Works on one system not the other

jakemdsn89 · 10-02-2009, 03:12 PM

Hello, i am helping a friend with thier network. They have a cable running directly from the DSL router to the PC. They have two systems a laptop and a desktop. And when I plug the cable into the laptop it works fine, but when I plug the cable into the desktop it reconises the cable but does not recieve an IP address it just says "Limited or No Connectivity".

The laptop that does work is a Dell Inspiron 1100 running Windows XP Home w/ Service Pack 3. The desktop is a Dell PowerEdge 400SC running a fresh install of Windows XP Pro. Both systems are using the integrated Network adapters.

I have tryed everything that I can think of and am just at a dead end. So any help you can offer would be greatly appriciated, Thank You.

skuby1968 · 10-02-2009, 03:32 PM

does the laptop have a fixed IP or dhcp enabled? What happens if you give the desktop a fixed ip address on range of the router?

jakemdsn89 · 10-02-2009, 05:37 PM

Neither system has a fixed IP. But if I give one to the Desktop it looks like it is connected, but I try to connect to the internet and it don't work.

lilwagin · 10-03-2009, 07:52 PM

I am having the same problem I have two laptops that connect with no problem but the desktop will not connect via cable or wireless. I have tried to manually enter the ip address, reset everthing, reset winsock, I have even did a system restore back to june 2009 and still have the same problem....

blackcivic · 10-03-2009, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by jakemdsn89

Neither system has a fixed IP. But if I give one to the Desktop it looks like it is connected, but I try to connect to the internet and it don't work.

if you go to the command line start > run > cmd and type in ipconfig what is the ip you get? If you get an ip starting with 169 then that ip is an address auto generated by the computer

try and go to device manager, disable and re-enable the nic. If that fails uninstall your nic driver, by right clicking the nic driver, uninstall, then go to actions and scan for hardware changes, and it should auto detect the nic

**2xgrump** · 10-04-2009, 05:56 PM

Hi Jake...pls do this....click on start => right click My Computer =>Hardware tab =>Device Manager and find the Ethernet Adapter driver, is there a Yellow !? if it doesn't rt click on that adapter and choose Update Driver and see what happens.

10-02-2009, 03:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
jakemdsn89 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 2 OS: Windows Vista x64	Works on one system not the other Hello, i am helping a friend with thier network. They have a cable running directly from the DSL router to the PC. They have two systems a laptop and a desktop. And when I plug the cable into the laptop it works fine, but when I plug the cable into the desktop it reconises the cable but does not recieve an IP address it just says "Limited or No Connectivity". The laptop that does work is a Dell Inspiron 1100 running Windows XP Home w/ Service Pack 3. The desktop is a Dell PowerEdge 400SC running a fresh install of Windows XP Pro. Both systems are using the integrated Network adapters. I have tryed everything that I can think of and am just at a dead end. So any help you can offer would be greatly appriciated, Thank You.

10-02-2009, 03:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
skuby1968 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 14 OS: win 7	Re: Works on one system not the other does the laptop have a fixed IP or dhcp enabled? What happens if you give the desktop a fixed ip address on range of the router?

10-02-2009, 05:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
jakemdsn89 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 2 OS: Windows Vista x64	Re: Works on one system not the other Neither system has a fixed IP. But if I give one to the Desktop it looks like it is connected, but I try to connect to the internet and it don't work.

10-03-2009, 07:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
lilwagin Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1 OS: vista	Re: Works on one system not the other I am having the same problem I have two laptops that connect with no problem but the desktop will not connect via cable or wireless. I have tried to manually enter the ip address, reset everthing, reset winsock, I have even did a system restore back to june 2009 and still have the same problem....

10-04-2009, 05:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
2xgrump Mentor Networking Forums Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,188 OS: Vista-sp2/Win2003Server-R2/SBS2003/XP-sp3	Re: Works on one system not the other Hi Jake...pls do this....click on start => right click My Computer =>Hardware tab =>Device Manager and find the Ethernet Adapter driver, is there a Yellow !? if it doesn't rt click on that adapter and choose Update Driver and see what happens. __________________ Networking Forums "Peace" RD If TSF helped you pls. consider Donating. Thanks.