i keep getting "invalid ip address" when i do confiqure automatically what do i need to confiqure it manually ."limited or no connectivity" i also get. the router works fine on other computers . i cant even access the router page any ideas? thanks in advance
Sounds like your protocol stack is corrupt. Try this. http://www.snapfiles.com/get/winsockxpfix.html It rebuild the stack and resets everything. It has worked on several of my machines. ~Rich
What brand router are you using? Do you have another PC hooked up to this router? Whats its IP address? Run 'ipconfig /all' from a command prompt on the other computer and post all the numbers here. We will be able to set you up manually after that. ~Rich
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp. C:\Documents and Settings\James>ipconfig /all Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : pepsi Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 7: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NETGEAR DG632 USB Modem Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : [removed] Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.20 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 4.2.2.2 4.2.2.1
OK...manually configure these settings into the "limited" computer. IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.21 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1 DNS Servers(primary). . . . . . . : 4.2.2.2 DNS Servers(secondary). . . . . . : 4.2.2.1 After you apply these settings, it will take a minute. Be patient. Once the IP properties boxes are closed, you should be able to surf away. Let me know how it works. ~Rich
i also cant get into the routers confiquration page on the limited computer .it is not saying that anymore any way "limited or no connectiv ity"
If that didnt work, then there are bigger issues at hand. Have you tried another cable? Have you tried hooking up this PC directly to your modem (cable or DSL, whichever you have)? Make sure you power cycle the modem once you switch the cables. ~Rich