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Windows SP2 Problem

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  1. MR. MEOWGI

    MR. MEOWGI Contributing Member

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    Well I finally installed Windows SP2 at home yesterday, even though I heard some bad things about it. I didn't need it until a mp3 player I was trying to hook up wanted it to be recognized.

    Now I can connect to the mp3 player but I have no internet connection. Since most people installed SP2 a long time ago I'm guessing others have been through this.

    Windows Firewall says it isn't running and I do have Sygate firewall running.

    I Googled the problem and downloaded a couple of patches I have yet to try, but I was just wondering if anyone here have dealt with this already and had some ideas etc.

    Thanks in advance....
     
    #1 MR. MEOWGI, Jan 25, 2006
  2. hotballa

    hotballa Contributing Member

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    What MP3 player is causing the issue?

    Also when you say you cant connect to the internet, you mean the MP3 player doesn't connect but that Firefox/IE can still connect right?
     
    #2 hotballa, Jan 25, 2006
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    How do you connect --- cable/dsl/dialup?
    Try going to Network Connection. Right click on your connectoid and click on repair.
     
    #3 aeroman10, Jan 25, 2006
  4. OldManBernie

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    Can you turn off the Sygate firewall? If not, then make sure to add the IP Address range your router use as permitted IPs.
     
    #4 OldManBernie, Jan 25, 2006
  5. MR. MEOWGI

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    Thanks.

    How do you do that?
     
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    I don't use your firewall and I am assuming you are working off of a router. The procedure is generally pretty simple...

    1) go to "run" on the start menu, and type in "cmd" and press enter.
    2) in command prompt, type: "ipconfig" and press enter. This gives you your IP address. If your IP address is 192.168.1.<something>, then you want to set the IP address range for your firewall to be 192.168.1.0 to 192.168.1.254. Basically, the IP range is based on your first 3 numbers.
    3) If you have an active firewall, it's probably an icon on the bottom right corner of your taskbar (next to the clock). Right-click on the firewall and fiddle with the options.
    4) You should be able to find a place to enter a "permitted IP range". Just enter the values I have above and save the settings.

    I hope it works!
     
    #6 OldManBernie, Jan 25, 2006
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    http://192.168.1.1

    that will get you into your router admin page.
     
    #7 hotballa, Jan 25, 2006
  8. MR. MEOWGI

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    Oh wait. I dont even have a router. Sorry, I was thinking it wa just a setting or something. MIND WENT BLANK... :eek:
     
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  9. hotballa

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    Is your modem connected to your ocmputer via a USB port or Ethernet port?
     
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    Ethernet
     
    #10 MR. MEOWGI, Jan 25, 2006
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    Still need to know what MP3 player is causing the problem.
     
    #11 hotballa, Jan 26, 2006
  12. mleahy999

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    Did you try turning off the firewall? See if that is causing the trouble.
     
    #12 mleahy999, Jan 26, 2006
  13. MR. MEOWGI

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    Thanks everybody. When I got home yesterday it was working. So this thread was for nothing. I have no idea what happened. Maybe it just took a couple of restarts for it to work again...
     
    #13 MR. MEOWGI, Jan 26, 2006
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