HJT logs belong in the Viruses forum, but I'm pretty certain that you don't have a virus or spyware causing this.

Click Start, then Run, type in cmd and click OK. When in the Command Prompt, type...

So, the wireless card does or does not see the WAP?

If it's not seeing it, there's a problem there-- could be interference, could be a bad card/antenna connection.

If it is seeing it, do you...

Could you contact your ISP and have them change your username? That's a really long username-- the reason why most don't accept more than 15 characters is because that's a "sane" limit on the amount...

How are IP addresses assigned on these systems? What is the system in question's IP address set to?

Proxies and firewalls are different.

If you're wanting to secure an environment, you install a firewall, block of EVERYTHING, except for the ports on the proxy server (another physical machine,...

Also, your Winsock stack could be corrupted. Try this procedure:

http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/kb/en/document?dn=1088678&c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19

This is most...

You probably don't need a password.

Temporarily, hook your computer directly up to the cable modem. Open up a terminal window. (Win2k/WinXP, Start -> Run, type cmd. either way, click OK. )

In...

qusac:

I went ahead and split your thread out from the other one. Even though you're having a similar problem, your situation might have different conditions or modifiers that may not apply to...

What type of router is it?

Regardless of whether you get it through DHCP or Static, it should work. It sounds like the router just plain won't give your system a default gateway via DHCP. As to...

If it's a UNIX-based machine, try turning off Plug-n-Play OS in the BIOS, too. Sometimes, that helps to allocate IRQs to cards.

In the future, don't piggyback posts. It results in topics getting confusing, and it keeps you from getting the attention you might deserve. :)

...That's kind of doubtful behind a hardware firewall. If he were directly connected to the broadband connection, sans a firewall, I would think that likely. But, the probability of someone actually...

Could you give us some of the specs of your system? Have you tried doing things manually?

Check out the help and support center from within Windows. There should be some good resources to show...

the uplink port used to be included on most hubs. It was there so you could connect two hubs using a straight-through cable. Most companies stopped including them for three reasons:


crossover...

try doing a google search for "patch panel pinout"... Maybe that will lead you in the right direction .

Switches do the same thing as hubs, basically. The difference is that switches are faster. Hubs utilize a single "bus", if you will, and all traffic runs on the same line to get to any host on the...