so i have this laptop and it works fine but when you plug in the ethernet cable nothing happens (this is my home PC) so can somebody help pleese WHAT do i do thanx
hello. ok first what internet conection you have? are you using a router or modem? beacuse when you plug the cable if it is cnfigurated you internet but if not nothing should happens some internet connection need tcp/ip settings on your network adepter so it can detect the internet connection usually those settings ip,subnet mask,dns,prefer dns can be obtain by calling your internet provider!!
im using a modem but i have a router can u tell me the settings i should be using? And how do I set the settings I need this working soon!
ok if you have dsl internet you can use your router and in control panel/networks connections/ there you should see your network adapter(networkcard) you right click on it and hit properties then a windows will pop in the middle you should see square box with check marks the last one on the list says tcp/ip you click and properties another windows will pop with with spaces for you to put the ip address,subnetmask,dns etc.. (those numbers should be provided by your internet companies i case of dsl). if you are using a modem 2 things is it a cable modem or a telephone but if it uses a network cable it go to be dsl. so in your network card properties setting to obtain automaticly network settings should work. or if you modem has a usb interface you can plug to usb and install it with the modem drivers.
