Munku

Ok so I really need to get this done soon. I just reformatted my comp. I'm running Xp Home. I've got a direct connection to a Linksys router which has my cable modem running into it. So the modem goes into my router, and I have a cable going from my router to an ethernet card. It's been about 2 years since I last set this up. I haven't a clue what to do! Can anyone help me get this set up, directly connected from my comp to my router? Thanks!

Latch

Sounds like your router may be acting as a DHCP server. Can you lease an IP? (go to Start->Run... type "cmd" and hit enter. In the command prompt that comes up, type "ipconfig /renew *". If that doesn't work, try "ipconfig /renew_all" I can't remember which one XP uses).

If you can't lease an IP, you may need to set up a static IP... but you need to know what subnet your router is on. Do you know that info? (192.168.x.x is an example, with the x's replaced by numbers. 10.0.x.x is another example).

JohnnyRoyale

Ok, if you just re-installed XP, first, your gonna need to see if your have a network card. Right click on my Network places, then click on properties. That will bring up a network connections window. In there, you should see a Local Area Connection.

If you don't, XP may not have installed the ethernet card driver. To check if the driver's installed, right click on My Computer, click on properties, click on the Hardware tab, then click the device manager button. You should see a network adapter section. If you see something that says "unknown ethernet adapter" or something similar next to a yellow question mark icon, then XP didn't recognize your ethernet driver, and you'll need to download & install the drivers separately.

If you've got the Local Area Network connection, right click on it, and click on properties. In the properties, you should see a TCP/IP selection. Click on it, then click the properties button. On the properties for TCP/IP, see if the "Obtain IP address automatically" is selected. It usually is by default.

Now, if you've got that, open a command prompt, and type in IPCONFIG. If you see an IP address starting 192.168, then changes are that's DHCP. If you see an address starting 169.254, then the machine can't see the dhcp server.

If that's the case, you can try setting up a static IP address.

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zero2

Setup sounds right.

Router connects to both computer and telephone line.

Try pinging the router (start-->run-->cmd-->enter--->type ping 192.168.0.2 or 192.168.0.1) , if it replies your router is working. If it doesn't check your Ethernet card, sometimes there's a light to indicate its working.

Still doesn't work check your cat5 cables.

Munku

I found what problem was, I hadn't installed the drivers for the onboard lan for my mobo. :P