Page can not be found! AGAIN!!

Hello !!
I feel a bit of a noob, well almost, lol. I've just installed windows xp home edition on my sons PC upstairs. It's connected via a wireless router from my PC downstairs. It was running on windows 98 and had no problems connecting to the internet but now iv'e installed XP i can't get onto the web. The pc is happy to say that we have a good connection but every time i click on Internet Explorer, all i get is "Page can not be displayed" Iv'e tried searching for MSN and google but with no luck, have changed security settings, turned off my firewalls etc....... but with no luck, i'm sure that all it is will be one setting somewhere but i have failed to find it. can you help? as i'm getting fed up with him using mine and having to spend half an hour getting rid of spyware and adware lol.

Kind Regards,

Wayne

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Wayne, has it EVER worked on XP? Did you install the drivers for the wireless card/antenna? Is the software compatible? Try this... Click on Start -> Control Panel -> Network and Internet Connections ->Network Connections... Find your connection, and double-click on it, and click on the support tab... Do you have An IP address? Next, go back to the General Tab... Are packets being sent/received?

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Hi Flame,
Thanks for the help, can't beleive this is as stumped me.
The internet as not worked on XP on the PC upstairs as it was running on windows 98 upto yesterday. I installed the drivers but the driver was not digitally signed, but it said in the instructions leaflet for the wireless card that i had to force it to accept it anyway. I have Xp on the PC downstairs and it has no problem sending the signal through the router. The upstairs PC does have an ip address and packets are being sent and received, and the utility for the card shows that we have a connection and a signal is being received. I have tried opening IE but as i stated all i get is page can not be displayed and also when i try and sign into Hotmail, it states i have no connection  

Regards,

Wayne

contol panel/internet options/connection tab
select "never dial connection" and "use lan" options.

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Also Wayne, in addition to what 2k dummy has said, look at the host computer... Is it allowing the computer upsatairs internet access, or is the upstairs computer not showing up at all?

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look at the host computer

Connecting through a router should not need host computer. Needs a router assigned IP and router should be set as gateway.

Is the router assigned as a DHCP server?

If yes, set all information to be obtained automatically. If not, then you will have to assign each computer an adress and also point it to the DNS server. (Which is your router.)

Hi Guys,
Done all of the above, even uninstalled driver and card and reinstalled, but still no luck  . The upsatirs PC has a diff IP from the one downstairs and also the default gateway are diff, but the subnet mask our the same IP. When i click on repair, it states "The following steps to repair operation failed, Flushing the ARP cache,. If that is anything to do with it. The cable modem plugs directly into the router and then a ethernet cable feeds into my PC so i beleive my PC has no control over the signal sent the one upstairs.

hope this helps  

Regards,

Waynes

also the default gateway are diff

The gateway has to be the same. In this case your router is acting as the gateway.

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Wayne... Who is your ISP? You might try giving them a call... Perharps this is a common issue to them? Maybe they have online help documents?

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Hello
I've reset my router and modem and now have the same gateway IP on both PC's and are able to repair connection on the PC upstairs. as it was failing to flush the ARP cache. But still the problem persists. Can't understand why the PC worked before with exactly the same set up, but just because ive installed XP this problem arises.

Regards

Wayne

Windows XP may need to know the DNS server. Which is your Router's adress.

High Guys,
Just about to give up and pay some one to sort it out :-/.I have noticed a bizzare factor in this problem, thought i'd have one more go at rectifying the problem, so i went upstairs and turned on the PC, same old thing, receiving and sending  packets, wireless card utility stating good connection, tryed IE, same, Page can not be found. Then i remembered, last night i'd connected the cable modem directly into my PC, so went downstairs and checked and found that the router wasn't plugged into the modem, so how was it sending information to the PC upstairs. When i turned the power off to the router and checked the PC upstairs, i had no connection and on plugging the power back in, i had a signal again. Is it all possible my router is icking up and sending a signal from some one elses connection, stupid i know, but thought i'd ask, will try anything at the moment, lol. If this has nothing to do with it then so be it and would like to thank you for your help in this very weird case.

Thanks guys

Wayne

The router can be accessed regardless of a modem connection.

Sorry Raptor,
I know this is completely nothing to do with the original question to hand, but how does a router with just a power cable connected to it, send packets to a PC when it as nothing to send. what is it actually sending to the PC upstairs. Sorry, but i'm getting more and more confused by the day, lol. I could understand if my cable modem was plugged into the router as this would allow it to have an internet connection and therefor would be able to send packets, but without this, surely it would have no signal to send as i only have an ethernet card in the back of my PC  

Thanks anyway,

kind regards,

Wayne

I know this is completely nothing to do with the original question to hand, but how does a router with just a power cable connected to it, send packets to a PC when it as nothing to send.

The Router is letting the PC know it is alive and vice versa. The PC is requesting an adress from the DHCP server, etc. These are all packets.

http://www.wown.com/articles_tutorials/netgeneral/