Re: Lost ability to connect to internet with cable/router

From: Robert L [MS-MVP] (noreply_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 02/26/04 

Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 14:30:23 -0600

make sure you have a good connection between router and computers. post the
result of ipconfig /all here after rebooting. 

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"Janet" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:030001c3fca0$7ea58710$7d02280a@phx.gbl...
>I have three computers in the home for myself and
> children.  I have cable modem and Netgear Router.  It has
> been working fine until a few days ago.  One of the
> computers can't connect anymore.  Not sure what was done
> right before the problem started.  I called Netgear, they
> said that it was a windows problem.  The error message I
> get when I do the IP config /renew is: "Windows IP
> Configuration  An error occurred while renewing interface
> Local Area Connection : An operation was attempted on
> something that is not a socket."  I checked the microsoft
> site and the only article I found with this error for XP
> was regarding McAfee firewall.  We don't have McAfee.
> What's a socket? Any ideas?  I would appreciate any
> feedback please help!
> Thanks, Janet

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