[SOLVED] Laptop seemingly connects, but doesn't really.

[BBBen]

Hi,

Just got back to my off-campus house after the easter holiday to discover that my laptop (which worked fine on my home network) will not go onto the internet despite seemingly connecting.

My ISP: Internode

Make and model of broadband modem: HDAUDIO Soft Data Fax Modem with SmartCP

Network adapter: Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN

Make and model of router: NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless ADSL Modem Router DG834G v3

It's a wireless WEP connection.

OS: Win XP Professional SP3

I have tried both firefox and chrome and they don't work.

Connecting the laptop directly with a cable to the router makes no difference, it is reported as connected but I still cannot access the internet.

I've tried to configure the router but I cannot connect to it.

All other computers and devices in the house are connecting normally.

Here is some info:

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

C:\Documents and Settings\Ben>ping 206.190.60.37

Pinging 206.190.60.37 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 206.190.60.37: bytes=32 time=168ms TTL=54
Reply from 206.190.60.37: bytes=32 time=249ms TTL=54
Reply from 206.190.60.37: bytes=32 time=281ms TTL=54
Reply from 206.190.60.37: bytes=32 time=266ms TTL=54

Ping statistics for 206.190.60.37:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 168ms, Maximum = 281ms, Average = 241ms

C:\Documents and Settings\Ben>ping yahoo.com
Ping request could not find host yahoo.com. Please check the name and try again.


C:\Documents and Settings\Ben>NBTSTAT -n

Wireless Network Connection:
Node IpAddress: [192.168.0.2] Scope Id: []

NetBIOS Local Name Table

Name Type Status
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BENPC <00> UNIQUE Registered
BENPC <20> UNIQUE Registered
WORKGROUP <00> GROUP Registered
WORKGROUP <1E> GROUP Registered

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

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : BENPC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1A-73-3A-B4-FE
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.2
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 16 April 2009 12:25:34 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 17 April 2009 12:25:34 AM

C:\Documents and Settings\Ben>

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Any help you could give me would be greatly appreciated,

Thanks in advance,

Ben

[johnwill]

TCP/IP stack repair options for use with Windows XP with SP2/SP3.

Start, Run, CMD to open a command prompt:

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

Note: Type only the text in bold for the following commands.

Reset TCP/IP stack to installation defaults, type: netsh int ip reset reset.log

Reset WINSOCK entries to installation defaults, type: netsh winsock reset catalog

Reboot the machine.

[BBBen]

That did the trick!

Thanks a ton!

[johnwill]

You're welcome.