Is my Dell c800 laptop screwed?? help needed

flexrider

Hello everyone

I am stuck completly Just got back in the U.k for a few days and trying to get a old machine working to the internet with my new router (Dlink-dir615) the machine is a dell latitude c800 900mhz pentuim 4 windows xp sp3 installed laptop.

Have tried the Following noticed in the windows xp network Diagnostic's for xp the following error(Im connected by Lan also ethernet)

last Diagnostic Runtime 09/20/11 09.34:44
info Autonet address detected 169.xxx.xxx.90
action Automated repair :Renew IP address...
action Releasing The current IP Address
action Renewing the Ip address...
action Sucessfully released the current IP address
error error renewing the new IP address.The semaphore timeout expired

Http,HTTPS,ftp connectivity
warn HTTP:Error 1207 connecting to www.microsoft.com The server name or address cannot be reloved
error : could not make an HTTP connection
error:could not make a ftp Connection
error : could not make a HTTPS connection


I have tried different cables setting up a dns server from what the dlink router in settings in explorer, Pinged the router with address and so far no luck the only way i can get online with it is connecting my ISP router direct to the machine yet i need to stay wireless for my consoles and other machines

have tried the windows website and looked on google still im stuck with a machine which is great for playing solatare but just want to get it online.

Help needed and thanks again

flexrider

Note: Have tried a wireless card also (Netgear Wg115t i think Wiresless G card) and shows limited or non connect in the task bar yet the software shows a connection

Hellllp!

GunJack

first off, are all your network card drivers (ethernet and wifi) up-to-date ??? Do not use netgear software to run your wifi connection, use windows zero config. The IP address looks wrong - pretty much all d-link routers use 192.168.x.y so your machine's ip addy should be in the same format. what's the address of your router's login page? check on another pc that's connected to it. Just checked, shold be 192,168.0.1, so each of your machines connected to it should be 192,168.0.x Is it trying to connect through a proxy server? check IE > tools>options>connections>LAN connections and make sure the box is unticked.

just a few things to be going on with

flexrider

GunJack wrote: »

first off, are all your network card drivers (ethernet and wifi) up-to-date ??? Do not use netgear software to run your wifi connection, use windows zero config. The IP address looks wrong - pretty much all d-link routers use 192.168.x.y so your machine's ip addy should be in the same format. what's the address of your router's login page? check on another pc that's connected to it. Just checked, shold be 192,168.0.1, so each of your machines connected to it should be 192,168.0.x Is it trying to connect through a proxy server? check IE > tools>options>connections>LAN connections and make sure the box is unticked.

just a few things to be going on with

Tried to update the lan drivers (10 100 mini pici lan adpater 3com) (blue sceen of death happened)
tried the wireless card update (same again)
windows states zero wireless card is not set up to be monitored by windows yet i have trid to set it up!!

Might just sell this laptop for spares the rate its going but thanks for your comments

Checked the dlink admin is 192.168.0.1 as suggested other computers and laptops at home are connected okay through it. Just this machine driving me nuts lol!! Also got a server and a wireless NAS drive(Buffalo livestation live 2tb) connected okay just this machine.


:mad:

flexrider

and for ip addys

192.168.0.103

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livestation nas drive
192.168.0.110

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macbook
192.168.0.102

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server
192.168.0.104

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Xbox360
192.168.0.109

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Ps3
192.168..0.107----Windows Home server

Just this machine think it must be the adapter

GunJack

don't be too hasty !!! how did you try to update the drivers?? To use WZC to manage the wifi connections, open network connections>wifi connection>(right-click)properties>middle tab and tick in top box allow windows to manage my wireless connections. may have to go direct to dell and netgear sites to get latest drivers, and might need to install them whilst offline

flexrider

GunJack wrote: »

don't be too hasty !!! how did you try to update the drivers?? To use WZC to manage the wifi connections, open network connections>wifi connection>(right-click)properties>middle tab and tick in top box allow windows to manage my wireless connections. may have to go direct to dell and netgear sites to get latest drivers, and might need to install them whilst offline

Downloaded 3com and netgear latest drivers from respected sites and burned them from macbook to disk

thanks for the WZC I'll Give that a ago now and get back to you

Dazzieb

Hi, Your Laptop looks like it is configured to receive an address automatically from your Wireless Router. It is clearly trying to do this but isn't receiving a response from the Router and as a result it is timing out and the Laptop is issuing an IP address to itself in the local range of 169.xxx.xxx.xxx. Make sure DHCP is active on the Router. Then again, looking at your post since I started typing this respone it would appear that DHCP is on and issuing from IP 192.168.0.101 upwards.

Other than that you could always allocate fixed IP details to the Network Adapter, I would suggest the following (this takes into account the devices you have listed as already having and IP address to ensure there is no clash) keeping it out of the existing DHCP range:

IP Address: 192.168.0.70
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.168.0.1
Primary DNS: 192.168.0.1

Hope this helps.

Good luck

flexrider

Dizzieb thanks for the help i fixed it and have had no problems by Gunjacks help

Gunjack you hit the nail on the head and thanks again i came across a website on Google http://www.ezlan.net/wzc.html which showed the problems apperntly my netgear card disabled the windows wireless in services so i had to go into services.msc to re-enable the machine for wireless access now i can access my Nas drives and servers from it and everything else a home connection can do

Wish they had on MSE i owe you a beer button! Thanks again
flex