hiya guys
im having problems with connecting my laptop to my router (internet access) using a lan cable.
i dont know whats wrong here...
basically if i configure the laptop to detect settings automatically, it gets a different ip address but i can access another computer on the network. i can ping the router too.
if i put in the settings manually, it doesnt work at all... not possible to ping.
am i missing something here?
theres one word in the menu i dont quite get.. it says "bridge"
toshiba said its normal.
i have a belkin router, and a toshiba laptop with XP
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Try connecting it to the modem itself to make sure your internet works.
Then try wireless if you have a wireless router.
Then try to disable your lan access by going to control panel - network connections - right click disable. then after it is disabled double click on lan to enable it again. See if that works. -
wireless works fine, no hitch.
its only when i want to wire my connection
i have bluetooth and i think i may have enabled it, with a warning message... argh! -
Does the other lans in your house work?
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Hi, i'm not quite sure what the problem is? because you seeem able to connect, just not connect using manual IP address - is that the problem???
If thats the case make sure ur isng an IP address thats outside of the range that the DHCP server on your router i.e. if your router assigns 192.168.2.2 - 192.168.2.100 then make sure the manual ip your entering is not within that range.
Also make sure you have written down the DNS server addresses and enter them in aswell. Also you ahve to enter a subnet mask - usually 255.255.255.0 -
if you go to the command prompt and type in "ipconfig /all"
you will see all the information that you need to correctly configure a static IP address.
Network bridge is similar to a real-life bridge. It is used to connect two network cards together. This is used on systems that have two network cards connected to the same network for redundancy purposes so that even if one dies the computer will still stay connected. 'Bridging' network cards that connect to different networks will not work. If you didn't put that bridge there, just leave it be for now. But if you have put it there then you probably want to remove the bridge.
help! lan settings
Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by sherwin64, Aug 19, 2006.