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Local Only-Can Network to Other Laptop Though?

  • 22-03-2011 12:55PM
    #1
    sonic.trip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 921 ✭✭✭


    I know a bit about networking but this is driving me mad, my laptop has dropped the internet to local only. I have tried everything to get it back but nothing.

    I have tried manually entering an ip and dns, resetting adapters, deleting network and reconnecting and nothing, however when I click on the network tab I can see my girlfriends laptop connected to it and I can login to her laptop and even transfer files :confused:

    I also can't connect to the wireless router only trhough her laptop, has anyone got any idea how to fix this cause I am boggled??


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  • #2
    FSL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,456 ✭✭✭FSL


    Turn off your firewall and try it. If you can then connect to the router admin page and the internet then it's a firewall setting that is preventing you.


  • #3
    Jumpy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,606 ✭✭✭Jumpy


    Is your default gateway the same IP as the internet router?


  • #4
    sonic.trip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 921 ✭✭✭sonic.trip


    Jumpy wrote: »
    Is your default gateway the same IP as the internet router?

    will try the firewall now, thanks

    when I entered it in manually I entered the default gateway as the ip of the netgear router; so 192.168.0.1


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