[cmac24]

Im switching to a (relatively) new computer and I'm having difficulty with the router. The router works fine with the old PC but when I try hooking it up to the new PC it doesn't work at all. Here is what I did:
I took the router cable from the old PC and plugged it into the new one. I opened up internet explorer and typed in the address: http://192.168.0.1/ but all I get is a page not found message. I'm sure I'm missing something simple. Do I need to reset the router? Here are some of the details:

Router: D-Link 624
Old PC = HP Pavillion A450n
New PC: Dell Inspiron 530

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

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It's possible the network card on the new PC (that's where you plug in the thick ethernet cable from the router) does not have a driver installed. Or the network card may have stopped working.

On the new PC, look in Device Manager. Are there any problem devices flagged? (they will have a question-mark or exclamation mark against them).

Edited by phillipcorcoran, 05 January 2011 - 03:52 PM.

[phillipcorcoran]

It's possible the network card on the new PC (that's where you plug in the thick ethernet cable from the router) does not have a driver installed. Or the network card may have stopped working.

On the new PC, look in Device Manager. Are there any problem devices flagged? (they will have a question-mark or exclamation mark against them).

Edited by phillipcorcoran, 05 January 2011 - 03:52 PM.

[cmac24]

There was a red x through the network adapter. It was disabled but I changed that and am still getting the same result.

[Samm]

Hi there

I'm assuming you're running XP. If I'm wrong then tell me as these instructions may be hard to follow on another operating system.

1) Go to device manager. Start -> Run... -> then type DEVMGMT.MSC <click OK>

2) Make sure that the ethernet adapter is not reporting any problems (i.e no yellow exclaimation mark or red cross)

3) If all OK, go to start -> Run.. and type CMD <click OK>

4) In the DOS (Command) window, type IPCONFIG /ALL <then press enter>

5) Look for the 'Ethernet Adapter Local Area Connection' in the list and let me know the following settings:
IP ADDRESS
DEFAULT GATEWAY
DHCP SERVER
DNS SERVER (just the first one will do)

[DaffyKantReed]

Remove power from the router and DSL or cable modem, if applicable. Wait 60 sec, then connect the modem to power. Wait another 60 sec then apply power to the router. Reboot the PC, then try surfing. This is known as a power cycle and it's essential to do so whenever a new device is connected via ethernet.

[cmac24]

I tried the power cycle and rebooting and that didn't work.

IP ADDRESS 76.19.99.33
DEFAULT GATEWAY 76.19.96.1
DHCP SERVER N/A
DNS SERVER (just the first one will do)68.87.71.226

It says DHCP Enabled NO

[Samm]

OK, it looks like a static IP address has been assigned to the computer.

Try doing the following:
(Again I am assuming you are running XP)
Go to Run.. type CMD <click OK>
At the command prompt, type: netsh int ip reset c:\netshlog.txt
press enter
Reboot the computer.

Try to connect again. If still no connection, repeat the steps I gave you before and let me know what the IP addresses are now.

[cmac24]

That worked like a charm. Thanks for all of your help. I really appreciate it.

[cmac24]

Double post..sorry

Edited by cmac24, 08 January 2011 - 02:54 PM.

[Samm]

Excellent. Thanks for letting us know