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LBaker
1st February 2002, 22:18
Here's the deal. I can not connect to the internet through my internal ethernet card on my laptop. I use a router for my cable access. I can telnet to the router and I get an IP address from the router, but no internet access. I have an extra pc card and when I install it everything is all good. Why would I be able to get into the router but not to the internet?
pelligrini
1st February 2002, 23:46
I had to manually enter in the DNS on my machines when my ISP switched from @home to charter. DHCP wouldn't really work properly between them and my linksys router. It would grab an IP but it wouldn't work properly.

Yours is probably a totally different condition, but have you tried assigning it an IP and setting the DNS on the internal card?
LBaker
2nd February 2002, 00:03
How do you do that in win me? What is weird is it can see all the other machines on my lan. It retreives it's ip from the router fine(192.168.0.3). I've been debating about going wireless, I think this has forced the issue. :D
zhotfire
2nd February 2002, 00:20
LB, can you get a dns response with a ping? Do you get an ip back when you ping say canoe.ca?

C:\WINDOWS>ping canoe.ca

Pinging canoe.ca [207.253.106.57] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 207.253.106.57: bytes=32 time=73ms TTL=243
Reply from 207.253.106.57: bytes=32 time=71ms TTL=243
Reply from 207.253.106.57: bytes=32 time=66ms TTL=243
Reply from 207.253.106.57: bytes=32 time=49ms TTL=243

Ping statistics for 207.253.106.57:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 49ms, Maximum = 73ms, Average = 64ms
verT
2nd February 2002, 00:23
Have you tried hard coding everything (IP, DNS)you can do this through your TCP/IP setting in the network settings. You will probably have to disable WINS as well I know this can cause conflicts.
pelligrini
2nd February 2002, 00:29
I don't know about ME, but in about every other MS OS it's in TCP/IP properties of the device. It sounds like a DNS issue.

Find out what your ISP's DNS server address is, and enable DNS and enter it in. If you have another working 98 machine "winipcfg" should give you all the settings.
LBaker
2nd February 2002, 09:30
No go on all sugestions. :( I think the nic is fubar. Going shopping for a wireless setup on Monday! :D
pelligrini
2nd February 2002, 10:11
Good excuse for some new toys... :D
siggy
2nd February 2002, 20:55
LB never needs an excuse :p :D
zhotfire
3rd February 2002, 00:10
Originally posted by siggy
LB never needs an excuse :p :D
Heck, do any of us really need an excuse? :confused: ;) :)
pelligrini
3rd February 2002, 00:29
Yea, some of us do...

If one gets questioned about a purchase a "just because I wanted it" is not a very good answer, :D

even if it is the truth... ;)
Makatiel
3rd February 2002, 01:51
No.. Usually a better reason like that is needed. Though I haven't quite found one that works flawlessly yet.

When I do though I will be sure to let you know..
siggy
3rd February 2002, 12:05
Originally posted by zhotfire

Heck, do any of us really need an excuse? :confused: ;) :)

Yes I need excuses. I have not found one that works well either. :p
Makatiel
3rd February 2002, 14:40
See.. This proves that it has NOTHING to do with sex. All spouses are evil (With the exception of the few couples on the board who are both addicted ;) )
LBaker
3rd February 2002, 15:04
It's been a while since I needed to do any trouble shooting.:banghead: So I went back to basics and removed the nic in devise manager and reinstalled it. :banghead: Simple as that! :banghead: Still gonna get the wireless setup though! :gift: :D
siggy
3rd February 2002, 17:00
Originally posted by Makatiel
See.. This proves that it has NOTHING to do with sex. All spouses are evil (With the exception of the few couples on the board who are both addicted ;) )

Interesting point, I dont think we have any couples on the board. So I think we are proving the theory that opposites attrack.
siggy
3rd February 2002, 17:01
ok I stand corrected D_L_N is the whole family, but Daniel is active member.
LBaker
3rd February 2002, 17:09
Originally posted by siggy
ok I stand corrected D_L_N is the whole family, but Daniel is active member.

Don't forget Ohms and Theresa ;)
Makatiel
3rd February 2002, 17:32
Originally posted by LBaker


Don't forget Ohms and Theresa ;)

That would be the couple that I was specifically refering to in my post.
pelligrini
3rd February 2002, 18:22
What about Dnar and Tril, they fight like they have been married for years. :D
Makatiel
3rd February 2002, 18:30
ROFLMAO

I had a passing thought in that way, but I cant believe you said it.. LOL
Bruce
3rd February 2002, 20:20
What about J & W?
Makatiel
3rd February 2002, 20:29
Now that is going WAAAAYYYYY too far.. LOL
siggy
3rd February 2002, 22:17
well I think this thread beats all for Off Topic. :D
LBaker
3rd February 2002, 22:37
Topic is solved so who cares..... :D
Makatiel
3rd February 2002, 22:56
Hey.. Atleast it did not turn into a hardware thread.

So what do you all think about the PC3000 ram?

See.. Now it is a Hardware thread ;)
LBaker
5th February 2002, 11:53
Wireless is here! I'm typing from my hammock outside. Way too cool!:D :D :cool:
siggy
5th February 2002, 15:22
Originally posted by Makatiel
Hey.. Atleast it did not turn into a hardware thread.

So what do you all think about the PC3000 ram?

See.. Now it is a Hardware thread ;)

Did not turn into a hardware thread:confused: It started as a hardware thread :p :p
siggy
5th February 2002, 16:03
Originally posted by LBaker


Don't forget Ohms and Theresa ;)

Sorry about that Theresa and Ohms, did not mean to overlook you two. :hugz:
pelligrini
5th February 2002, 16:23
Originally posted by LBaker
Wireless is here! I'm typing from my hammock outside. Way too cool!:D :D :cool:
Guess I'm going to have to try out some 802.11b, It'll be a good excuse to get a laptop so I could really put it to use. :D :D
siggy
5th February 2002, 17:46
Originally posted by LBaker
Wireless is here! I'm typing from my hammock outside. Way too cool!:D :D :cool:

Outside in your hammock???? In February??? In PA????

Do you look like Papa Smurf now?
zhotfire
6th February 2002, 00:46
Sure siggy... it's no different than one of my neighbors firing up the bbq for supper! :D
Makatiel
6th February 2002, 00:49
Now a BBQ is understandable.. You can BBQ any time of the year. Hell, I have lit a BBQ in 5 inches of show just because I thought it was a good idea at the time.
LBaker
6th February 2002, 02:23
Originally posted by siggy


Outside in your hammock???? In February??? In PA????

Do you look like Papa Smurf now?


Hehe..... You see how long that post was, wasn't there for long.

Mak, the grill is fair game any time here also. ;)
LBaker
6th February 2002, 02:25
Originally posted by pelligrini

Guess I'm going to have to try out some 802.11b, It'll be a good excuse to get a laptop so I could really put it to use. :D :D


Be a good excuse for you to feel the power of AMD too! :D
Bruce
6th February 2002, 03:07
Isn't this supposed to be a hardware thread? (Maybe I can get back on topic.)

Whoot.

I just added one more item of cardboard to my boxen.

I went out and bought a (real) notebook. My last laptop was a 386. (We've had unlimited use of a 300MHz Toshiba from my wife's office, so it was hard to convice her I needed one.)

I have a brand new Sony 1.2G Athlon -- which is now being "burned in" (With any luck I should now move from page 2 onto page 1 of Dyyryath's stats.
zhotfire
6th February 2002, 04:34
Whoa.... that's a nice rig Bruce! Bet it's a real lap cooker! :eek: :D
siggy
6th February 2002, 10:12
Originally posted by zhotfire
Sure siggy... it's no different than one of my neighbors firing up the bbq for supper! :D

I think its fair to say that the BBQ/Grill is a guy thing. You will not catch me outside in the winter tring to light the coals.
siggy
6th February 2002, 10:13
Originally posted by LBaker



Hehe..... You see how long that post was, wasn't there for long.

Mak, the grill is fair game any time here also. ;)

From now on LB your title is Papa Smurf :D :D
Makatiel
6th February 2002, 20:12
Cool.. I think we will have to set up a grill somewhere on the board. You never need a reason for some good BBQ action.. You just get some beer and some buddies and go for it..
pelligrini
7th February 2002, 00:08
Originally posted by LBaker
Be a good excuse for you to feel the power of AMD too! :D
I'm not sure if it would be an AMD laptop, some quick preliminary research showed them to get unstable with the high temps. I know mine would be running at 100% 24/7. :rolleyes:
Bruce
7th February 2002, 02:14
Originally posted by zhotfire
Whoa.... that's a nice rig Bruce! Bet it's a real lap cooker! :eek: :D

Yep. There's a lot more heat coming out the back than the PII-300 ever put out.

I picked that model because the contract I'm working on will have some differential equations that will take many, many hours to solve. And when they're not running, of course, G@H gets the benefit of a pretty hot laptop -- one that never drops back into reduced power mode.

It did shut down once -- and from that, I learned to be sure to keep the vent on the back unobstructed.