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Connected Pc to yellow cable from eircom broadband box

  • 05-07-2012 1:36pm
    #1
    leon76
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 143 ✭✭


    I recently moved office and I now work from home. Cut costs and all that.

    I tried to connect to the net by plugging the yellow cable from the eircom broadband box to the back of the computer.

    However I still cannot connect to internet. Does anyone know a solution to this problem. Wi fi and everything works fine with laptop etc.

    regards

    Leon. :confused:


Comments

  • #2
    mach1982
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 760 ✭✭✭mach1982


    What was is plug in to to before ?
    Is it fatter than a phone cable?

    BTW it called a lan cable, i


  • #3
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,522 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Sounds familiar, there isn't another LAN socket on the back of your computer other than the one youre using now is there?


  • #4
    leon76
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 143 ✭✭leon76


    mach1982 wrote: »
    What was is plug in to to before ?
    Is it fatter than a phone cable?

    BTW it called a lan cable, i

    Yes its a lan cable , yellow in color and thicker than a phone cable


  • #5
    dub45
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,450 Mod ✭✭✭✭dub45


    Will the laptop work via the Ethernet? (make sure wifi is off)


  • #6
    leon76
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 143 ✭✭leon76


    Yes, I tried the cable plugged into laptop and it works fine. Wi Fi is off


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  • #7
    leon76
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 143 ✭✭leon76


    No just the one lan port. The PC is around 7 years old!


  • #8
    TopOfTheHill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 252 ✭✭TopOfTheHill


    Is there a light turned on for the port number on the router that corresponds to where the LAN is plugged in


  • #9
    leon76
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 143 ✭✭leon76


    Yes the light is on.still no internet


  • #10
    dub45
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,450 Mod ✭✭✭✭dub45


    leon76 wrote: »
    Yes the light is on.still no internet

    Did you check to see if the Ethernet card is properly installed? (device manager) also check in network places and see what it is saying about the connection.


  • #11
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,522 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Go to

    Start
    Control panel
    Network connections

    See what's happening with the LAN

    Maybe disabling, then enabling the connection would fix your problem.

    Sorry, not very tech, just this works for me.



    Edit, what he said ^^


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  • #12
    Cork981
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 799 ✭✭✭Cork981


    Make sure your ip settings are set to automatic, it could be that your office used a static IP address system that is still assigned to your network port.

    Go to the command line interface and type ipconfig when the yellow cable is plugged in and you should have an IP address of 192.168.1.x


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