I just put together a new computer and when I go to control panel and Network connections, my NIC sais its enabled and its connected but I can't log onto aim or the internet. The onboard NIC on my motherboard is disabled and I already downloaded the drivers. If anyone has any tips on how I can fix this problem I'd really appreciate it.

8/1/2005 9:37:27 PM

bump

8/1/2005 10:45:08 PM

can u get an IP address?

8/1/2005 10:49:16 PM

I do have one, but when I try to "repair" the NIC it sais that there is an error because it won't renew the IP address.

8/1/2005 10:54:31 PM

I tried to release and renew the IP in the command prompt but it said that it was unable to contact the DHCP server and that my request timed out.

8/1/2005 11:10:28 PM

can you get on with another computer to make sure it's not your connection that's not really messed up?

8/1/2005 11:11:53 PM

try and ping a machine on your network to see if it is your connection/router or your software/hardware

8/1/2005 11:13:31 PM

sounds like either a connectivity issue or flaky router....if you have other computers on the network (or know it IP and subnet ranges) you can set it static and try and ping the router maybe?

8/1/2005 11:13:35 PM

I hooked the ethernet cable into another computer and it worked fine so I'm pretty sure its software/Hardware.

8/1/2005 11:22:22 PM

My subnet mask is 255.255.000.000, isn't it supposed to be 255.255.255.000?

8/1/2005 11:27:26 PM

I set my TCP/IP properties to "Obtain an IP address automatically" yet my subnet mask still comes up at 255.255.000.000

8/1/2005 11:52:45 PM

is this a home network or something like resnet?

if it's your own network, try hardcoding your ip address, then try pinging stuff on the network.

why not take out the NIC and use the onboard ethernet?

8/2/2005 11:29:23 AM

is your router set up to only allow certain MAC addresses on the network? If so you need to add your new NIC's MAC to the approved list.

8/2/2005 11:38:45 AM

i'd guess DNS problems

8/2/2005 11:43:45 AM

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8/2/2005 4:47:13 PM

reformat

8/2/2005 5:00:02 PM

sounds like a virus then.

8/2/2005 6:19:16 PM