can't get my internet connection to work

i cant get my internet connection to work and i dont understand why i am using a lan conection on my laptop which is running vista but when i take out the internet connnection and plug it into my computer which is runing xp it says limited connection i dont understand why please help me i dont get whats going on i really need help.
DoNiLlA

 

It sounds like the ip setting on the xp pc r set to static . Go to control panel and check to see if the network connection is set to get its ip dynamically.

 

hi, how do i set the ip dynamically?
and how do i release the ip?
Thanks DoNiLlA

 

you go to control panel open network connections. open settings for your current LAN connection. select internet protocol version 4 (TCP/ipv4) and click settings. set all to automatic. then select your LAN connection and click repair. or restart your computer. happened sometimes that it couldn get dinamic ip unless i restarted my computer. that should do the trick

 

still dont work they were already set on automatic and couldnt i just buy a wireless modem and conect both of them to the modem and still se the broadband connection.

 

did you try restarting modem? unplug the modem then plug it in again. which modem do you use? are you using one modem for both computers at the same time via LAN or just on one computer

 

ye its connected to telphone line dsl

 

Unplug everything!

Then plug everything back in, do a hard reset to your router, and go to your local area network connection and configure it so that it is setup to obtain the ip address automatically thru dhcp on the router.

If you do not know how to do this, google it, so the next time the error comes up u will be prepared..


Post if you need further clarification

 

if he has ISP that could make a problem. i hate ISP it gives so much trouble

 

Thanks you guys i am just going to buy a wireless internet router and that way it is much easier for me but thanks a lot for the help.
DoNiLlA

 

That's the way to do it.