Please help with network.

[Flynte]

Hello

I have two machines, a laptop running xp proffesional sp2 and a desktop running xp home edition. I have just upgraded my router from a voyager 2019 to a voyager 2110. Both machines are connected to router by cable.
Now the laptop running xp proff has picked up the new router with no problems and works fine. However the desktop running home edition just will not connect at all , yet when i change the router back to the old 2019 it connects first time..Now i configured the router with the laptop with my user name and password so i know the router is set up right.
Can anyone offer any advice as to what i need to do to fix this please.

thanks in advance.

[danielf]

Does the desktop have the correct IP address for the gateway?

[Flynte]

Originally Posted by danielf

Does the desktop have the correct IP address for the gateway?

I have no idea how would i check

and

it must have an ip address as it will still connect with the old router.....or am i being dumb here .... and missing something .... not really a very technical person ....

[Aragorn]

Did you configure a fixed IP address on the desktop with the old router?
In a DOS window ('Start', 'Run', "cmd") type in
ipconfig /all
In the output, look for
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

You could also compare the IP address with the one on the laptop - they should both be similar to each other and something like 192.168.1.100

[Dai]

As Aragorn said, do the ipconfig /all and post what the system is showing as IP address when connected to the new router.
You may have a fixed IP set which is in the wrong group for the new router.
Post 192.x.x.x IPs for both working and non-working PCs.

[progers]

Just try the following from the XP Home desktop:

START RUN then type "CMD" in the box - this brings up a black DOS window.

Type exactly as shown: ipconfig /release

after a few mins type: ipconfig /renew

Let us know if this solves the problem

[popper]

Originally Posted by Flynte

Hello

I have two machines, a laptop running xp proffesional sp2 and a desktop running xp home edition. I have just upgraded my router from a voyager 2019 to a voyager 2110. Both machines are connected to router by cable.
Now the laptop running xp proff has picked up the new router with no problems and works fine. However the desktop running home edition just will not connect at all , yet when i change the router back to the old 2019 it connects first time..Now i configured the router with the laptop with my user name and password so i know the router is set up right.
Can anyone offer any advice as to what i need to do to fix this please.

thanks in advance.

which, proves theres no problem with the PC hardware....

its's an OS software setting problem...., now as can be seen, it appears your new to all this , so we could go all around the houses as the threads doing now, OR you can do the simple first thing...

(assuming your on XpSP2 and only have one network card), and just remove the network card with the problem setting, and just let windows re-install it and put all the generic entrys back in , and it should then just work.

start/right click "my computer"/manage/"device Manager"/"network Adaptors" find that offending network card and right click uninstall, done.

reboot or right click the top entry " the pcs name" and "scan for hardware changes" the network card will be Reinstalled and be given a totally seperate "local Area Connecion No." to what it had before (totally new and seperate entry in the registry)and just work fine as its auto set for "obtain an IP address Automatically"

a 2 minute job when you have the drivers already on the machine, simple ,easy and not over complicated for people somewhat new to LAN networking but long time PC users.

or you can go hunting around that networking LAN tcp/IP "obtain an IP address Automatically" setting if you prefer and change it to auto etc...

and BTW,