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dano240 · 04-07-2009, 15:24

Hi All,

I have a Siemens Gigaset SE587 WLAN dsl which I connect to wirelessly with my Vista laptop and I have an XP Desktop which I connect to via the yellow cable into the back of the PC.

It all worked fine, both could connect to the internet and shared folders/printers but now the XP Desktop has stopped connecting to the local network and the internet.

A few things I've tried:
Turned everything off, waited, turned on again (in all combinations)

On my XP desktop I just went into Network Connections and clicked on Repair in the Local Area Connection Status and it said it was trying to Renew IP Address but after a while said it couldn't do it.

Also I can't access the router setup page from the dektop it just says page not found. (I can still get to it from this laptop OK)

Both computers have recently done Windows Security Updates (may just be a coincidence) and the vista laptop updated itself to IE 8 wheras the XP Desktop is still IE7.

Sorry for the information overload but I thought if I give all the details so far it may be clearer what's going on.

Thanks,
Dave.

04-07-2009, 15:24	#1
dano240 Inactive Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 3	Wired LAN has stopped working, wireless is OK. Hi All, I have a Siemens Gigaset SE587 WLAN dsl which I connect to wirelessly with my Vista laptop and I have an XP Desktop which I connect to via the yellow cable into the back of the PC. It all worked fine, both could connect to the internet and shared folders/printers but now the XP Desktop has stopped connecting to the local network and the internet. A few things I've tried: Turned everything off, waited, turned on again (in all combinations) On my XP desktop I just went into Network Connections and clicked on Repair in the Local Area Connection Status and it said it was trying to Renew IP Address but after a while said it couldn't do it. Also I can't access the router setup page from the dektop it just says page not found. (I can still get to it from this laptop OK) Both computers have recently done Windows Security Updates (may just be a coincidence) and the vista laptop updated itself to IE 8 wheras the XP Desktop is still IE7. Sorry for the information overload but I thought if I give all the details so far it may be clearer what's going on. Thanks, Dave.