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Steve M

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    Ethernet or hub problem?
    « on: May 20, 2009, 06:30:44 AM »
    My computer has started telling me it can't detect my modem, which is a BT Home Hub.  I called the company helpline and we tried altering a few settings but no joy. They said it would either be my ethernet card or network drivers or the hub itself was broken. How do I tell where the problem lies? There are 5 lights on the front of the hub which should be lit, but the last -labelled Data- no longer lights up.
    Please help!
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    squall_01



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      Re: Ethernet or hub problem?
      « Reply #1 on: May 20, 2009, 06:32:07 AM »
      I'm not network savy, but did you try pining the other machines?
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      Steve M

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        Re: Ethernet or hub problem?
        « Reply #2 on: May 20, 2009, 07:02:00 AM »
        Not sure how to do that. Please advise. Thanks!
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        brett74



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          Re: Ethernet or hub problem?
          « Reply #3 on: May 20, 2009, 08:01:48 AM »
          what operating system are you running if it's xp or vista go to start run and cmd then ipconfig/all then type ping and it will start automatically for you.
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          Steve M

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            Re: Ethernet or hub problem?
            « Reply #4 on: May 22, 2009, 03:31:48 AM »
            I'm running windows 98 se.
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            squall_01



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              Re: Ethernet or hub problem?
              « Reply #5 on: May 22, 2009, 04:25:53 AM »
              depending what your attempting to connect too with these you'll probably have to do it differntly, aka xp,me.....
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