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Jurasik · 30-04-2007, 21:16

Hi all.
1st post, so please bear with me. I have recently given my old PC to my sister. It was connected, via a NIC card to a Belkin router F5D7231-4 & into a Motorola SB5100 blueyonder modem. It worked in this configuration without any issues. I did a complete wipe & re-install (XP Home SP2) prior to giving it to her. I also connected using the above configurationto fully update the PC.
She was not going to go online, but she is now. She is hooked into Virgin media cable 4gb with a scientific atlanta modem 2100.
Now the problem is this: When she got connected originally, VM supplied a Motorola SB4100. The engineer did not connect the PC to the modem, just connected it to the cable & powered it up. She plugged in the ethernet cable & got... no signal. nothing, nada. The network icon had an exclaimation mark with limited or no connectivity showing. She called the helpline & got them to come out to replace the modem. She now has the modem above. She is connected to the internet through the USB connection. I want to get the ethernet working, so she can use her laptop downstairs with a wireless router. (She doesn't have a router yet)
When I looked about on the net about this problem, also on here, I found that renewing the Ip address could solve the problem. I did this through the command prompt. When it released the address, it stated that it was 0.0.0.0
When I attempted to renew, there was a long pause until the PC finally gave up, stating limited or no connectivity.
All settings in internet connections (LAN) to assign all settings automatically. I also read on here (after the last session of trying to get it to work) that looking in msconfig -> services to see if DHCP client is running. I have not tested this out.
Sorry for the long post, but does anybody have any ideas?

PS Mods, if this post is in the wrong forum, please move it.

30-04-2007, 21:16	#1
Jurasik Inactive Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 18	Ethernet connection woes... Hi all. 1st post, so please bear with me. I have recently given my old PC to my sister. It was connected, via a NIC card to a Belkin router F5D7231-4 & into a Motorola SB5100 blueyonder modem. It worked in this configuration without any issues. I did a complete wipe & re-install (XP Home SP2) prior to giving it to her. I also connected using the above configurationto fully update the PC. She was not going to go online, but she is now. She is hooked into Virgin media cable 4gb with a scientific atlanta modem 2100. Now the problem is this: When she got connected originally, VM supplied a Motorola SB4100. The engineer did not connect the PC to the modem, just connected it to the cable & powered it up. She plugged in the ethernet cable & got... no signal. nothing, nada. The network icon had an exclaimation mark with limited or no connectivity showing. She called the helpline & got them to come out to replace the modem. She now has the modem above. She is connected to the internet through the USB connection. I want to get the ethernet working, so she can use her laptop downstairs with a wireless router. (She doesn't have a router yet) When I looked about on the net about this problem, also on here, I found that renewing the Ip address could solve the problem. I did this through the command prompt. When it released the address, it stated that it was 0.0.0.0 When I attempted to renew, there was a long pause until the PC finally gave up, stating limited or no connectivity. All settings in internet connections (LAN) to assign all settings automatically. I also read on here (after the last session of trying to get it to work) that looking in msconfig -> services to see if DHCP client is running. I have not tested this out. Sorry for the long post, but does anybody have any ideas? PS Mods, if this post is in the wrong forum, please move it.