Weird, unwired network problem

[shropshire 0]

Hi folks.. can one of you network aces please help a chap out?

Where I am at the moment, there is a WiFi network with 2 laptops. (mine running XP and the other Windows 7). There is also a desktop P.C (XP) that is wired into the Router (Netgear).

The problem is that the Windows 7 laptop keeps losing Internet connectivity (since we had a power cut the other day!! - All was O.K before hand) and I can only make it permenant by unplugging the wired desktop P.C.

So it looks like an i/p conflict problem - except that it isn't - looking at each P.C they all have diferent i/p addresses (given to themby the router) and the Router Admin log-on Utils show 3 different connections with seperate i/p's.

I have :-

Rebooted the router and all P.Cs

Tried different port on the router for the Desktop

Ipconfig /release and renew all P.Cs (but they all have different addresses anyway)

So WTF is going on?

P.S my Dell Netbook is having no problems at all

(.)Y(.)
Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[hookitt 0]

Go to the Windows 7 machine device manager and uninstall the Wireless NIC ... back to this machine in a minute.

Clear the leases from the router. ipconfig/release and renew all be the Windows 7.

Back to the Windows 7 Machine Scan for changes or reboot the machine. Reconnect to the wireless network and see what happens.

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[shropshire 0]

Thanks

I can't see how to clear the DHCP table on this router (DG834G) ... without Resetting to factory settings ... I did power it down foir a couple of hours ... No Joy....

I'll keep on RTFMing

(.)Y(.)
Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[TheCaptain 2]

I am having the same issue with my sons Playstation 3. Power company came out and change the power meter to a digital one shuting power off to the house, funny they never notified us about it. Anyway my sons PS3 was on at the time now it will not find the wireles router but everything else we have has no problem finding it.

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[nigel99 144]

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Hi folks.. can one of you network aces please help a chap out?

Where I am at the moment, there is a WiFi network with 2 laptops. (mine running XP and the other Windows 7). There is also a desktop P.C (XP) that is wired into the Router (Netgear).

The problem is that the Windows 7 laptop keeps losing Internet connectivity (since we had a power cut the other day!! - All was O.K before hand) and I can only make it permenant by unplugging the wired desktop P.C.

So it looks like an i/p conflict problem - except that it isn't - looking at each P.C they all have diferent i/p addresses (given to themby the router) and the Router Admin log-on Utils show 3 different connections with seperate i/p's.

I have :-

Rebooted the router and all P.Cs

Tried different port on the router for the Desktop

Ipconfig /release and renew all P.Cs (but they all have different addresses anyway)

So WTF is going on?

P.S my Dell Netbook is having no problems at all

Could this be a UK based Windows 7 update quirk - cause we have had the identical problem on a Windows 7 PC since the middle of last week! It is also wirelessly connected. My daughter is going nuts without the internet

Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

[regulator 0]

Have you tried....start>run>services.msc
then verify if the Wireless Zero Config Service is running? If not enable it.

[shropshire 0]

I'm in France ... but it could be a W7 issue (all other P.Cs are working fine)

(.)Y(.)
Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[shropshire 0]

I'l take a look in the morning - to see which service are running etc... but can't see it being that myself - ta. I think that it's a router (or the desk top P.C) problem as the lappies would not have been affected by the power outage (Router and Desktop).

(.)Y(.)
Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[regulator 0]

While you're at it see if you can re-start the DHCP service as well. Not saying that's it but trying to eliminate the easy stuff first.

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Also...if you know the default admin password for netgear routers are you able to access the device using the default gateway IP? I would tool around in the config utility for the router and see if you can set it back to default settings and see if that makes a difference.

[shropshire 0]

Cheers - I've restarted the DHCP on the router and will be testing in the morning - thanks again.

(.)Y(.)
Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[shropshire 0]

Well, I unchecked the DHCP setting (on the Router) and then checked it again and after a reboot everything is O.K again.

Thanks

(.)Y(.)
Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[hookitt 0]

Ok skip all that other stuff I wrote then

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[regulator 0]

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[shropshire 0]

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Ok skip all that other stuff I wrote then

Did the good bits - thanks

(.)Y(.)
Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome