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Raistlin · 15-08-2005, 18:40

Power down the mode, and then turn the firewall off.

Power down the PC.

Connect the router back into the equation.

Turn the modem on, wait for the lights to settle.

Turn the router on, wait for the lights to settle.

Turn the PC on, wait for the HDD activity light to settle, and then log in.

If all is well on this boot then it's the XP firewall which is causing problems, it could be stopping your router/modem from correctly identifying the PC and that will stop you connection dead in its tracks.

The reason I said to re-connect the router before doing this is that this will give you the protection of the in-built firewall in the router after you turn the XP one off.

See if this helps, if it doesn't we'll need to look at something else, it could be one of the settings in the router for example - you're not using it wirelessly are you?

15-08-2005, 18:40	#7
Raistlin Inactive Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Services: Depends on the person and the price they're offering Posts: 12,384	Re: Have to switch PC on twice to connect! Power down the mode, and then turn the firewall off. Power down the PC. Connect the router back into the equation. Turn the modem on, wait for the lights to settle. Turn the router on, wait for the lights to settle. Turn the PC on, wait for the HDD activity light to settle, and then log in. If all is well on this boot then it's the XP firewall which is causing problems, it could be stopping your router/modem from correctly identifying the PC and that will stop you connection dead in its tracks. The reason I said to re-connect the router before doing this is that this will give you the protection of the in-built firewall in the router after you turn the XP one off. See if this helps, if it doesn't we'll need to look at something else, it could be one of the settings in the router for example - you're not using it wirelessly are you?