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Joe wrote:
> Hi,
> It detects the speed right, I but I tried to set it manully too. Nothing
> changed. The hub it only 10Mbit. That why has only one light that indicate
> correct connection. Everything seems ok, but...
> thank you anyway.
What is the IP address and netmask of the router's LAN side?
What is the IP address and netmask of the NIC with the problem?
>
> Joe
>
> "Kaptain Krunch" <captainkrunch@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:Ms-dncw9Pp-hQ17cRVn-iQ@comcast.com...
>
>>ok, think I know what might be wrong... do you have autodetect speed
>>selected? if so try 10mbs half and see if it connects, then change to
>>manual 100mbs half then try full...your router should respond with the
>>speed
>>lights. It might be default speed of 1000mbs (unless the router is a
>>1000mbs which I doubt) Let me know...
>>
>>KK
>>
>>"Joe" <just_me@inmail.sk> wrote in message
>>news:cpt52v$og$1@nsnmpen2-gest.nuria.telefonica-data.net...
>>
>>>Hi Pablo,
>>>
>>>I tried everything you wrote, but what I all can can conclude after so
>>
>>much
>>
>>>trying is that there is some sort of incompatibility between these two
>>>devices (router and network card), because as I sad that each one works
>>>perfectly with other device (different router resp. network card) only if
>>
>>I
>>
>>>put them together I cannot establish any connection although router and
>>>windows indicate that network area is connected. Maybe it has something
>>>to
>>>do with this new 10/100/1000 Mbit NIC, because, well, I'm quite sure that
>>
>>I
>>
>>>do the configuration right. Also I've heard that this Realtek 8169 is not
>>>the high quality NIC.
>>>
>>>Joe
>>>
>>>"Pablo" <jnaut_nospam@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>>>news:10rkh4igq2hgie6@corp.supernews.com...
>>>
>>>>Joe,
>>>>
>>>>I can't resist but to ask some basic questions. I ask this one a lot
>>
>>when
>>
>>>>people say they can't ping something, because not being able to ping
>>>>something is only the tip of the iceberg. What does 'can't ping' mean?
>>>>
>>>>o 'request timed out'- That's a tough one- device you're pinging isn't
>>>>responding - could have many reasons.
>>>>o 'destination net unreachable'. This is often because the ip address
>>
>>on
>>
>>>>your laptop is on a different subnet than
>>>> your router. Check that. If the laptop has 169.65.124.12 and your
>>>>router has 192.168.1.1- that's your problem.
>>>>
>>>>On older 3com hubs, there is some memory in those routers/hubs and it
>>
>>does
>>
>>>>keep a kind of routing table. I spend over four hours trying to
>>
>>diagnose
>>
>>>>a
>>>>problem that you describe where I was getting 'destination net
>>>>unreachable',
>>>>and all the ip's were on the proper subnet. Someone said "did you
>>>>power
>>>>the
>>>>hub down and back up?" I hadn't because I figured it was a solid state
>>>>device that didn't 'remember' anything about previous connections. Try
>>>>that, and your problem might go away.
>>>>
>>>>don't discard the cable. Many years of life have been removed from
>>>>many
>>
>>a
>>
>>>>network tech trying to fix a 'computer/hardware' problem when the patch
>>>>cable they used was simply bad. Also, try different ports on the hub-
>>>>sometimes (although rare) they do go bad.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Paul
>>>>
>>>>"Joe" <just_me@inmail.sk> wrote in message
>>>>news:cpat86$99j$1@nsnmpen2-gest.nuria.telefonica-data.net...
>>>>
>>>>>Hi!
>>>>>
>>>>>I have new nootebook Acer 1522Lmi with Realtek 8169 ethernet card
>>>>>(10/100/1000Mbit) and old ADSL router 3com Office connect 812 Adsl (it
>>>>>has
>>>>>10Mbit hub). I can't get them to communicate although both works with
>>>>
>>>>other
>>>>
>>>>>hardware (my card works with different router and my router with
>>>>>different
>>>>>ethernet card). Windows XP says that Local area network is connected,
>>
>>but
>>
>>>>I
>>>>
>>>>>cannot even ping my router, I don't recieve any packets. Can you help
>>
>>me
>>
>>>>>resolve the problem? Is it some sort of incompatibility? What can I
>>>>>try
>>>>>to
>>>>>do?
>>>>>
>>>>>Thank you
>>>>>
>>>>>Joe
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
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