Re: LAN problems after update to XP2

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Neil,
Now have LAN connection working - after hunting on Google, found an article
referring to the PING problem - then realised that one of the Microsoft
fixes had forced the LAN connection to use a specific IP address and
subnet - one I changed it to automatic - PING worked and I now have a
working Internet Explorer over the hard wired LAN. Whew!!!! what a relief as
the user wants this system back on line on Tuesday !

Thanks for sticking with me

Now I can chase the wireless LAN problem - have just checked it is not due
to forcing the IP address - these are set to automatic - so it looks to be a
different problem.

In we go.................

Red

"Red Kite" <Red Kite@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Neil,

Sorry for the delay - Murphy's law - the Ethernet cable to the failing PC
just "disconnected" - so have rejigged my cabling and the Problem PC is
now connected via the cable that the good PC was using, and the GOOD PC is
using a spare cable.

Have restarted the router -

Situation now is that both PCs are showing up on the router, but the
failing PC cannot PING it, but the PING works OK from the good PC.

The router predated hardware firewalls and has only NAT - which has been
very effective over the last few years.

I am concentrating on getting the Problem PC to work on the wired network
to which it is connected along with this Good PC. Its wireless connection
is on another network where it is the only wireless PC, so I have no
comparator. I think that if I can solve the wired problem, then the
wireless problem may also get fixed - if not I can at least run the PC on
a long cable temporarily.


Problem is I need to download Ad-Aware onto this machine and transfer it
the old way to the other machine since it has no working network access.
I'll have a go at that in a minute or so.

John
"neil" <neilp_67@xxxxxxxxxxxx (remove_s)> wrote in message
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Hi,
Just to run through some things:
1. Have you tried re-starting the router.
2. What security do you have set-up on the router. Is there restricted
access for wireless, LAN or WAN.
3. Does the wireless connection use a WPA key or similar, if so have you
deleted those settings and created a new one inputting the pass key
again.
4. Is the PC you are using wireless or wired.

Neil






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