Wrong IP address for Internet Explorer

[rghughey]

I have a Dell desktop computer hardwired to a Linksys router. The IP address of the router is 192.168.1.1. When I start Internet Explorer 7.0 the toolbar at the bottom left of the IE screen says "Connection to 192.168.0.1" (internet connection is never made). --- How do I change the IP address in IE to agree with my router? Thanks

[rghughey]

No Body Knows Anything About This?

[johnwill]

Hold the Windows key and press R, then type CMD to open a command prompt:

In the command prompt window that opens, type type the following command:

IPCONFIG /ALL

Right click in the command window and choose Select All, then hit Enter.
Paste the results in a message here.

If you are on a machine with no network connection, use a floppy, USB disk, or a CD-RW disk to transfer a text file with the information to allow pasting it here.

[rghughey]

As requested, here is the information you asked for:

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\*********>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : 866MH
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : kc.rr.com

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : kc.rr.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Linksys LNE100TX Fast Ethernet Adapt
er(LNE100TX v4)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-12-17-58-9F-50
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 65.24.7.10
65.24.7.11
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, April 14, 2008 11:30:42 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, April 15, 2008 11:30:42 PM

C:\Documents and Settings\
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I have double checked and my original email was accurate. When I click on Internet Explorer (on my desktop), the program loads and while loading the information at the bottom left side of the window says "Connectiong to Site 192.168.0.1" and Internet Explorer never is able to connect to the outside world.

[johnwill]

The connection to the router seems to be fine. OTOH, your router is at 192.168.1.1, not 192.168.0.1, so if you're trying to connect to the setup screens of the router, you need the correct address.



Try these simple tests.

Hold the Windows key and press R, then type CMD to open a command prompt:

In the command prompt window that opens, type type the following commands one at a time, followed by the Enter key:

IPCONFIG

PING <computer_IP_address>

PING <default_gateway_address>

PING 216.109.112.135

PING yahoo.com

Right click in the command window and choose Select All, then hit Enter.
Paste the results in a message here.

<computer_IP_address> - The IP Address of your computer, obtained from the IPCONFIG command above.

<default_gateway_address> - The IP address of the Default Gateway, obtained from the IPCONFIG command above.

If you are on a machine with no network connection, use a floppy, USB disk, or a CD-RW disk to transfer a text file with the information to allow pasting it here.

[rghughey]

Results from ping tests:

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\**********>ipconfig

Windows IP Configuration


Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : kc.rr.com
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

C:\Documents and Settings\**********>ping 192.168.1.100

Pinging 192.168.1.100 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.1.100: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.100: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.100: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.100: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.100:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms

C:\Documents and Settings\**********>ping 192.168.1.1

Pinging 192.168.1.1 with 32 bytes of data:

Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.1:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),

C:\Documents and Settings\**********>ping 216.109.112.135

Pinging 216.109.112.135 with 32 bytes of data:

Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 216.109.112.135:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),

C:\Documents and Settings\**********>ping yahoo.com

Pinging yahoo.com [66.94.234.13] with 32 bytes of data:

Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 66.94.234.13:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),

C:\Documents and Settings\**********>

[clyde123]

In your Network Connection, make sure that the TCP/IP settings are set for "Obtain an IP automatically"

[rghughey]

Checked. No change necessary.

[johnwill]

I'd like to see what I requested, IPCONFIG /ALL

[rghughey]

I provided an IPCONFIG /ALL in my first response to you. The information has not change, but if you want an update please see below.
__________

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\***********>

C:\>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : 866MH
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : kc.rr.com

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : kc.rr.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Linksys LNE100TX Fast Ethernet Adapt
er(LNE100TX v4)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-12-17-58-9F-50
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 65.24.7.10
65.24.7.11
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, April 16, 2008 11:30:42 A
M
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, April 17, 2008 11:30:42 AM


C:\>

[xbookx]

the pings shows that you are unable to connect your comp to your router.

[johnwill]

I'm not sure what's going on there, because it's hard to imagine you can't ping your own router!

[rghughey]

Thanks for nothing. I didn't ask anyone to anylize my ability to ping or not, although it makes for a good point. I asked about "why Internet Explorer has the wrong address" and how to correct it.

Because you don't seem to know anything about failed ping commands, I will inlighten you. This is caused by one or more firewall problems that prevent one computer seeing another. I have resolved this part of the problem but does not address my original question.

This is the second post that I have attempted to get help and both times I get shuffled off to another part of the forum and never heard from again or you say "I don't know".

If you are a moderator then I suggest that you remove me as a registered user because I won't be back. This site is of no value to me and obviously would never dotate.

[johnwill]

Bye...

[clyde123]

My guess is that the homepage is set to 192.168.0.1
But I've no idea why anybody would do that without knowing what they're doing.

[johnwill]

I think he's gone. I'm going to close this one.