SOcRatEs
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I build systems in my condo.
I use cox cable with motorola surfboard SB5100 & linksys WRT54G v3 wireless.
I have one hardwired and one wireless.
When I build new systems they are hard wired to the router after windows install.
They obtain everything auto, ip, dns, dhcp etc. and connect to inet with no trouble.
1 in 6 systems will have a problem connecting to inet directly through modem or router/modem,
once system is sold and moved to new location. All machines have onboard nic's 10/100 min.
In order to access files I keep on my main machine, to complete installs,
I setup a network using the network setup wizard naming the network SOCRATES.
I also use on all machines:
run/cmd/net user guest ******, to protect guest account access.
With the troubled machine, when I run/cmd/ipconfig, everything shows up
0.0.0.0
I am un-able to ping anything, regardless of modem or router use.
Normally I would log onto the router and DHCP release/renew but I'm not able to log on to the router,
in this case a new D-link wireless 4 port switch.
2 other machines at this new location are able to us all three combinations; modem direct,
or modem/router and wirleless to access inet.
I'm not sure what I'm missing.....any ideas?
Thank you!
I use cox cable with motorola surfboard SB5100 & linksys WRT54G v3 wireless.
I have one hardwired and one wireless.
When I build new systems they are hard wired to the router after windows install.
They obtain everything auto, ip, dns, dhcp etc. and connect to inet with no trouble.
1 in 6 systems will have a problem connecting to inet directly through modem or router/modem,
once system is sold and moved to new location. All machines have onboard nic's 10/100 min.
In order to access files I keep on my main machine, to complete installs,
I setup a network using the network setup wizard naming the network SOCRATES.
I also use on all machines:
run/cmd/net user guest ******, to protect guest account access.
With the troubled machine, when I run/cmd/ipconfig, everything shows up
0.0.0.0
I am un-able to ping anything, regardless of modem or router use.
Normally I would log onto the router and DHCP release/renew but I'm not able to log on to the router,
in this case a new D-link wireless 4 port switch.
2 other machines at this new location are able to us all three combinations; modem direct,
or modem/router and wirleless to access inet.
I'm not sure what I'm missing.....any ideas?
Thank you!