I can't get mine working, dang it! It's making me angry. They gave out explicit instructions on how to get it working, but of course they don't work for Windows XP! Stupid UH! DIE! Any computer gurus willing to help me out?
man i am having the SAME problems, i'm having to use earthlink dial up right now in my dorm room. dammit.
I think that may be the problem Bernie! The paper said to click the thing that said, "Obtain IP address automatically..." I don't know what the heck I'm talking about, but here's what I've done so far: I've entered in the default gateway, entered the DNS server addresses, entered in the DNS suffix (uh.edu, I could be wrong about that, and probably so.) It says DHCP enabled, but I don't know what that means either! And after that I don't know what to do, I'm pretty lost!
If you're obtaining the IP address automatically, you shouldn't have to enter the info for the default gateway... What exactly does that sheet say anyway?
In the IP address tab, select "Obtain an IP address automatically." In the Gateway tab, add this gateway: 129.7.140.254 In the DNS configuration tab, select Enable DNS and enter the following: Host: ST324 (name this uniquely based on your room) Domain: uh.edu DNS Sever Search Order: 129.7.1.1 129.7.1.20 129.7.1.6 Domain Suffix search order: uh.edu All other tabs in the TCP/IP protocol do not need to be changed. WINS Resolution in the Configuration tab is normally disabled. Click OK to the TCP/IP properties. No other changes are required to browse the internet.
ok... did you follow the instructions exactly? If so, go to run, and type in 'ipconfig', and see if you have an ip address for your computer... lemme know what u find out...
another thing... make plenty sure that the driver for your network card is properly installed. Also, make sure the driver supports Windows XP.
I couldn't get it from the run thing, because the screen would dissapear too fast. But here's what I got when I did it from the C: prompt... Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.164.88 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 129.7.140.254 129.7.141.254 129.7.142.254
You seem to have an IP address assigned by the DHCP server. Drop to the C: prompt and see if you can ping some other ip address. Type ping www.google.com Tell us what the response is. By the way, stupid question, but if your ethernet connection isn't working, what are you typing to us on? Another computer? Seems like the obvious answer, but I just hafta ask... Also, if you're on another computer typing to us, you did type the "ipconfig" on the machine where the ethernet connection is not working, didn't you?
You can check to see if you have your IP by going to a DOS prompt. Type IPCONFIG /all If you see and IP address try and renew the IP address by typing IPCONFIG /release then type IPCONFIG /renew
See if you can refresh your IP address, meaning if you can obtain a new one or not from the DHCP server. That was my problem back at my dorm when I would have an IP address on startup but I get no internet, and a symptom was that I couldn't refresh my IP. I forget how to do it on Windows XP, DoD, you know how to do it?
What happened... Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp. C:\>ipconfig/all Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : T406B Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-08-02-2F-AF-98 Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 129.7.1.1 129.7.1.20 129.7.1.6 C:\> C:\>www.google.com 'www.google.com' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. C:\>ipconfig/release Windows IP Configuration Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.164.88 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 129.7.140.254 129.7.141.254 129.7.142.254 C:\>ipconfig/renew And nothing happened after that. I've got to run to class now, I'll be back in an hour or two! Ahhhh, this is driving me nuts.
If renew is not working, then it's kind of like what happened to my computer. I forget what I did to fix it, but I just played around the computer for a couple of days, and it spontaneously started to work. Also, make sure to type 'ping http://www.google.com' when pinging the website. Have fun in class, mine don't start til tommorrow.
Whoops, I forgot to type ping infront of the google! But I did it just now and it couldn't find it anyhow though, so...
ping 127.0.0.1 and see what happens. That will let you know if you have any problems with your TCP/IP protocol. And when you ping don't type ping http:\\www.google.com I think it will only work if you type ping www.google.com
