.cOLt.45. Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Ok. MY dad's computer has never been able to connect to the internet with an ethernet cable. We've been using a USBNow we bought a router that needs to connect to the desktop using the ethernet cable. The wireless is working when i connect the ethhernet from the modem to the wireless so that means its not the modems problem. I connected the ethernet to my laptop and it was working so thats not the problem. How can I get his stupid computer to connect?P.S. Kicking the computer and yelling at it dont work either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecoalition Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 quick test, does the ethernet port light up when you plug in cable? if not....dead port Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.cOLt.45. Posted December 17, 2007 Author Share Posted December 17, 2007 well have 2 portsone lightsone doesnt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecoalition Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 the non-lighted one prolly doesnt workplug into the lighted onethen open run and type in cmd then hit enterwhen the command line comes up type in ping yahoo.comif it comes back saying it sent packets and received them then it works, getting the browser going will be the next step Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.cOLt.45. Posted December 17, 2007 Author Share Posted December 17, 2007 Ping request could not find host www.yahoo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecoalition Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 hmm...perhaps he has two faulty ports...check for adware/spyware/virusesthen check all network settings (ex. he does not have a proxy set up in internet connections) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.cOLt.45. Posted December 17, 2007 Author Share Posted December 17, 2007 thing is the working port is one of those ones you buy at the store and plug in to the botom...i was wondering fi there are any drivers i can downloadHP Pavilion 515n Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecoalition Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 well the drivers on hp's site would be for the built in port, the one that was added will need its own drivers. first open up device manager and check to see if its missing the drivers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.cOLt.45. Posted December 17, 2007 Author Share Posted December 17, 2007 no it does not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.cOLt.45. Posted December 17, 2007 Author Share Posted December 17, 2007 no it does not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecoalition Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 hmm another thing you can try is google: winsock fixtheres the possibilty that your dad's tcp/ip settings are messed updownload that and run it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterboi Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 when you plug in the ethernet cable do you get any activity at all? Go to Start - Connect to - show all connection - local area connection - then scroll down to Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) then select properties and see if it is set to obtain automatically Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.cOLt.45. Posted December 17, 2007 Author Share Posted December 17, 2007 where is the connect to?i used winsock but it didnt work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterboi Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 QUOTE (.cOLt.45. @ Dec 16 2007, 08:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>where is the connect to?i used winsock but it didnt workSorry some dont have connect to. by faulttry start - then control panel - then Network connections - then local area connection - then scroll down to Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) then select properties and see if it is set to obtain automatically Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.cOLt.45. Posted December 17, 2007 Author Share Posted December 17, 2007 yes it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterboi Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 hmmm. when you plug in the cable to the port go you get lights on the port? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.cOLt.45. Posted December 17, 2007 Author Share Posted December 17, 2007 Yes I did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaia.plateau Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Are you getting an IP for WAN? If not, clone the mac address. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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