New Pc on a VM internet connection

[colinuk]

Do you still have to ring Virgin when changing your PC on the broadband service. Mate of mine has got a new PC, plugged it into the same cable as the old one, doesnt work, well, cant get on the network.

Done the normal, ping 127.0.0.1. check drivers, ping a web page [didnt work] release and renew. On the renew said it cant find a dhcp server to get a IP# from and gave up after 3 mins.

Just wondering if VM need the MAC addy from it to work still?

TYIA

Colin

[r00t]

We no longer need to add your MAC.
Have you checked your services, try stopping and restarting dhcp services.
Also check your firewall isn't the cause or router if you have one.

[Graham M]

Make sure your friend has power-cycled the Modem

[colinuk]

cheers for the advice. Spoke to him and he asked me if this usb thing he had on the other PC should be plugged into the new one. I said, did the old one need it to work, yes he says.... Well, i sugested in a very nice, yet stern way, that maybe he should plug it in, guess what, it now works....

Sometimes i wonder.....


but ty for the help guys :)

ColiN

[piggy]

cheers for the advice. Spoke to him and he asked me if this usb thing he had on the other PC should be plugged into the new one. I said, did the old one need it to work, yes he says.... Well, i sugested in a very nice, yet stern way, that maybe he should plug it in, guess what, it now works....

Sometimes i wonder.....


but ty for the help guys :)

ColiN

if your friend is using bb via a stb with no router then he needs to add each new device thats why its working with the usb nic card as its already on his account