Re: Internet Connection

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From: Steven L Umbach (n9rou_at_n0-spam-for-me-comcast.net)
Date: 07/27/04 

Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 04:36:32 GMT

If it was configured to use dhcp, then it should pick up IP configuration from your
DSL router if it is acting as the DHCP server which they usually do for most home
networks. Otherwise you may need to configure it to use DHCP being sure to record
existing tcp/ip settings so that you can change them back to what they were for work.
Try to logon as a local administrator if you are using cached domain credentials to
logon with that may incur restrictions via Group Policy. If you still can not change
tcp/ip try booting into safe mode with networking to see if that helps and another
option may be to use netsh via the command line to change tcp/ip settings as
described in the link below. Verify through Device Manger that your network adapter
you installed to access the router is installed correctly with no conflicts, and if
it is not you may need to install correct/more current drivers. The "ping localhost"
command should be successful. If that works try pinging computer IP and default
gateway IP. Trying another cat5 cable and plugging into another port on the router
may also be helpful. --- Steve

http://www.winnetmag.com/WindowsNetworking/Article/ArticleID/41111/WindowsNetworking_41111.html
--- see 8, 9, and 10.
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/cd/order.mspx -- free cdrom from MS
with updates installed.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;323166 -- download updates
from another computer and burn to a cdrom using this.

"David" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:49cf01c4736e$3743e610$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> I've had a W2K box in the warehouse at work that is used
> mostly for shipping via FedEx. It's been neglected
> regarding updates and my attempts catch it up failed. Left
> with a clean install which I have done several times now
> and think it took. The box is a little over a year old, so
> the clean install put it way behind on updates. Brought it
> home and hoped to hit my router for DSL for the updates to
> save about a week of dial-up...reboot...dial-up etc. It
> doesn't seem to want to hit the router and when I do
> ipconfig, it just says
> WINDOWS 2000 IP Configuration
> Not able to do much of anything with it from the control
> panel. Yes I'm logged on as the administrator.
>
> Any insight?

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