Re: i can't get on the internet, help!!!!!

From: Doug Sherman (dsherman_at_nospamtampabay.rr.com)
Date: 03/09/04 

Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 23:08:57 -0500

Most likely the problem is simply that Cox DHCP has leased an IP address to
your desktop machine, and you are not giving it a very good reason to lease
another one to your notebook. You have 2 choices:

1. Plug the cable back into your desktop; open a command prompt and enter
ipconfig /release; then plug the cable into your laptop - you may have to
reboot the notebook or execute ipconfig /renew. OR

2. Unplug the power supply to your cable modem and wait a few minutes; plug
the cable into your notebook; plug in the cable modem power supply.

Doug Sherman
MCSE Win2k/NT4.0, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

"kitty walsh" <kittywalsh@cox.net> wrote in message
news:920101c40543$8c55afb0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> my laptop is a gateway notebook. it was designed for
> windows XP but runs on windows 2000. it has a wireless
> adapter card but i do not have wireless internet at home.
> my ISP is cox@home. i've been trying to use an ethernet
> cable to connect to the internet. i unplug the cable from
> my desktop computer and into the ethernet port on the back
> of my laptop. the cox@home cable runs from the wall and
> into a motorola (SB5120) SURFboard cable modem. from there
> the ethernet cable connects to the motorola and my laptop.
> my laptop recognises that a Local Area Connection has been
> made (a speech bubble pops up on the toolbar from the LAC
> icon that says: Local Area Connection/ Sent: X packets/
> Received: --it ALWAYS says-- *0* packets) things are being
> sent but nothing is received according to the properties.
> however when i open the Intel PRO/100 VE Network
> Connection it is confirmed that there IS a Link and that
> there IS Activity. in Network Driver in the tab Driver
> Statistics, it says that X has been sent and the number of
> things being received keeps increasing every second. i go
> to Network & Dial-Up Connections/ Local Area Connection/
> Properties/ Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)/ Properties/ Obtain
> an IP adress automatically. but STILL i open IE and it
> says that the network is not connected, do i want to work
> offline. no i don't want to work offline, i want to get
> ONline. what in heavens name is going on?!?!?! responses
> will be much appreciated.

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