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Old 11-05-2010, 15:33   #1
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Cannot connect the Internet after fresh XP install (Drivers are installed)
Hi as the title suggests I am having problems with an old PC im planning to sell, in that it will not connect to the internet via the onboard LAN (Realtek RTL8110 Gigabit Ethernet). I reinstalled XP on it, installed the network card driver plugged the the cable in and it fails to acquire and IP address from the router stating limited or no connectivity. I can assign a static IP, but it will still not connect to the net, it sends packets but does not recieve any, I have tried a different network card and ethernet cable but no avail. I connect the router via homeplugs.

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Re: Cannot connect the Internet after fresh XP install (Drivers are installed)
Just to confirm you are connecting it to a router and not a modem. If a modem you would need to reboot it.
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Re: Cannot connect the Internet after fresh XP install (Drivers are installed)
I assume you have power cycled the router?
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Re: Cannot connect the Internet after fresh XP install (Drivers are installed)
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Hi as the title suggests I am having problems with an old PC im planning to sell, in that it will not connect to the internet via the onboard LAN (Realtek RTL8110 Gigabit Ethernet). I reinstalled XP on it, installed the network card driver plugged the the cable in and it fails to acquire and IP address from the router stating limited or no connectivity. I can assign a static IP, but it will still not connect to the net, it sends packets but does not recieve any, I have tried a different network card and ethernet cable but no avail. I connect the router via homeplugs.

Any ideas?

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Do the homeplugs have any kind of encryption on them? If so, is the encryption in the form of a key that is stored in the homeplug software?

Is there any possibility of plugging the PC straight in to the router.
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Re: Cannot connect the Internet after fresh XP install (Drivers are installed)
Everything has been power cycled, it is just this one PC that does not want to connect the net I have tried other PCs and they have connect to the net fine, no encryption on the homeplugs.
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Re: Cannot connect the Internet after fresh XP install (Drivers are installed)
Is your network card falling back to an APIPA(169.254.0.x) address when DHCP fails? It should do BTW.
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Re: Cannot connect the Internet after fresh XP install (Drivers are installed)
Yes it gets a 169 IP.
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