level of computer experience: Novice


Hi could anyone help me out?

I decided to tool around with my network so i could file share between my pc and laptop (which didn't work cause i don't know much about this stuff) and now on my laptop LAN doesn't work. the Local area connection says it pretty much works but it says "network cable unplugged" so technically it doesn't work. The wireless card works (u.s. robotics)it says it gets a strong signal to my router (netgear mr814). Ive tried uninstalling the network adapter (start>control panel>system>hardware>device manager) but it just reinstalls itself automatically and still says the same thing. What do i need to do to get it to connect to the net again? Everything on my PC still works fine its just the laptop that is having issues

thanks a bunch
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1. the results of an ipconfig when you are connected via wireless:

I'm getting the Autoconfiguration Ip address starting with 169

when i typed ipconfig/release it says
no operation can be performed on local area connection while it has its media disconnected.

Ethernet adapter local area connection:
Media state : Media disconnected


when i typed ipconfig/renew it says
no operation can be performed on local area connection while it has its media disconnected.
An error occurred while renewing interface wireless network connection: an operation was attempted on something that is not a socket


so then i followed this link

i got up till the "Click on 'start' then 'run', type the following: netsh int ip reset log.txt Click 'ok'" info

So far everything still says that "network cable unplugged" What am i doing wrong?

I'm guessing that you're WEP/WPA security is messed up.

If you've read the second sticky you know that a 169 IP address means the PC self-assigned one because it couldn't talk to the router.

However, let's make sure this is a wireless configuration issue and not a laptop issue. To determine this, connect the laptop to the router via a wired ethernet connection and reboot the laptop.

If you have a successful network connection, we have successfully isolated the problem to being one of wireless configuration.

The easiest way to resolve this is to go to the second sticky and follow the step-by-step instructions for establishing a wireless network. Make sure you do a hard reset on the router (this is important) and also make sure you use the wireless configuration tool supplied by the manufacturer, not the windows Wireless Zero Configuration utility (This is also important as the WZC is problematic)

souperbait00 said:I'm pretty sure the router is working because the card shows a strong connection and the wireless network connection is enabled and working perfectly.


EDIT: ok connecting the cat 5 to my router has made the LAN work.Good. So we proved that its not a PC software issue. Post back when you've reconfigured your wireless connection from a clean slate

double post

ellory said:souperbait00 said:while the cat5 has enabled the LAN to work. i cant seem to get IE or aol etc to connect to the net from working offline.

is this a problem or should i just try the instructions you said and move on.You have a problem and should not move on until we figure out what has caused this and how to resolve it.

It may have something to do with the other web page you linked to earlier. Some of the advice there is bad and may have compounded your problems

Please post back with specifics of what AOL is doing. Try a ping to yahoo or another website and post back the results

eek didnt see this post before i downloaded the firmware on my pc to the netgear router. i unplugged the router and have also restarted it and the laptop. so far it doesnt seem to have fixed the issue.

You are still putting the cart before the horse. Please do an "ipconfig /all" and post the entire results here. The fact that the wireless monitor says you have a strong connection doesn't mean a thing. It is only a measure of recieved signal strength and only tells you that the wireless card in the router is working. It has absolutely nothing to do with whether the laptop is actually connected or not.

I'm lost.

Please connect back to a wired connection. Post back with the results on an ipconfig /all. Also verify you have internet, AOL, etc. connectivity

Let's make sure your can connect over a wired connection before we move on to wireless

mogalapr said:Do you have any fire wall on this computer? May be you need to configure your fire wall. Like if you have your firewall set to block all or something like that that pretty much is the problem.A firewall shouldn't prevent assignment of an IP address.

Frankly, though, I'm having a very difficult time understanding exactly what happened originally and what steps are being followed now - and the effect they're having.

souperbait00, no offense intended, but absolute precision is required for remote troubleshooting in the fashion that we're operating.

I'm thinking that you should find a friend or hire someone locally to help you

ellory said:mogalapr said:Do you have any fire wall on this computer? May be you need to configure your fire wall. Like if you have your firewall set to block all or something like that that pretty much is the problem.A firewall shouldn't prevent assignment of an IP address.

Frankly, though, I'm having a very difficult time understanding exactly what happened originally and what steps are being followed now - and the effect they're having.

souperbait00, no offense intended, but absolute precision is required for remote troubleshooting in the fashion that we're operating.

I'm thinking that you should find a friend or hire someone locally to help you

I'm giving you all the info and have written down every step ive done from the stickys you have told me to go to. not sure what you think i'm not letting you know.

Assuming this is from a wired connection, your entire IP connection is somehow broken. More puzzling is that you reported that you had LAN access when you were connected via wired ethernet. Which is impossible with this 169 address.

Again, no offense intended, but I'm just not understanding - maybe its just been a long day for me and I'm just not getting.

Regardless, I'm clearly not helping and will leave this to others

Best of luck