up to the cable without problem.

Computer number two just throws up these days but lets forget it for now. Triage works in computers as well as medicine.

Computer number three wants to hook up to the internet and it appears that it sends packets to the router but cannot receive. there is a Via RhineII fast internet adapter that needs attention. Device does not start (Code 10)

I am assuming that this is the card where the usb port is which blinks all the time.

I have run all the diagnostics and have uninstalled it and reinstalled it twice.

The only thing I see that I question is that the net address is not present and it is in a default state.

Ideas from brilliant techies appreciated.

[WV Mountain Mama]

Log in, moose biting sisters, and cheese jokes in 5,4,3,2,1...

[RabidBartender]

That sounds series.

[Paladin2]

First step - ping back and forth between the two machine to see if they can talk to each other (find current IP addresses if unknown).

[Chickensoup]

Would you explain

1)how to ping

2)Where to find the addresses?

My computer knowledge is a mile wide and an micron deep.

[LasVegasMac]

Log in, moose biting sisters, and cheese jokes in 5,4,3,2,1...

LOL.

Someone set us up the NIC.

LVM

[relee]

Try this

Start Run CMD

C:\> ping 127.0.0.1

C:\>ipconfig/all

[opticks]

Assuming you are on Windows...

Open the Command Prompt (under Accessories)

1) ping aaa.bbb.c.d (ex. ping 192.168.0.1)
2) type "ipconfig" minus parens.

[Viking2002]

Brilliant Techie Idea #1: Move the card to a different slot.

Brilliant Techie Idea #2: Look in your Add/Remove Programs applet. Some adware/spyware alters your network connections so the host server can proxy into your web browser and launch popups for Swedish porn sluts doing things with donkeys, and whatnot.

Brilliant Techie Idea #3: Look in your device manager. See if there's a memory address conflict and/or an IRQ issue.

Brilliant Techie Idea #4: Swap network cards. It doesn't take much of a power surge to scramble the card's firmware and bollux up the MAC address. Careful with this one, though, as some ISP's allow you through their firewalls based on that MAC address, and assign static IP's to them.

[Billthedrill]

When you reinstall the card you might want to check to see that DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is enabled - this is how the card obtains its network address from a DHCP server. You might also have a bum card. I'm assuming the non-working machine is plugged in pretty much as the working machine is.

[Chickensoup]

1) ping aaa.bbb.c.d (ex. ping 192.168.0.1)
2) type "ipconfig" minus parens.

Start Run CMD

C:\> ping 127.0.0.1

C:\>ipconfig/all







Wont that hurt the computer? I am not sure what an IP is but dont you not mess with it?

[Chickensoup]

1) ping aaa.bbb.c.d (ex. ping 192.168.0.1)
2) type "ipconfig" minus parens.

Start Run CMD

C:\> ping 127.0.0.1

C:\>ipconfig/all







Wont that hurt the computer? I am not sure what an IP is but dont you not mess with it?

[Chickensoup]

Brilliant Techie Idea #2: Look in your Add/Remove Programs applet. Some adware/spyware alters your network connections so the host server can proxy into your web browser and launch popups for Swedish porn sluts doing things with donkeys, and whatnot.

I have adware and no swedish porn stars do anything with donkey on my computer.

[Chickensoup]

Brilliant Techie Idea #3: Look in your device manager. See if there's a memory address conflict and/or an IRQ issue.

the device manager just tells me that there is a big yellow triange with an exclamation point attached. It says device will not start (code 10)

[opticks]

No. I promise.

[JohnCliftn]

You may need to configure your router. Most routers these days can be configured through HTTP; i.e., using your web browser. Try putting "http://192.168.0.1" in your web browser's address field. If this brings up a Login prompt try Username "admin" and password "password" or password "1234". If this brings up a setup menu you will probably want

• Dynamic IP specification from your ISP (cable company)
• Automatic supply of DNS servers from ISP
• Simplest choices for anything else.

If I am right about this you will wind up with

1. Router IP address 192.168.0.1
2. Machine 1 IP address 192.168.0.2
3. Machine 2 IP address 192.168.0.3
4. Machine 3 IP address 192.168.0.4

Note that the IP address of the other side of the router is set by the cable company.

[Chickensoup]

Brilliant Techie Idea #4: Swap network cards. It doesn't take much of a power surge to scramble the card's firmware and bollux up the MAC address. Careful with this one, though, as some ISP's allow you through their firewalls based on that MAC address, and assign static IP's to them.

I went in and looked at the card that is attached to the UBC port. I assume that this is the fast internet adapter...am I correct. My daughter and I tried to unscrew it without sucess. Should I call tiger direct?

[andyk]

Pinging simply determines whether a computer can communicate with another IP address.

Running ipconfig on your computer will tell you what its IP address is. Running ipconfig with no additional flags (ipconfig/all is ok) will never cause any harm. It's informational only.

[Chickensoup]

I'm assuming the non-working machine is plugged in pretty much as the working machine is.

yes.

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)

Where is that??

[freedom9]

Disconnect/reconnect the power to your cable modem to reset it before hooking up to a different computer or it won't work.