Connection Problem

[Earpy]

Hey,

 

 

 

I'm currently having problems with my Internet connection. I have a simple set up (I plug the modem directly into the back of the PC, I'm not using my router), and I'm having trouble connecting to the internet on my Desktop computer. I have checked all the cables and it's all hooked up fine. Whenever I plug the Ethernet cable into my Desktop, nothing happens. The network icon in the system tray has a red cross on it, and when hovering over it, I get "You are not currently connected to any networks." - I have no idea on how to solve the problem. Before it said "You are not currently connected to any networks", it connected but had "Limited or no Connectivity". So, I tried a few things to fix it;

 

 

 

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  [*:1n54iukh] I ran 'ipconfig /release' and 'ipconfig /renew' from the command prompt.
   
  [*:1n54iukh] I changed the IP settings of the connection from "Get the Ip settings automatically", and put them in manually (and yes, they were all correct.

 

 

 

It's not the actual connection itself, because when I plug the ethernet into my laptop, it works fine (I'm typing this from my laptop). The desktop computer has Windows Vista Home Premimum. Does anybody have any solutions or something I could try?

 

 

 

Thanks in advance for any help you can give,

 

Earpy

 

 

 

p.s: If you need any more information, let me know and ill get hold of it. Also, I don't want to use my router so please don't suggest I use that :)

[D. V. Devnull]

In my opinion, either you have not configured your Network properly on your Desktop, or you've got a NIC in your computer that requires power/signal from outside to activate. To which, I ask this... Do the lights on your Desktop's NIC turn on when you plug the ethernet cable in? :-s

 

 

 

~D. V. Devnull

[Earpy]

I've sorted it now. I don't know what was changed with the settings, but I did a system restore and it works fine :)

 

 

 

Thanks.

[D. V. Devnull]

I've sorted it now. I don't know what was changed with the settings, but I did a system restore and it works fine :)

 

 

 

Thanks.

 

You're welcome. Glad I could help jog the brain cells back into gear. :thumbsup:

 

 

 

~D. V. Devnull

[Earpy]

 

You're welcome. Glad I could help jog the brain cells back into gear. :thumbsup:

 

 

 

 

You didn't :^o I fixed the internet before looking at the topic. Thanks for trying to help though.