Hey all, I have a problem and wanted to know if I could get any solutions here. I have a Dell which cannot connect to the internet, which it used to be able to do fine. From what people tell me, it's because my comp can't reach the DHCP in the router. Specifically, and I quote:
"Since you said it's cable, you probably have a single dynamic public ip address. The cable modem should be running a DHCP daemon. The router should be running a DHCP client. The router gets assigned the dynamic public ip address. The router could be set up two ways. It can be set up to assign dynamic or static private ip's to any machines behind it. Depending on this setup, you should be running a DHCP client on the computer or manually setting the ip. It really depends on how things are set up. Who configured the router setup? What ip is given to the other computer connected to the router that is still working? With this info you could manually assign an ip based off this one. Depending on the setup, you could access the router, if you know it's private ip, on port 80 for configuration options. Again this ip could be guessed based on the ip of the working computer.
Is DHCP running on the working computer? This would be a good sign that the router is dynamically allocating ips based on an ip range given to it. Make sure DHCP is listed as started on the problem box."
The problem is, I have no idea what he's talking about or in what way I can accomplish this. If someone can demystify the jargon in a way I can use it to get my Dell online, I'd be very happy.
[info]
-Dell WinXP Pro <non internet capable>
-Compaq WinXP Pro <internet capable; currently being used>
-Netgear Router
-Cable connection
I've tried the various methods:
-Tried a new NIC
-Plugged the ethernet wire into different router ports
-Possibly all the various combinations of powering down, unplugging, plugging, and waiting N minutes using the Dell, cable modem, router, and compaq trying to figure out what's wrong.
-Using /iprelease and /iprenew, always seeing the same IP has already been released and 0.0.0.0
-Try to create a new direct connection in network properties, but it won't allow me
-Tried to install the http://192.168.1.1 to access my router, but get a page failed to display
"Since you said it's cable, you probably have a single dynamic public ip address. The cable modem should be running a DHCP daemon. The router should be running a DHCP client. The router gets assigned the dynamic public ip address. The router could be set up two ways. It can be set up to assign dynamic or static private ip's to any machines behind it. Depending on this setup, you should be running a DHCP client on the computer or manually setting the ip. It really depends on how things are set up. Who configured the router setup? What ip is given to the other computer connected to the router that is still working? With this info you could manually assign an ip based off this one. Depending on the setup, you could access the router, if you know it's private ip, on port 80 for configuration options. Again this ip could be guessed based on the ip of the working computer.
Is DHCP running on the working computer? This would be a good sign that the router is dynamically allocating ips based on an ip range given to it. Make sure DHCP is listed as started on the problem box."
The problem is, I have no idea what he's talking about or in what way I can accomplish this. If someone can demystify the jargon in a way I can use it to get my Dell online, I'd be very happy.
[info]
-Dell WinXP Pro <non internet capable>
-Compaq WinXP Pro <internet capable; currently being used>
-Netgear Router
-Cable connection
I've tried the various methods:
-Tried a new NIC
-Plugged the ethernet wire into different router ports
-Possibly all the various combinations of powering down, unplugging, plugging, and waiting N minutes using the Dell, cable modem, router, and compaq trying to figure out what's wrong.
-Using /iprelease and /iprenew, always seeing the same IP has already been released and 0.0.0.0
-Try to create a new direct connection in network properties, but it won't allow me
-Tried to install the http://192.168.1.1 to access my router, but get a page failed to display
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