Computer HELP !

[TheMonkey]

on a home network, my kids CPU took a nose dive, so i bought a used box to replace it (no support). it's the same box that we have 2 others on the network. Compaq EVO D510.

computer fires up fine, has a clean restore & Win XP Pro.

problem is that it won't hook up to the internet. i tested the ethernet cable from that station into this computer (working and configured fine), and the cable is fine with data. so i know it's not a network problem.

the new CPU that won't get internet has an ethernet hole off the motherboard, and another ethernet hole that is off of a PCI card that also has one of those 9 pin male IOIOI things.

i thought i would just plug the ethernet cable into one of those and shazam, i can google. but it didn't get any internet.

so i go to network settings, and there are 2 avail. LA conn 2 (off the motherboard is disabled), and LA conn 3 (off the PCI card) is enabled but will not recognize a connection when the cable gets plugged in.

so, i enabled LA conn 2, and plugged in the ethernet cable. great, it lights up and it sees the connection, but no google. i open IE and it can't get internet connection.

any suggestions? :hand:

thanks,
Scott.

[TheMonkey]

i pulled the very simple ethernet network card out of the computer that took a crap and plugged it into an extra PCI slot. reboot, and it works.

but, it just seems a bit sloppy. is something wrong with the other ethernet ports, or is it a setting that is wrong?

thanks.

[Hidro]

From my experience ive had to install network cards one at a time when using multiple cards.(3 in a server box)
Essentially you did this by moving to a diff card slot.Id bet you could have removed the card rebooted to OS and powered down and put card in same slot it would have worked.

Anyways all that matters is you got it going... :)

[EFI69Cam]

on a home network, my kids CPU took a nose dive, so i bought a used box to replace it (no support). it's the same box that we have 2 others on the network. Compaq EVO D510.

computer fires up fine, has a clean restore & Win XP Pro.

problem is that it won't hook up to the internet. i tested the ethernet cable from that station into this computer (working and configured fine), and the cable is fine with data. so i know it's not a network problem.

the new CPU that won't get internet has an ethernet hole off the motherboard, and another ethernet hole that is off of a PCI card that also has one of those 9 pin male IOIOI things.

i thought i would just plug the ethernet cable into one of those and shazam, i can google. but it didn't get any internet.

so i go to network settings, and there are 2 avail. LA conn 2 (off the motherboard is disabled), and LA conn 3 (off the PCI card) is enabled but will not recognize a connection when the cable gets plugged in.

so, i enabled LA conn 2, and plugged in the ethernet cable. great, it lights up and it sees the connection, but no google. i open IE and it can't get internet connection.

any suggestions? :hand:

thanks,
Scott.

$ to donuts the card with the 9 pin connector is a token ring card.

[TheMonkey]

yes, agree that important part is done...

what is token ring card?

thanks for replies.

[EFI69Cam]

yes, agree that important part is done...

what is token ring card?

thanks for replies.

Token ring is a networking technology that competed with ethernet and failed. Our shop was token ring until 2002.
There were two ways of wiring, one used the same wiring as ethernet, the other used the 9 pin D.

[BA.]

Sounds to me like you still have the old machines Mac address in your router or cable modem. (what ever you are using)

There is a unique Mac address for every device on the network. It's a "layer 2" address for the network card that is then associated with whatever IP address you assign. (or DHCP assigns). Mac addresses work a bit differently than IP addresses.

Anyhoo, have you reset the rest of your networking gear yet? that's the easiest way to clear mac addresses other than trying to work through a device console and finding the command. (in this case)

You could also assign a different IP address and not re-use the same IP as the old machine. That just leaves the problem to possibly crop up another day though.

[BA.]

Sorry, I just re-read the thread and see that you got things working by using the old network card. Guess this means my explanation was correct. :) Damn I'm good.

Anyway, I don't think your IOIOI PCI card (heheh) is Token Ring card. It's probably just an extra Comm. Port. You can remove it. No reason to suck the power if you're not using it.

[TheMonkey]

BA: thanks for the reply.

i feel like it's band-aided together right now, even though it works. i'd like to remove the 2 extra comm ports, and use the ethernet port off the mother board like the other computers.

my network works like this: linksys cable modem into linksys router 802.11b. router feeds a networked printer & a linksys workgroup switch that feeds the computers.

how do i reset the networking gear and is this a low risk thing? hate to end up with bigger problems.

thanks again.
Scott.

[BA.]

you're safe to power off your Linksys router and to power it back on. That is what needs to be cleared of the old MAC/IP address association.

You only want to do that AFTER you've disconnected that old network card, THEN you would power the router off and back on.
Then go ahead and connect the cable for the new machines motherboard ethernet connection. Wait a minute for the new machine to get his IP address, then it should be good to go.

This is the easiest way to get you going without trying to explain router console or command line stuff. :)

PM me if it doesn't work, I can give ya a call.