computer help, i cant connect to internet
 

i just formatted my desktop computer and reintalled windows xp pro and now i cant get the internet to connect (im on laptop). im connected to a linksys cable modem thru ethernet cable.

on my network connections tab, it shows 1394 connection and in properties of that it shows status is connected.

i dont know whats wrong, but im not thinking straight right now which is probably half the problem....

help me out, id appreciate it :error

Coming through a router? can you reach 192.168.1.1? or .2 or .0 as the case may be...

im not sure, bump to help you

maybe not the right ethernet card driver installed?

yeah thats probably it...

make sure u install the drivers for the nic and/or goto device manager then reinstall them for that specific network adapter...

also if u do see the icon for that adapter and it looks like its already there, make sure its not disabled...


if its a wireless on a laptop make sure u turned the wifi on... fucking switch fucked me for 3 hours once until i turned on the lights and realized it was OFF.

also if u wanna get off windows maybe try this: http://www.ubuntu.com/


really sweet!
http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop

Good stuff :thumbsup