Computer Networking

cr45@ymail.com asked:


I am usuing a netgear DG834G wireless router, a Dell inspiron 1520 which is running Windows Vista.

A few days ago my laptop stopped connecting wirelessly to the internet. I found this strange as i had been using it in the morning and the afternoon it would not connect. It still sees my network but beside it it says “(Local Only)”.
My PC which i use a Netgear wireless adaptor and my Nintendo Wii are still finding the signal no problem.

I plugged my yellow ethernet cable into laptop to try and connect and bingo i was getting access to the internet. I tried changing a few settings in the Netgear Configuration page like PPPoA to PPPoE etc and also tried to change the MTU size to 1400. AS SOON AS I UNPLUG THE YELLOW CABLE I DON’T GET INTERNET ACCESS?? I just get the (Local only) message.
Can anyone help?? Give me exact settings on the Netgear page and whether i should set them with the yellow cable connected or disconnected?
Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance

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pantecide asked:


I live in a home with three other people, all of us with a computer in our room. The internet connection behaves strangely from time to time and usually I just have to reset the router to get it going in my room ( the furthest point from the router). Yesterday I couldn’t get it to work, despite the fact that my laptop said it was connected. I brought it down to the router and connected it with a short patch cable directly to the router and it still would not work despite the fact that it said it was connected. My roomate said let me try something and he shut down bit torrent and bingo the internet worked correctly.

Does this make any sense? Could it be the router? Also why am I the only one who can’t connect to the internet when hes downloading (the other three computers work fine), Could this be a problem with my ISP (cable). Someone please help me!!

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xGen asked:


Hi. I am going to be setting up a wired internet connection. The moden will be downstairs, and the computer in the loft. To my understanding, I would need a Network Interface Card with an ethernet port on it, and then I would get a long ethernet cable and plug it into the ethernet port on the computer, and into the modem downstairs.

Then bingo, I have an internet connection on my PC? That easy right?

Also where can I buy ethernet cable?

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