Ok, so I have a Netgear ADSL router it, has wireless N and a built in 4 port switch.
I have the following connected to the router normally
Wired
v v v
Laptop Running Windows XP Professional
Wireless
v v v v
PS3
360
Wii
Laptop running Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit (802.11n)
Laptop Running Windows 7 Professional 32bit (802.11g)
Laptop Running Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit (802.11g)
Desktop Running Windows 7 RC1 (802.11n)
4xiPod touch (802.11g)
Any of these could be connected at any given time and they have all worked perfectly well, bar a few IP conflicts but I guess that's to be expected with so many devices connected to a single router, constantly being turned on/off
But just to clarify, that worked fine.
I bought myself a 20m cable, ran it up into the loft from the router and down into my bedroom, where it would connect to a mains powered 4 port switch, which would output to my newest PC (Windows 7 Professional 64bit) and my older 'Desktop Running Windows 7 RC1' replacing the wireless connection it was already using.
It worked for all of about 2 hours, playing Crysis over the network with my brother. Turned my PC off and when I got up in the morning, tried to use it and it wouldn't work.
This is where it gets weird, I say the connection wouldn't work, but my computer (Windows 7 pro 64bit one) claimed that the wired connection was there and that it had internet access. When I tried to surf the web, or open anything like xFire and Steam, it wouldn't do anything, it doesn't come up with any errors, it just keeps trying to access the site, doing nothing.
At the time, I could only imaging I may have partially damaged the cable running it through the loft or when trailing it around the bedroom, so I tried a different cable, this one is one that has always worked perfectly, but in this situation, it does the same thing, both cables tried, no change.
I've tried removing the switch in my room from it and connecting the long cable direct from the router to my PC, but it does the same thing. Windows reports that it is connected with an internet connection, but when I open firefox or anything, it just doesn't 'go'
Oh, I also tried plugging my laptop into the router directly (the windows 7 pro, 32bit one) and it does exactly the same thing. (this says to me that it may be windows 7 pro that's causing the problem but I don't know)
Does anyone have any ideas? I've tried to give as much detail as I can, if you need any more information or want me to try anything, let me know. But I'm absolutely stumped. What confuses me most is that it worked for a couple of hours after we first tried it, so surely something must have changed overnight... But what? :S
I have the following connected to the router normally
Wired
v v v
Laptop Running Windows XP Professional
Wireless
v v v v
PS3
360
Wii
Laptop running Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit (802.11n)
Laptop Running Windows 7 Professional 32bit (802.11g)
Laptop Running Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit (802.11g)
Desktop Running Windows 7 RC1 (802.11n)
4xiPod touch (802.11g)
Any of these could be connected at any given time and they have all worked perfectly well, bar a few IP conflicts but I guess that's to be expected with so many devices connected to a single router, constantly being turned on/off
But just to clarify, that worked fine.
I bought myself a 20m cable, ran it up into the loft from the router and down into my bedroom, where it would connect to a mains powered 4 port switch, which would output to my newest PC (Windows 7 Professional 64bit) and my older 'Desktop Running Windows 7 RC1' replacing the wireless connection it was already using.
It worked for all of about 2 hours, playing Crysis over the network with my brother. Turned my PC off and when I got up in the morning, tried to use it and it wouldn't work.
This is where it gets weird, I say the connection wouldn't work, but my computer (Windows 7 pro 64bit one) claimed that the wired connection was there and that it had internet access. When I tried to surf the web, or open anything like xFire and Steam, it wouldn't do anything, it doesn't come up with any errors, it just keeps trying to access the site, doing nothing.
At the time, I could only imaging I may have partially damaged the cable running it through the loft or when trailing it around the bedroom, so I tried a different cable, this one is one that has always worked perfectly, but in this situation, it does the same thing, both cables tried, no change.
I've tried removing the switch in my room from it and connecting the long cable direct from the router to my PC, but it does the same thing. Windows reports that it is connected with an internet connection, but when I open firefox or anything, it just doesn't 'go'
Oh, I also tried plugging my laptop into the router directly (the windows 7 pro, 32bit one) and it does exactly the same thing. (this says to me that it may be windows 7 pro that's causing the problem but I don't know)
Does anyone have any ideas? I've tried to give as much detail as I can, if you need any more information or want me to try anything, let me know. But I'm absolutely stumped. What confuses me most is that it worked for a couple of hours after we first tried it, so surely something must have changed overnight... But what? :S
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