Comments on: Why are my wireless computers working but my computer connected to the router isn’t? http://www.fatebistro.com/why-are-my-wireless-computers-working-but-my-computer-connected-to-the-router-isnt.php The world of computers at your fingertips Sun, 15 Aug 2010 17:58:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Doug H http://www.fatebistro.com/why-are-my-wireless-computers-working-but-my-computer-connected-to-the-router-isnt.php/comment-page-1#comment-123 Doug H Sun, 28 Sep 2008 07:23:22 +0000 http://www.fatebistro.com/why-are-my-wireless-computers-working-but-my-computer-connected-to-the-router-isnt.php#comment-123 If you want it fixed follow these steps IT WiLL WORK STEP 1. first download and run winsockXPfix here: after the reboot try your internet. If it fails proceed to step 2. STEP 2. Go to one of the laptops that have internet connectivity and view the ip address settings. (StartRuntype cmdEntertype ipconfigenter) write down the values for: IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway Turn off the laptop go to the problem computer and assign a static IP address using the values that you wrote down. here's how: StartRuntype control panelEnterNetwork Connections right clic on the local are connection icon clic properties. Highlight Internet Protocol TCP/IP clic properties enter the values that you wrote down. ALSO check the box use the following DNS server address enter the sme value that you used for default gateway into the Preferred DNS Server box Click OK wait for a munute and try your internet. if it fails proceed to step 3 STEP 3. replace the CAT 5 network cable try the internet if it fails proceed to step 4 STEP 4. replace the network interface device (card) try the internet if it fails repeat step 2 If that fails send me an email and we can have a good cry! If you want it fixed follow these steps IT WiLL WORK

STEP 1. first download and run winsockXPfix here:

after the reboot try your internet. If it fails proceed to step 2.

STEP 2. Go to one of the laptops that have internet connectivity
and view the ip address settings.
(StartRuntype cmdEntertype ipconfigenter)
write down the values for:
IP Address
Subnet Mask
Default Gateway
Turn off the laptop
go to the problem computer and assign a static IP address
using the values that you wrote down. here’s how:
StartRuntype control panelEnterNetwork
Connections right clic on the local are connection icon
clic properties. Highlight Internet Protocol TCP/IP
clic properties
enter the values that you wrote down.
ALSO check the box use the following DNS server address
enter the sme value that you used for default gateway into
the Preferred DNS Server box
Click OK
wait for a munute and try your internet.
if it fails proceed to step 3
STEP 3. replace the CAT 5 network cable
try the internet
if it fails proceed to step 4
STEP 4. replace the network interface device (card)
try the internet
if it fails repeat step 2
If that fails send me an email and we can have a good cry!

]]> By: Matthew R http://www.fatebistro.com/why-are-my-wireless-computers-working-but-my-computer-connected-to-the-router-isnt.php/comment-page-1#comment-122 Matthew R Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:27:22 +0000 http://www.fatebistro.com/why-are-my-wireless-computers-working-but-my-computer-connected-to-the-router-isnt.php#comment-122 Make sure you are not plugging in to the WAN port. That port should connect your router to your modem. Make sure you are not plugging in to the WAN port. That port should connect your router to your modem.

]]> By: dewcoons http://www.fatebistro.com/why-are-my-wireless-computers-working-but-my-computer-connected-to-the-router-isnt.php/comment-page-1#comment-121 dewcoons Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:59:18 +0000 http://www.fatebistro.com/why-are-my-wireless-computers-working-but-my-computer-connected-to-the-router-isnt.php#comment-121 If you are getting a 169.254.xxx.xxx address, that means that the router for some reason is not giving your PC an IP address. Check the router to be sure that DHCP (that is the protocol that gives out IP addresses) is enabled, andhas a large enough range of numbers to hold all the computers connected. (You can't connect 10 PCs with a range of only 9 numbers). Reboot. If you still do not get an IP address, you can go in and manual give the PC an IP address. Go into the Network Neighborhood and right click on your network card. Assign it an IP with the first three numbers the same the numbers in your router's address (not the ISP's modem). Subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. Default gateway should be your router's IP address. Also set the DNS server to the router's IP address. It should work after that. If you are getting a 169.254.xxx.xxx address, that means that the router for some reason is not giving your PC an IP address.

Check the router to be sure that DHCP (that is the protocol that gives out IP addresses) is enabled, andhas a large enough range of numbers to hold all the computers connected. (You can’t connect 10 PCs with a range of only 9 numbers). Reboot.

If you still do not get an IP address, you can go in and manual give the PC an IP address. Go into the Network Neighborhood and right click on your network card. Assign it an IP with the first three numbers the same the numbers in your router’s address (not the ISP’s modem). Subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. Default gateway should be your router’s IP address. Also set the DNS server to the router’s IP address.

It should work after that.

]]> By: pete_can_do http://www.fatebistro.com/why-are-my-wireless-computers-working-but-my-computer-connected-to-the-router-isnt.php/comment-page-1#comment-120 pete_can_do Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:14:05 +0000 http://www.fatebistro.com/why-are-my-wireless-computers-working-but-my-computer-connected-to-the-router-isnt.php#comment-120 Check the modem to see if there are still any DHCP address left for it to hand out. Check if the DHCP server can hand out IP addresses to the wired computers, not just to the wireless computers. Check if you can have both a wireless and a wired connection at the same time (some modems will only allow one type of connection). Check if your network card is installed properly. Check if the cable is still good, swap it with a different cable if you can. Check the modem to see if there are still any DHCP address left for it to hand out. Check if the DHCP server can hand out IP addresses to the wired computers, not just to the wireless computers.
Check if you can have both a wireless and a wired connection at the same time (some modems will only allow one type of connection). Check if your network card is installed properly. Check if the cable is still good, swap it with a different cable if you can.

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