Hi, I'm trying to bring some old computers back onto a network and after installing windows XP SP2 Prof (their HD's were wiped) I tried to connect them to the internet and for some reason I cannot access anything outside the internal network.
I'm not sure if it's a hardware issue because I definately can grab an IP from the server/router but I cannot ping outside the network.
The computers use old 3Com integrated network ports (old HP desktop pc's) and originally when I got the HP's, their integrated network port was disabled in the BIOS which I had to reactivate. Out of all the computers I've gotten, only one HP has managed to get online. All the other ones can get an unique IP but cannot access the internet.
I ruled out the server/router as the issue because along with the HP's, I got some old Dell's that I fixed up at the same time and they work perfectly.
Please help out and will appreciate any comments/insight! Thanks =)
I'm not sure if it's a hardware issue because I definately can grab an IP from the server/router but I cannot ping outside the network.
The computers use old 3Com integrated network ports (old HP desktop pc's) and originally when I got the HP's, their integrated network port was disabled in the BIOS which I had to reactivate. Out of all the computers I've gotten, only one HP has managed to get online. All the other ones can get an unique IP but cannot access the internet.
I ruled out the server/router as the issue because along with the HP's, I got some old Dell's that I fixed up at the same time and they work perfectly.
Please help out and will appreciate any comments/insight! Thanks =)