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network cable unplugged

Jan 28, 2005 10:26AM PST

i have a host dell desktop with xp and a guest emachine desktop also with xp. i have a linksys broadband router and a linksys wireless card. the dell has working internet with no problems. i have tried to set up a network (many times) and the wireless connection is fine. however, the local area connection says "the network cable is unplugged". ??? its wireless, right? what does this mean?

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Do you have an unused...
Jan 28, 2005 9:25PM PST

ethernet port in the back of your PC? XP could be reporting it as being unplugged.

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ethernet
Jan 28, 2005 11:39PM PST

im sorry, but i dont know where the ethernet port is

that probably means i have an unused one

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Looks something like....
Jan 29, 2005 1:08AM PST

a telephone jack would, but slightly bigger. Usually on the back panel of a new PC.

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ethernet/telephone jack
Jan 29, 2005 10:06AM PST

yes, they are both empty

is that bad?

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"yes, they are both empty"
Jan 29, 2005 11:33AM PST

It would just indicate that Windows is properly reporting that you are not using the ethernet port. Since your wireless connection is working, there is no problem.

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but...
Jan 29, 2005 11:36AM PST

it says the wireless connection is working, but i cannot access the internet on that computer

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So its not about unpluged cable, but rather a WiFi setting.
Jan 29, 2005 3:13PM PST

Did you enable DHCP on the router (WAP)
Did you get an IP address?
Did you use WEP or WPA security?
Have you tried to add your WiFi network to this computer?

Tell us how you install your WiFi and the setting you have done.

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wrong channel
Jan 30, 2005 5:00AM PST

i had been using dhcp, but i checked and it had not put in the settings correctly. I then stopped using dhcp; i put in the settings without it.

i did get an IP address

i used WEP 128-bit security

i tried to install the network on the main computer and it said, "The wizard cannot create a wireles network, either because a wireless network adapter is not installed or because software for the wireless network adapter is not installed."

i just installed it, but i didn't get a choice on what channel to use, and it chose the wrong one (it picked 6, my other computer is using 11)

how do i change that?

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From this statement....
Jan 29, 2005 8:28PM PST

"the dell has working internet with no problems. i have tried to set up a network (many times) and the wireless connection is fine."

it appears you have a working internet connection.

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Feb 2, 2005 12:43PM PST

im sorry, the computer that needs the wireless connection says the wireless connection is fine, but i still have no access to the internet on it

the computer that directly connects to the router has working internet

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thank you gakada and michael geist
Feb 8, 2005 11:30AM PST

i got it to work

i have internet in my room and downstairs

thank you so much for helping

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local connections
Feb 2, 2005 3:00PM PST

u have 2 local area connections turn off the one thats not for ur wireless connection