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425212 2006-02-01 07:30:00 I don't have another pc connected to the same network. It's an alternative pc which I connect using ADSL to the internet.

Ran
your router can't network both pc's??

just beg/borrow/buy a hub/switch or just get a crossover cable and network them.

otherwise you'll need to elimate the OS as the cause of your problems ie 2nd install (spare hardrive??)
tweak'e (69)
425213 2006-02-01 07:48:00 One thing you could try is to fix the speed of you ethernet.

You can normaly do this on the advanced tab of your network cards hardware properties.

Try locking it to 10MBs half duplex then work upwards till happyness.

Some cards / chipsets have problems with auto speed sync.

Thanks. I tried it, but had no impact.

Ran
chermesh (4253)
425214 2006-02-01 07:50:00 your router can't network both pc's??

just beg/borrow/buy a hub/switch or just get a crossover cable and network them.

otherwise you'll need to elimate the OS as the cause of your problems ie 2nd install (spare hardrive??)

The router works with one laptop, the ne I'm writing from now, and fails to work with the other. Therefore, it's not a router problem.
I can't opt for a connection between the working and the ailing laptops since the working is borrowed, it's not mine.

Ran
chermesh (4253)
425215 2006-02-01 08:23:00 Safari,
Thanks.
I tried, but not ADSL can be established.
When I run ipconfig /all I get the folowing report:
IP Address: 0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask: 0.0.0.0
Default Gateway: none
DHCP Server: 255.255.255.255

Doesn't look good? Isn't it?

Ran

I suppose you have tried manually entering the IP address etc via Network Connections -Local Area Connection-Properties-Internet Protocol TCP/IP-Properties, rather than letting XP automatically set IP address?

Have you tried duplicating the settings for the working laptop?
Terry Porritt (14)
425216 2006-02-01 08:26:00 I suppose you have tried manually entering the IP address etc via Network Connections -Local Area Connection-Properties-Internet Protocol TCP/IP-Properties, rather than letting XP automatically set IP address?

Have you tried duplicating the settings for the working laptop?

Yes, I did. The result is that ipcong /all shows the correct parameters, but this doesn't activate connection.

Ran
chermesh (4253)
425217 2006-02-01 08:58:00 Well, perhaps it is time to consider that the built-in ethernet card and/or the ethernet socket is faulty, and it is not a software problem? Terry Porritt (14)
425218 2006-02-01 09:02:00 Well, perhaps it is time to consider that the built-in ethernet card and/or the ethernet socket is faulty, and it is not a software problem?

Since the doctor-pc test of the network card provided a pass, I believe it's ok. Still, the test is partial, not comprehensive. If I don't get any easier suggstion, I plan to install a second xp installation on a second partition, and test the card directly.

Ran
chermesh (4253)
425219 2006-02-01 09:10:00 If your router has a USB option as well as ethernet, and you have the drivers, then you could by-pass the ethernet card and try connecting via USB. Terry Porritt (14)
425220 2006-02-01 09:39:00 If your router has a USB option as well as ethernet, and you have the drivers, then you could by-pass the ethernet card and try connecting via USB.

No, the router doesn;t have a usb connector.

Ran
chermesh (4253)
425221 2006-02-01 09:46:00 if that dosent help, a knoppix or similar cd could prove if the fault is software based. (if it cant connect = hardware or external, if it can = software).
about $5 at DSE
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