Laptop crashes when plug in ADSL cable...

rsumner · 11-04-2006, 08:58 AM

Hi!

I'm having trouble connecting to the internet with my Acer Aspire laptop using an ADSL cable coming from a router.

The account username and password are set up. When I insert the ADSL ethernet cable in to my laptop, and click 'Connect' in the dial up box, it goes through the dialling, check password etc, and in 2 seconds, I am online, and it shows as connected in the bottom right of the screen, with the speed (100Mps).

Then, my laptop just freezes. The mouse won't move, and everything is frozen. not even the Ctrl Alt Del works. I've left it at least 20 minutes and nothing happens so I have to reset. On re-startup, it goes to a blue screen and prompts to run a file check of FAT 32(?).

Have tried this a few times, all with the same result. I usually connect via WIFI at home, but I am in Beijing for 2 weeks, using a friends internet cable. Works fine on his laptop (this one- ThinkPad X41) so not the internet thats causing the problem. Have connected to the interent via cable before in England with no such probs (although that was with a USB cable - not sure if that makes any difference?)

If anyone could help, I'd be so grateful - really need my laptop. I'm using Windows XP, and have the basic Norton Security service that comes on a free trial basis with most new laptops.

Thanks in hope...

Richie.

donkey42 · 11-10-2006, 12:55 PM

i think your trying to run a laptop configured for dynamicly assigned IP and trying to use the laptop on a statically assigned IP ISP, or vice versa,

you need to reconfigure your laptop to communicate correctly with the router

11-04-2006, 08:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
rsumner Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1 OS: Win XP	Laptop crashes when plug in ADSL cable... Hi! I'm having trouble connecting to the internet with my Acer Aspire laptop using an ADSL cable coming from a router. The account username and password are set up. When I insert the ADSL ethernet cable in to my laptop, and click 'Connect' in the dial up box, it goes through the dialling, check password etc, and in 2 seconds, I am online, and it shows as connected in the bottom right of the screen, with the speed (100Mps). Then, my laptop just freezes. The mouse won't move, and everything is frozen. not even the Ctrl Alt Del works. I've left it at least 20 minutes and nothing happens so I have to reset. On re-startup, it goes to a blue screen and prompts to run a file check of FAT 32(?). Have tried this a few times, all with the same result. I usually connect via WIFI at home, but I am in Beijing for 2 weeks, using a friends internet cable. Works fine on his laptop (this one- ThinkPad X41) so not the internet thats causing the problem. Have connected to the interent via cable before in England with no such probs (although that was with a USB cable - not sure if that makes any difference?) If anyone could help, I'd be so grateful - really need my laptop. I'm using Windows XP, and have the basic Norton Security service that comes on a free trial basis with most new laptops. Thanks in hope... Richie.

11-10-2006, 12:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
donkey42 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: UK Posts: 46 OS: Kubuntu Feisty	i think your trying to run a laptop configured for dynamicly assigned IP and trying to use the laptop on a statically assigned IP ISP, or vice versa, you need to reconfigure your laptop to communicate correctly with the router __________________ Intel P4 3Ghz Ceder Mill, Corsair VS 1Gb DDR2 PC5300, Kubuntu (Feisty), NV Geforce 6200 (256Mb), Seagate HDDs, Foxconn P4M800P7MB, AC/97, Antec TP Trio 550W, AOC 7Vlr, Hayes Ethernet Router 15085 (i think)