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Connecting another computer
28-09-2011 6:33 PM
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I recently loaded up an old PC (running Windows XP) and tried to connect it to my internet by connecting it via ethernet to my router (Thomson 585v7). I expected to get a connection straight away however this wasn't the case,so I messed around for a while but still couldn't get any connection to the computer.
What could be the problem?
Thanks.
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28-09-2011 7:24 PM
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28-09-2011 9:04 PM
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28-09-2011 10:04 PM
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Quote from: spraxyt Try starting a command prompt (Start -> Run, type cmd and press enter) then type ipconfig /all at the prompt. Does it show DHCP enabled, an IP address something like192.168.1.x and DNS addresses?
Just checked,DHCP is enabled and IP/DNS adresses seem alright.
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28-09-2011 11:13 PM
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On that computer can you access the router's web interface by browsing to http://192.168.1.254?
As queried by thejudge what antivirus and firewall software is installed on the computer?
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28-09-2011 11:19 PM
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28-09-2011 11:27 PM
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Quote from: spraxyt I assume you did that on the XP computer?
On that computer can you access the router's web interface by browsing to http://192.168.1.254?
As queried by thejudge what antivirus and firewall software is installed on the computer?
Yeah,that was on the XP computer. It has Malwarebuytes and Spybot S+D installed,thats all. I can't access the router's web interface by inputting that address.
Re: Connecting another computer
29-09-2011 12:23 AM
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29-09-2011 1:37 AM
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Presumably you have Windows Firewall active. You could try temporarily disabling it.
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29-09-2011 2:00 AM
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Windows firewall is disabled but doesn't seem to have made much difference.
On the XP pc when I go onto Network Connections it says that the Internet Gateway is connect and LAN is enabled yet I still can't load up the internet or router web page on internet explorer.
Also tried assigning a static IP but it doesn't seem to have made any difference either.
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29-09-2011 11:25 AM
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29-09-2011 4:54 PM
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dick:quote
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29-09-2011 5:03 PM
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Quote I presume you mean allow the connection to look for the IP/DNS automatically
Yes, I've had a similar issue in the past trying to share a connection from one XP machine to another in the past, turning off Windows firewall and setting up specific access rules on the firewall software on each machine (using each machines's mac address) solved that eventually.
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29-09-2011 5:19 PM
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Also,if I didn't make it clear the XP machine is currently connected directly to the router via Ethernet not my other computers Ethernet port. Sorry if that wasn't clear.
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29-09-2011 5:27 PM
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If not could you post the ouput from the ping and the ipconfig/all commands.
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