internet problems please help

[lolumad?]

well after 1 and half hours I managed to get the file on a cd and onto my pc.  I ran the file and it did nothing.  I already had the updated drivers. 

 So that didn't work.

So I then went into my BIOS and checked the settings.

Onboard 1394 - [Enabled]
Onboard LAN - [Enabled]
Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]

I changed to last one to enabled, rebooted the computer, but it still doesn't work.

[Jonas Wauters]

Are you sure that it isn't the cable??
If i was you I would try another one.
Let us know if it worked.

Jonas

[lolumad?]

It's definetly not the cable as I tried the same cable on my sisters pc and it worked fine.

[Deerpark]

In Network Connections do you still only have a connection called 1394? How about device manager, does the network card show up there?

[lolumad?]

In Network Connections do you still only have a connection called 1394? How about device manager, does the network card show up there?

 Nope, In network connections and device manager it's only the 1394 thing showing up.

 And as I said way back in the first post, I took my network card and threw it away a while ago, which is why I was about to buy a new one from ebay until you guys said that if I have my ethernet cable plugged into my pc, I shouldn't need a new network card.

 

[lolumad?]

So what If I was just to buy a wireless usb thing like this:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WIFI-USB-WIRELESS-LAN-802-11G-11B-54MBPS-DONGLE-ADAPTER_W0QQitemZ120145030200QQihZ002QQcategoryZ45002QQcmdZViewItem

(my router is wireless)

[Jonas Wauters]

Should work.
But I can say the same thing about your network card.

Jonas

[Deerpark]

In device manager do you see something called 'other devices' with a yellow question mark beside it? And is one of these devices called 'Ethernet Controller'?
If you do, you need to install the driver for this device like described on the HP page.