Ethernet Connection At Work

italianrock72 · 07-02-2009, 11:03 AM

Hi,
Alright, I am at work right now. I brought my laptop from home to work. I run the laptop at my home on wireless. At work, we have an ethernet cord we plug into the network to get online. I have a RealTek RTL8169/8110 Family Gigabit Ethernet NIC. Do I have to do something on the network to have it allow my computer to get on. Cause I know the internet works but when I plug it in it says cable unplugged. But I know it works, because I run 2 computers at work throught it. Do I need to download a driver or something? Please help. Going to lunch now.

alpenadiver · 07-02-2009, 12:48 PM

You most likely need to talk to your Network Admin, about getting access to the network. Depending on how the network / users are configured, users might be tied to a specific MAC address for there work station.

**lorjack** · 07-02-2009, 06:17 PM

Yep talk the your IT dept. you might not be able to add a computer to the network without their permission.

07-02-2009, 11:03 AM	#1 (permalink)
italianrock72 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1 OS: XP	Ethernet Connection At Work Hi, Alright, I am at work right now. I brought my laptop from home to work. I run the laptop at my home on wireless. At work, we have an ethernet cord we plug into the network to get online. I have a RealTek RTL8169/8110 Family Gigabit Ethernet NIC. Do I have to do something on the network to have it allow my computer to get on. Cause I know the internet works but when I plug it in it says cable unplugged. But I know it works, because I run 2 computers at work throught it. Do I need to download a driver or something? Please help. Going to lunch now.

07-02-2009, 12:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
alpenadiver Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Alpena, Michigan Posts: 346 OS: Windows XP Pro, Windows 7 My System	Re: Ethernet Connection At Work You most likely need to talk to your Network Admin, about getting access to the network. Depending on how the network / users are configured, users might be tied to a specific MAC address for there work station.

07-02-2009, 06:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
lorjack TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 2,205 OS: Windows 2K, XP Pro sp3, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Ubuntu	Re: Ethernet Connection At Work Yep talk the your IT dept. you might not be able to add a computer to the network without their permission. __________________ Those who can't write, write manuals. Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you...