I have already tried pluggin into a different port on the router, and using a different cable (swapping between this new one and a working one). No dice.

What I am doing right now is re-installing the OS, since I have a funny feeling the drivers are somehow fucked. All the advice I have been given so far has been sound, and basically matches what it is set up as. SO I will try a fresh install and double check once again.

Yes, I am one person is who actually going to .....

format C:\

I've pulled the network card and sound card out, and I'll just see if I can get this resolved with the on motherboard network connection and sound/CD connections.

I feel bad for you man. But this thread is just downright comical to me a mac user. All these PC guys jumping on and offering up a million and one solutions and all offering good genuine help, yet nothing works and you are goign to reformat, that is just fucking crazy. I've never had an internet problem once on any mac i owned, I plug the modem in restart the computer and it's on the internet immediately, every single time no matter what happens.

I have turned off/re-booted the cable modem and router several times while troubleshooting this new pc. Is this something else?

Last hing I can suggest is checking in the device manager to make sure there is not any conflicts going on there.. If you have something in the device manager under "other" with a big question mark.. remove it

Also make sure that one of your NICs is disabled in the profile..

Check the router and make sure you have given yourself a large enough IP range..

Seems like everything else has been covered.

Ah, re-formatting on this is no big deal - it's a brand new pc, I'm not losing anything. As for all the advice, I am grateful it's being offered. It's more then Microsoft has offered LOL I am just doing a re-install so that I know I have exactly what I need installed. From there I will go thru the steps again, and only bug people who offered to help after I know I have elimated any possibility of Steve error.

After you Format C:
Install XP
Run your Mother Board Disk

Unplug you modem, for 5-15 minutes, as well as your router.
Then Turn everything on. The guy above is correct, the dhcp is not releasing the open spot.
You still might have to do the ipconfig release
ipconfig renew

If it shows No connection then something is wrong,
if it shows your connected but not sending or receiving packets,
this is exactly your problem....

Turn Modem and router off over night, LOL
Sprinkle some magic dust, it will work...

you have to restart your mac to switch networks? that sucks :Graucho



maybe this pc issue is a problem with hardware? i.e. cheap or doesn't play together nicely?? could be. mac users don't know what that feels like, because they only have 1 choice.



ahahah. sorry digi, i had to take a shot ;P

Yep we had to restart our macs all the time too. No matter what happened, every time it froze or whatever, (mac_start_sound)"BWWWAAAANGGGG!!(/mac_start_sound). I feel your pain brother.

http://www.ancientspear.com/mac.wmv

XP is flawless for me. Installed it, up and running in 20 minutes from first inserting the cd. Network works fine, everythign works fine.

Liar

Fiddy

well, formatted C and re-installed XP and the drivers - seems the pc is not releasing the IP address for the LAN when I tpye ipconfig /release

if I do this on "this" pc, I get a success message - on that new one, it shits out an IP and some info that doesn't match the working pc's

dude here is what you do, first shut down all computers, then shut off your modems and routers, count to 80 then turn on your modem then your router then your comptuers it will work after this I had this problem several times the first time i called my cable company and this is what they told me to do and it works every time


TOM

lol

Done this several times, Tom. Normally this should work, but for some reason, even though the settings are telling it to check for dynamic IP info, this puppy is not releasing the old/incorrect IP info - therefore it cant pick up the new info.

I've had the router/cable modem and all PCs off for several hours today (and yesterday).

When I type:
"C:\>ipconfig /release"
in my Win2000 pc, I get:

"Windows 2000 IP Configuration"

on the new pc:

"C:\>ipconfig /release"
shoots back a local area connection with an Autoconfiguration IP Address. It's holding onto this shit like it was gold.