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Internet & Networking => Networking => Topic started by: Jasondrake on March 09, 2008, 05:34:23 PM

Title: Hello, Very strange Issue ! Plz Help!
Post by: Jasondrake on March 09, 2008, 05:34:23 PM

hello i wiped a computer for a friend and sold it to him and when i hooked it up to his house the internet did not work so i installed the driver and then it still did not work at all. In the boot tray the icon keeps switching between connecting and unable to connect. So i decied to try to fix it at my house, i hooked everything up and tryed the internet at my house and it works fine  ???

Can any1 think of why it is not working at his house??

AND he hooked his old computer up after i unhooked mine that i sold him and his internet works fine on his old computer!!!

Title: Re: Hello, Very strange Issue ! Plz Help!
Post by: Aegis on March 09, 2008, 05:39:22 PM

Wireless or wired LAN connection?

Title: Re: Hello, Very strange Issue ! Plz Help!
Post by: Jasondrake on March 09, 2008, 05:58:59 PM

I have a wireless router but i am using Wired Lan and so does my friend

Title: Re: Hello, Very strange Issue ! Plz Help!
Post by: Aegis on March 10, 2008, 01:21:35 PM

I had a feeling you were going to "say" that.

Connection loss on a wired LAN connection...but not on both computers...take the computer back, plug it into a different LAN, no problems...hmmm...

I don't have a lot of LAN experience...I need to think about this some more...

Title: Re: Hello, Very strange Issue ! Plz Help!
Post by: mr_skipper24 on March 10, 2008, 01:53:29 PM

make sure that the DHCP is enabled on your friends router.
have you tried a diff. ethernet cables?

Title: Re: Hello, Very strange Issue ! Plz Help!
Post by: Aegis on March 10, 2008, 01:56:56 PM

Good call, Skipper -- I was assuming he checked the cables...we all know what assuming gets you...

Title: Re: Hello, Very strange Issue ! Plz Help!
Post by: Jasondrake on March 10, 2008, 03:29:30 PM

he doesnt have a router just a modem and no we didnt try a different ethernet cable but would that matter since he hooked his old computer up with the same ethernet cable and it worked?

Title: Re: Hello, Very strange Issue ! Plz Help!
Post by: Aegis on March 10, 2008, 03:34:45 PM

Good point.  I don't know enough of how to advise you, but did you check the DHCP thingy Mr. Skipper pointed out?  I'm still thinking...

Title: Re: Hello, Very strange Issue ! Plz Help!
Post by: mr_skipper24 on March 10, 2008, 04:38:09 PM

Who is your internet service provider from your friends house? and what is the brand name of the modem?

Title: Re: Hello, Very strange Issue ! Plz Help!
Post by: Aegis on March 10, 2008, 04:57:07 PM

Do each of you use different providers?

Title: Re: Hello, Very strange Issue ! Plz Help!
Post by: mr_skipper24 on March 10, 2008, 05:09:17 PM

no, it depends on the how the ISP setup the modem.

Title: Re: Hello, Very strange Issue ! Plz Help!
Post by: Jasondrake on March 10, 2008, 08:07:00 PM

We both have eastlink for our ISP

Title: Re: Hello, Very strange Issue ! Plz Help!
Post by: mr_skipper24 on March 12, 2008, 12:05:51 PM

what is the brand of your modem?