Computer Won't Connect to Internet

VonLuck

Hey. Currently I have 3 computers using the one broadband connection through a wireless router. Up until today everything was working fine. But now one of the computers, a laptop, cannot connect to the internet at all. All that comes up is "Aquiring Network Address" but doesn't connect!

Originally there were only 2 laptops using this broadband connection, but I brought my PC home for Christmas and since then problems have started occuring. One of them was a warning that popped up on the two computers stating that we were sharing an IP address. Should I be worried about this?

Also, I don't know if this is a coincidence or not, but the laptop connection stopped working when I set my connection to a wired connection whereas previously I had it as a wireless connection. I tried going back to the wireless, and even disconnecting altogether, but that didn't help.

Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

MunsterCycling

Seems you have one machine that has a static ip and is in the dhcp address pool, check all machine are set to acquire their IPs from the dhcp server (its inside your router) and this issue should stop. This issue really shouldn't happen as their should be a packet broadcast on the network by the dhcp server to check that an IP isn't already in use, which would tell the DHCP server that the IP is in use so skip to the next available IP. Very strange, anyhow the steps above should get you online.

MC

VonLuck

MunsterCycling wrote: »

Seems you have one machine that has a static ip and is in the dhcp address pool, check all machine are set to acquire their IPs from the dhcp server (its inside your router) and this issue should stop. This issue really shouldn't happen as their should be a packet broadcast on the network by the dhcp server to check that an IP isn't already in use, which would tell the DHCP server that the IP is in use so skip to the next available IP. Very strange, anyhow the steps above should get you online.

MC

Thanks for the reply. Really appreciate it.

However, I'm pretty much computer illiterate so how exactley do I go about doing what you said?

Thanks in advance.

MunsterCycling

NO probs:

Start > Run > type: cmd > press: enter key

Command prompt box will pop up and in this window type: ipconfig /all > press: enter key

Repeat this on all computers and post the print out here, then I can take you further along.

MC

VonLuck

Thanks man. Hope this can make things clearer.

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6001]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\******>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : PC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : bounce-broadband.com

Ethernet adapter Network Bridge:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : bounce-broadband.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : MAC Bridge Miniport
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-1D-7D-07-F6-02
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::f54b:fa8a:5a24:14a5%13(Preferre
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.101(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 24 December 2008 19:17:34
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 25 December 2008 19:57:48
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 84.203.254.34
84.203.255.34
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.bounce-broadband.com
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

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


Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : LD-217126
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-17-08-2F-3E-AD

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-14-A5-E1-21-B5
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255

MunsterCycling

I know this isn't directly related but do a system restore to an earlier date a nd see if the get you back up.

So from what I see above we have one XP and one Vista machine? Where is the 3rd machines info?

VonLuck

There's no problem with that computer. It's only used now and then.

System restore on which one? Both or just the one with the problem?

MunsterCycling

Just with problem

MC

mp3guy

Have you tried a hard reset on the router? That usually fixes any DHCP problems I have