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Router Trouble
I'm having trouble connecting a new PC to a home network.
The PC is running Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit. Ipconfig displays the following:
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Tunnel adapter isatap.{7C199852-2C26-4234-AEE4-319D9CAF3F2D}:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
When I select Control Panel --> Setup A New Connection or Network --> Set Up A New Network, no router is ever detected.
The router is a Mulitech RouteFinder (model RF550VPN), which is probably 7 to 8 years old. There is another PC running Windows XP Pro that is connected to this router and it successfully connects.
When I connected the Windows 7 PC directly to the cable modem, the PC connected to the Internet, so there doesn't appear to be a physical problem with the network cable or the PC's network port. I don't believe the problem lies with the router's LAN ports either, because I've tried using the same port that works with the XP PC.
Is it possible that Windows 7 is simply incompatible with this older router? Are there any Windows 7 network settings I should try changing before I buy a new router?