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| Thread ID: 73872 | 2006-11-03 21:01:00 | Oooops- I have disabled network connections - can anyone help? | Oldferix (5581) | Press F1 |
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| 496276 | 2006-11-03 21:01:00 | In error, I appear to have disabled the internet connection in our PC. I did this by right clicking on the two little blue computers (next to the clock) that talk to each other while I was checking the 'status'. Now I can't connect to the internet using that desktop PC but I can access the internet using the laptop which connected to the desktop PC by wireless network. When I go to 'Network Connections' in the Desktop, nothing shows on that page - ie. no connection at all appears. When I check 'Device manager' in the Desktop, for the network adapter - it can't be found in that list. I used 'system restore' to hopefully restore the PC to an earlier time (before I clicked the disable button) - but that didn't help either. I have contacted my Internet Service Provider who had a few suggestions, but were perplexed when no connection showed in "Network Connection" and therefore could not help either. I disconnected and re-connected the router/phone line/cable to PC/turned PC on and off/waited, etc - but to no avail. I use D.Link DSL G604T Router/Gateway,Windows XP Home in both Desktop and Laptop What have I done? Can I 'enable' it again - somehow? Is there someone out there who knows their stuff that may be able to advise me? |
Oldferix (5581) | ||
| 496277 | 2006-11-03 21:04:00 | Do you still have the two puters in the area next to the clock? Right click on that icon and left click on REPAIR...see if that works. |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 496278 | 2006-11-03 21:16:00 | Surfer Joe, no, there aren't any computer icons showing in that area near the clock. | Oldferix (5581) | ||
| 496279 | 2006-11-03 21:17:00 | I haven't seen that done before. It is usually still under the Device Manager. Thats if your connection is ethernet and not USB. Maybe it may be worth going into the Control Panel and hit the Add/remove Hardware icon. See if it can see the network adapter. |
pheonix (36) | ||
| 496280 | 2006-11-03 21:19:00 | Ewwww!~ Let's try something else... Go to Network Connections in My Computer>> Control Panel and then try to Create A New Connection...follow the wizard and see what you get. |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 496281 | 2006-11-03 21:26:00 | Control Panel/Network connections Right click LAN connection and repair or enable. |
Safari (3993) | ||
| 496282 | 2006-11-03 21:30:00 | Surfer Joe,I have been scared to do as you suggest as perhaps I could lose internet connection with the Laptop - which gives me access to this forum. However, I will try this later - . | Oldferix (5581) | ||
| 496283 | 2006-11-03 21:34:00 | Safari, as noted earlier - there in nothing showing as a LAN connection in Control Panel/Network Connections, therefore I cannot repair/right click /properties - or anything else.But thanks anyway. | Oldferix (5581) | ||
| 496284 | 2006-11-03 21:40:00 | Phoenix, I checked the add/remove programs and found two items that could be what we are looking for - they are: VIA Rhine Family Fast Ethernet Adapter PCI SoftV92 Modem |
Oldferix (5581) | ||
| 496285 | 2006-11-03 21:44:00 | Surfer Joe,I have been scared to do as you suggest as perhaps I could lose internet connection with the Laptop - which gives me access to this forum. However, I will try this later - . All that has happened to me in the past if I did this, and it was not appropiate, was that the wizard went nowhere...nada! I do not think there's much chance doing this to mess things up...you can always disable any connection the wizard may set up anyway. Besides, are you using the puter that is having the trouble? Howzzat? Besides, having just read your post above this one, are we talking dial or DSL? This one is a dialer: PCI SoftV92 Modem |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
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