XP no network connection

[shoes]

Ok, so, I have my girlfriend's laptop. It's a 2001 vaio (very fancy back then i imagine - it's super small). It's running xp, all drivers present and correct etc.

I have uninstalled the multiple toolbars, antivirus programs etc. I would have done a clean install of xp only the machine has no cd drive and my reason for wanting to rebuild prevents pxe installation.

When i plug in a lan lead (tested on another machine without fault) windows recognises the fact and does the usual. I have been assigned an IP of 169.254.143.24 which is well within the defined range on the router. So far so good.

Internet exploder cannot connect to the internet, so I went through the usual list of checks as follows:

IP Address - present
Default Gateway - absent
DNS Server - absent
WINS Server - absent

Obtain IP address automatically - check
Obtain DNS server address automatically - check
Alternate configuration - automatic private IP address

Authentication - Enable IEEE 802.1x authentication for this network = Smart Card or other Certificate (could this be the issue?)

Firewall - Off

Internet explorer - connections - LAN - automatically detect settings - check

I cannot ping the router, I cannot ping my own website, or google, or any other machines on the network, including an apple machine.

Help!

 

[gdavies]

start > run > cmd press enter
in the dos prompt try the following commands
ipconfig/renew all
ipconfig/flushdns
ipconfig/registerdns
let me know the results

 

[shoes]

1. This operation failed as no adapter is in the state permissible for this operation

2. Successfully flushed the DNS resolver cache

3. Registration of the DNS source records for all adapters of this computer has been initiated. Any errors will be reported in the event viewer in 15 minutes...

 

[gdavies]

if you have a lan cable in then the either the driver is not correct or the network card has gone.

 

[shoes]

ok i'll download the driver and somehow get it over to the machine

 

[shoes]

argh no way to tranfer it over right now - will have a crack after dinner - cheers for you help though G, much appreciated as always!

 

[wmrcomputers]

No so likely based on what you are saying, and I agree that its most likely a driver issue... but failing that there's a few nasty's going around at the moment which are hijacking the HOSTS file on XP machines
If you try everything else without joy, try resetting the hosts file - there's plenty of simple instructions via google.

 

[John Marwood]

I've just renamed my wifi network to "Police Surveillan​ce Van #02". That should keep the neighbours​ on their toes for a while

 

[age'd parent]

I've just renamed my wifi network to "Police Surveillan​ce Van #02". That should keep the neighbours​ on their toes for a while

Skilled +1 and I laughed out loud

edit I'm going to do some thing similar to mine.

 

[age'd parent]

we need some suggestions for this, any one got something suitable?

 

[Gramaisc]

we need some suggestions for this, any one got something suitable?

Bank of Nigeria?

 

[Glam]

I've just renamed my wifi network to "Police Surveillan​ce Van #02". That should keep the neighbours​ on their toes for a while

We had block ours cos the slimeball next door tried piggy backing onto it. Wish my little soldier had thought of that 1 tho! Would skill point but gave you 1 last night for sumat x

 

[wmrcomputers]

I think you may have started something here JM.
I'm going to have to have a good think about this one lol

 

[age'd parent]

CID Interpol Liaison.

 

[Lee B]

Hello the IP address you have been assigned is a local address xp assigns when it can not find an address from the router, I would suggest entering the IP address, Subnet Mask, Gateway and DNS manually, if you have a computer that is working then look the settings this machine and set the IP address one higher. If the computer IP is 192.168.0.2 then use 192.168.0.3. To find the settings on the computer click Start > Run > type cmd and click enter type ipconfig/all and all the information will be shown. You could also uninstall the network card by right clicking on my computer and clicking manage then select devices click on network card and right click uninstall. once they are removed then reboot and the card should be detected again and either reinstall ir ask for the driver location.

 

[shoes]

Thanks for your reply Lee, very informative! I will give this a go when I get home, although we're using a USB wireless dongle now which seems to work fine. If we could get the LAN working though it would be a bonus.

 

[Vault_girl]

vault boy's old wifi was called god, so when you connected to it your computer said "you are now connected to god"