PaloC
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join:2003-07-24
Slovakia
| [XP] i can connect home but nowhere else
hello,
i use wifi connection at home. but recently i traveled and stayed at hotels where was only wired connection available. but when i connected the cable to my LAN connection on the back of my laptop it found the connection but would not assign the IP address or create any type of connection at all. first i toughed it was the hotels fault but few days later i was at my friends house and same thing happened again. i plugged the cable from his router to mine computer, it found the physical connection, it showed incoming packets comming in but nothing going out and no IP assigned at all. i have the TCP/IP set up to obtain all the info automatically.
the guy at the hotel and my friend have the routers also setup to assign connections automatically.
well i tried to do the same connection to my router at home and the connection is working. it assigns ip rightaway.
what could be wrong with my laptop?
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fox7
join:2001-02-12
Culver City, CA | It's monogamous??
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fox7
join:2001-02-12
Culver City, CA
| reply to PaloC
PaloC:
I thought someone would have commented by now, so...
You laptop has 2 network cards. One for wireless and one for wired. The wirelss card you are using at home is automatically getting an IP, but the wired one is not. I would look into what the settings are for the wired card.
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Spensergig
Threadkiller Supreme
Premium,MVM
join:2000-03-26
Bradenton, FL
| reply to PaloC
I frequently use my laptop, which has both a removable wifi card and an internal wired network card.
When I'm using the wifi connection, I frequently disable the ethernet card to stop the incessant "network cable not connected" messages. I have to remember to re-enable the card if I'm going somewhere that offers only a wired connection. (The wifi card is no problem - I only install it if I'll be connection wirelessly.)
Check in network connections and see if one of your devices is disabled. |
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KraZe
join:2008-06-03
North York, ON | reply to PaloC
Just a wild guess here... Vista?
Have you tried disabling both cards, then enabling the one you need to use at that time? |
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PaloC
Premium
join:2003-07-24
Slovakia | reply to fox7
i triple chcecked the settings but don't see anything that would stop it from working |
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PaloC
Premium
join:2003-07-24
Slovakia | reply to KraZe
Yes i did try that. This works just fine when i am home, but if i try to connect anywhere else the wiried lan is not working |
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Spinnaker
Ok, But What Is The Speed Of Dark?
Premium,MVM
join:2002-12-08
Holden, ME | reply to PaloC
Have you tried disabling the firewall on the laptop? |
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PaloC
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join:2003-07-24
Slovakia | yes i did |
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PaloC
Premium
join:2003-07-24
Slovakia | reply to PaloC
I will be gone for 11 days. after i get back home i will reinstall XP. It has been running on this laptop over 3 years.
So hopefuly then will get back to normal.
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SoonerAl
Old Enough To Know Better
Premium,MVM
join:2002-07-23
Norman, OK
|  said by PaloC  :I will be gone for 11 days. after i get back home i will reinstall XP. It has been running on this laptop over 3 years. So hopefuly then will get back to normal. You might try this first...
quote:
How to reset Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in Windows XP
INTRODUCTION
In Windows XP, the TCP/IP stack is considered a core component of the operating system, and you cannot remove TCP/IP. Therefore, when you view the list of components for a network interface, you may notice that the Uninstall button is disabled when Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is selected. In extreme cases, the best solution for this issue may be to reinstall the IP stack. But with the NetShell utility, you can reset the TCP/IP stack to restore it to its state that existed when the operating system was installed. This article describes how to use the NetShell utility for this purpose.
»support.microsoft.com/kb/299357
...or as a fix of last resort do a repair install. Note the warnings on the page and backup critical data and programs...
»michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
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