The basic steps to try:

** Note: Connect a computer to one of the router's wired Ethernet ports for the following.

1. Try connecting to the router by its default IP address instead of the URL...

The first thing you need to do is give us the exact make/model of the Ethernet card; once we have that info, we can probably find the correct driver for you.

Since your computer can't access the...

That's a USB port. Some modems use USB instead of the traditional Ethernet ports; the expectation being (I assume) that the modem will be connected directly to a computer (no router in the picture)...

Yes it is, yes it does, yes it does, yes they have, and yes it has. :mrgreen:
Some of the OSS firmwares have added useful features to the Linksii as well...

A strange, but very interesting,...

Although we actually discourage members from posting HijackThis logs in any forum other than the Viruses, Spyware, and other Nasties forum (http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/forum64.html), it's a...

Your question is a bit unclear. Do you mean that you want to connect the two computers directly together with an Ethernet cable, as opposed to networking them together with a router or a switch?

Please give us more specific information to work with if you can:

* Is it just the Internet that you can't seem to connect to, or can you not even establish a wireless connection between the...

Please give us a few more details to work with:

* The make/model of computer and wireless card.
* The version of Windows.
* The make/model of the wireless router/access point/whatever that the...

You're welcome- help is why we're here (although I'll feel a heck of a lot better about this if we can actually get it working) :mrgreen:

Your IP addressing info is correct in terms of what should...

Hmm... it's starting to look like something might be squiffy with the Access Point, but let me check at least one more thing before we consider the possibility of a faulty AP. On the computer which...

Yes- the instructions on Netgear's site did use the word "router", but they apply to any of their devices which have a reset switch.

From one of the computers that is directly wired to the router,...

The previous user may have changed the default IP address or some other configuration settings; you should do a hard reset of the router if you haven't done so yet.

Here are the reset...

Hi n00bie, welcome to DaniWeb :)


It sounds as if you've already got both computers accessing the Internet through the router, so I'm assuming your basic TCP/IP configurations are good (and...

Have you totally disabled all firewall software on all machines while performing your troubleshooting? If you can't even ping a machine, it's often a question of blocking by a firewall.

Once another member has replied to a thread (as seems to be the case in your other thread), only a moderator can delete that thread. I've deleted the thread for you. :)

* Give us the make/model of the NIC and laptop.
* Make sure the NIC's connection type is set to "Infrastructure" or "Access Point" rather than "Peer-to-Peer".

Yeah, those are the ones. A "brew-it-yourself" external antenna solution is definitely possible, but given the time and effort it takes to get it right, a PCMCIA card probably makes more sense.

No, you have a wireless NIC in your laptop; a router is an external device which serves a different purpose. :D

If the NIC is built in to the computer, or if it's a plug-in (USB or PCMCIA) card...

Can you give us the details of the fix? Having that info posted here could help someone else who might be having the same problem.

Thanks.

You're welcome, and thanks again for providing the necessary device info up front; that saved us a lot of time!

Let us know how hte driver install goes...

I believe what mooman2004 is trying to say is that they have two workgroups, both having the same workgroup name and (private, I assume) IP addressing schemes, on two distance-separated physical...

Hi .:Epyon:., welcome to DaniWeb :)

Good job; thanks for including that info! It indicates that you have a built-in (on-motherboard) Intel Pro/100 VM Ethernet controller, but it also appears that...

Are you sure the "Media Disconnected" status was referring to the wireless adapter and not the Ethernet adapter?


Unless you can speak with the owners/administrators of those other networks, you...

That means you need to be using a CAT5 cable wired in crossover configuration, unless your network cards are auto-sensing. Please verify that.

"Bridging" in the case of a DSL modem refers to a "transparent" mode of operation, where the modem's built-in NAT/security features (if they exist) are disabled, and the attached computer, not the...

But you do at least get to the login page, yes?

I've merged paperbykate's two threads together, because they involve almost identical network security issues.

All of that IP info is correct, which means that your computer is successfully connecting to the router and receiving valid IP configuration from the router via DHCP. Communications over the...

To get to the router setup screen joeprogrammer posted above, put the following address in your browser's location/address bar to bring up the WRT54G's login page:

http://192.168.1.1

On the...

You don't think what is the problem? Infections?

I've found that the info gathered from a firewall program like Sygate Personal Firewall (http://www.tucows.com/preview/213160) (freeware) is very useful in terms of determining what exact...

Judging from the info I've been able to find, the PT-3812 does not support QoS or any other kind of traffic shaping features. :(

Do the bursts of network activity occur only when Quake is running, or do they happen during other online activities as well?

I agree that it sounds suspicious, but please give us some details on the above statement if you can.

* What returns the pattern; how are you monitoring your network activity?

* Exactly what...

A few tests:

* Turn off all of the devices on your network for a minute or two. Turn them back on in this order, letting each device fully boot/initialize before turning on the next device:
1)...

A fairly common question/problem; the solution is known as "bandwidth limiting", "bandwidth shaping", or "bandwidth throttling".

The options are basically these:

1. Use a router which supports...

Mmm... yeah, I'll buy that. :mrgreen:

Glad to hear that you got it working again, though; thanks for the update.

You're welome; glad we could help. Post a follow-up when you get a chance; we'll be here...

Hi kid220, wlecome to DaniWeb :)

When posting a question or problem here, please provide as much specific information regarding the problem as possible in order for us to help you most quickly....

OK...

1. The pings to the localhost/127.0.0.1 address indicate that your TCP/IP software stack on the laptop is most likely not corrupt.

2. The 169.254.153.7 auto-configured IP address means...