can't connect to lan


  1. rosebud199x
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    can't connect to lan


    i've recently upgraded to windows 7 (clean install), and i can't connect to the internet. it keep telling me that my Ethernet is not plugged in, but that's not true. i am using a router which works fine for the 2 other computers running windows xp.

    also i do have an unknown device on the device manager which i cannot figure out what it is. my network driver is installed though. and windows tells me that it's up to date.

    i've tried 3 different cables, and it just kept telling the same thing. is this a router issue?

    today i did another clean install of windows 7 and got the same problem...
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  3. zigzag3143
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    rosebud199x said:
    i've recently upgraded to windows 7 (clean install), and i can't connect to the internet. it keep telling me that my Ethernet is not plugged in, but that's not true. i am using a router which works fine for the 2 other computers running windows xp.

    also i do have an unknown device on the device manager which i cannot figure out what it is. my network driver is installed though. and windows tells me that it's up to date.

    i've tried 3 different cables, and it just kept telling the same thing. is this a router issue?

    today i did another clean install of windows 7 and got the same problem...


    Rosebud


    Are you running "homegroup" for networking?

    If you right click the unknown device and go to properties you can find the hardware IDs which you then can google to find out who and what it is.

    You network device says "working properly" as is listed under networking?


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  4. rosebud199x
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    no i'm not running homegroup. it tells me that i can't anyways without an internet connection.

    my network device is working properly.

    the unknown device's hardware id is acpi\atk0110. i googled it, and it is some motherboard stuff. is that relevant to my problem?
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  6. PooMan UK
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    rosebud199x said:
    no i'm not running homegroup. it tells me that i can't anyways without an internet connection.

    my network device is working properly.

    the unknown device's hardware id is acpi\atk0110. i googled it, and it is some motherboard stuff. is that relevant to my problem?
    If you filled out your full system spec then it might be relevant
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  7. rosebud199x
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    i'm not so sure about the specs b/c someone custom built it for me. but here is what i do know:
    4 gb ram
    quad core 2.5 ghz
    1 tb hard drive
    nvidia graphic card (idk the exact model)
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  8. rosebud199x
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    my network device is realtek blah blah family PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC NDIS 6-20

    i've also tried that command prompt (resetting things) method on the other thread, and that didn't work either.

    and when i click "full map" on the network page, it says adapter not connected.
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  10. ryo
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    can you type ipconfig /all
    and when you plug in your cable..is it have notif on the corner the icon computer is blink.?
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  11. rosebud199x
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    nevermind i got it to work!! i just removed the network card and put it back in.
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  12. ryo
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    glad hear it solved
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