Pc Default Gateway.

DirtJumper3200

I have a PC that will not connect to a source other than itself. I have tracked this down to teh gateway but i cannot even ping a PC on my own network. Its like nothings going out the cable.

Any help?

Im running XP Sp2.

Specialized5432

what do you mean by source

please give more detail (error messages etc)

anyways this is probably not the forum you want, try an IT forum.

Matt

We've got a forum for everything else on the planet, no reason why we can't add one...

DirtJumper3200

By source i mean the internet. Or other PC's in my network. It knows my routers there and i can pick it up on the router. But i cannot send any data out of my PC basicly including browsers.

nirveous

Specialized5432 wrote:

what do you mean by source

please give more detail (error messages etc)

anyways this is probably not the forum you want, try an IT forum.

OT was half about IT back on MBUK. There a lot of people who know quite a lot.

Anonymous

Ok, here goes.
Usually, setting a machine up to obtain IP address automatically works fine. If you want to change things, however, read on.

first, check that everything is working correctly. Set your computer to "obtain IP adress automatically". Wait for it to get an IP adress.
If the IP adress begins with 169, then it's either
a. Not seeing the router because the cable or router or network card is damaged
b. The router is not set to automatically hand out IP adresses.

Make sure that each computer's IP address is unique, BUT in the same range.
For example, if you're got two other machines which are 192.168.0.???
Then make sure all computers have an IP adress that is 192.168.0.??? and not 192.168.1.???
You can't use adresses that end in either 000, or 255.
for example 192.168.0.001
Hmm, do you understand that? it's not very clear.

Default gateway, for virtually every home network, should be 255.255.255.0

Default gateway should be the IP address of your router. This is usually 192.168.0.1, or 192.168.1.1
Again, if your router is set to 192.168.1.something - then make sure all your computers are set to 192.168.1.something.
if it's set to 192.168.0.something, set all your computers to 192.168.0.something.

Preferred /secondary DNS server. This should be shown in your router's status page. On some ISPs, this actually changes every time you log on (which is why auto-configuration is recomended for most home users)

If all the above seems correct, and you still can't see or ping other machines, check that you have the neccesary networking bits and bobs installed.
For "my network places" to work on WinXP, you must have NetBIOS client installed in your ethernet properties pages.

Next, check your firewall, ensure that is allows both incoming and outgoing echo requests.

Check your router, it may have settings that disable one or more computers from seeing any other part of the network. This varies from router to router, and I can;t really give you anything more specific in this area.


Hope that helps.

DirtJumper3200

None of that bollocks. It was the WINSOCK reg files that were corrupt. A little file fixed ti and its all perfect

*Does the happy dance*

Anonymous

Oh, fair enough!

TheNomad

yeehaamcgee wrote:

Ok, here goes.
Default gateway, for virtually every home network, should be 255.255.255.0

Sorry for dragging up an old thread, but you must mean the SUBNET mask, not gateway, with those digits.

dirtjumper3200 wrote:

It was the WINSOCK reg files that were corrupt. A little file fixed ti and its all perfect

I assume that you used WinsockXPFIX to resolve this issue? This little app should be in every IT technician & system administrators software kit.

Anonymous

you're right, I did mean subnet mask, for virtually every home network should be 255.255.255.0
I vaguely recall being drunk when i wrote that!