Re: network card all dressed up with no place to go

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From: Amy (ab_at_mdahospital.com)
Date: 06/15/04 

Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 09:45:43 -0500

Under Advanced TCP/IP settings it says DHCP Enabled. ipconfig at the cmd
prompt tells me ip address is 0.0.0.0

"Chen" <weeblie@h.o.t.m.a.i.l.com> wrote in message
news:e%23K1fUuUEHA.1048@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> It's an external router with a "network cable between it and your
computer",
> right?
>
> Is the IP address correctly set (try with DHCP/ "Automaticly get the IP
> address" if you are uncertain)?
>
> And... Have you payed the internet fee? ;-)
>
> // Chen
>
> "Amy" <ab@mdahospital.com> skrev i meddelandet
> news:%231k6UQuUEHA.1764@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > I can't ping. This is a DSL modem and it works fine on another pc.
Worked
> > fine on the problem pc until I deleted my old RAS connection from
Network
> > Connections. I don't have a modem hookded up so I didn't need it. I
think
> I
> > screwed up some TCP/IP setting. If I click on Properties for the Local
> Area
> > Network it says I'm connected. I think it gets to the router and no
> further.
> > I didn't change anything on the router or the modem. It really looks
like
> my
> > internet attempts are being directed to some connection other than my
> > network card - it shows it's running with zero packets sent/received.
> >
> > "Chen" <weeblie@h.o.t.m.a.i.l.com> wrote in message
> > news:%23riFIKuUEHA.760@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > Is your connection to internet working (i.e. can other programs
connect
> to
> > > internet)?
> > >
> > > One way for checking it is to open start->run, write cmd.exe (or
> > command.exe
> > > if you're using ME/9x) and press OK. A "black-screen" will popup.
Write
> > > "ping www.google.com" (without "") and press enter. Are you getting
> > > "response from *someip*" or an error message (timeout)?
> > >
> > > If that works, then your proxy server might be wrongly set in Internet
> > > Explorer.
> > >
> > > // Chen
> > >
> > > "Amy" <ab@mdahospital.com> skrev i meddelandet
> > > news:udIiLBuUEHA.808@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > > I messed up something on my pc. It was working fine. I'm not sure
what
> I
> > > did
> > > > but when I start internet explorer I can't get to the network. I
think
> I
> > > > entered some setting wrong somewhere. I don't get a page not found
> > error,
> > > I
> > > > get:
> > > > No connection to the internet is currently available. To view
internet
> > > > content that has been saved on you computer, click Work Offlline.
> Click
> > > Try
> > > > Again to attempt to connect.
> > > >
> > > > The network card is working OK, driver's fine. What might this
> > be????????
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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