IP Config not valid- the 9th hour in

[RedsennaCy]

I'm almost ready to break down in tears...I've been working on trying to resolve this for 9 hours now. Same ol' song, but I just have not been able to fix this.

Brand new parts, brand new computer (built myself), but when Local Area connection was plugged in..nada. Wireless works.

I have downloaded drivers for my mobo, i've searched for firmware, I have reset my router/modem/ipconfig, I have tried to manually change the IP...I've searched high and low via the internet for similar situations that have been solved (which none have been)

I have no clue what to do.

my spec's:
Asus M4A88T-M Mobo
AMD Phenom II cpu
DDR3 1600 4 Gb (2x2) RAM
Radeon HD 4850 GPU
Modx Stream pro PSU
1Tb HDD
Windows 7 64 Bit Ultimate - OS

Please please please please please...if you can help solve this, all I want to do is get online via land line. The issue is not the jack or the cord.

I really don't know if it's Win 7 or my mobo

Thank you

 

[zzz2496]

RedsennaCy, what exactly is the problem? You can't get online on wired connection? If so, can you elaborate what you've done so far in detail (including IP addresses you put in, etc).

zzz2496

 

[RedsennaCy]

Yes, I cannot get online with a wired connection. I will post my IP config /all here in a moment

I have tried to refresh my address, I am unsure of how to go in and manually change it. I know mine starts with 169.xx and that is not what I want (192.xx)

I have read that if I go in and reset or renew the address, changing it to all 1's and then letting the comp find an automatic address it might help.

At this point, I'm willing to repeat any steps/try something new...this comp is only a day old

 

[RedsennaCy]

I also want to mention that I built my boyfriend's computer exactly like mine. However...his laptop (which I'm typing from) can get internet from the cable, but the two towers that are identical both cannot

 

[zzz2496]

1. Open "Network and Sharing Center"->"Change adapter settings", right click the wired connection - click properties.
2. On "Networking" tab, look for "Internet Protocol Version 4", double click it.
3. Now, in there, define your static IP address. Don't forget to put in DNS server and Default Gateway too. If you're confused as of what to put in, post me a screenshot of your wifi's ipconfig /all info...

zzz2496.

 

[RedsennaCy]

we can't get wifi here. The reason I know I can get wireless is from when I built it last night and got online (we built the comp's at my friend's house) but didn't try it when we got to my bf's apartment complex last night.

Still want a wifi ip config /all?

I have the IPv4 pulled up waiting for entry, and I posted my last IP config /all

 

[RedsennaCy]

or maybe, do you want an IP config /all from the laptop? (the comp that can get online)

 

[zzz2496]

Yes, the ipconfig /all from a working computer, please.

zzz2496

 

[RedsennaCy]

mk, got part 1 and 2 here. 7 is repeated to show I wasn't missing anything

 

[zzz2496]

RedsennaCy, that's a "public" IP address... What is the make/model of your "router"? Here's what I understand: your current computer got it's IP address directly from your ISP. As far as I know, ISPs will only issue 1 IP address to each customer. Now, normally you have a "router" which will do Network Address Translation for you, I don't see your router doing that...

zzz2496

 

[RedsennaCy]

It looks like a Linksys SD208 is the router

did I misunderstand something? Or do something wrong? The only thing I'm doing in between this laptop and the new desktop is taking out the loCal ConneCtion (C is broken on his Comp) and swapping it between the two. Should I do something with the router?

 

[zzz2496]

Linksys SD208 is not a router, it's a switch... What else do you have attached to that Linksys box?

zzz2496

 

[RedsennaCy]

in this apartment Complex, the "switCh" is given by the leasing offiCe. from the switCh, everything is plugged into the wall. lemme go ask the roommates.

Maybe it's just this Complex that's tripping out the Computer's?

 

[RedsennaCy]

I just reCheCked, all that's in the apartment is the Linksys SD208, all wires going into and out of it are attaChed next to the wall right beside it. Let me see if I Can Call someone real quiCk

 

[Darician]

Reboot (power off for 15 seconds and power back on) the switch if you haven't done so and see what difference that makes. If that still doesn't work, I would contact whomever manages this complex and see what's going on with the router that ultimately allows this switch to get connections and if the router works directly and allows internet connections or if other parts of the complex can get internet through their switches, there may be something wrong with the switch you have.

 

[RedsennaCy]

Just got off the phone with road runner, they don't know what the router is for this apartment speCifiCally, and for me, there is no way to tell.

What should I do? What #'s should I insert for DNS and IPv4?

 

[RedsennaCy]

I doubt it's the router. The internet Cable I'm using right now works, and then when i hook it up 5 ft to my right, the Computer doesn't register the network, it Comes up as "unidentified." Diagnosing it tells me the IP Config isn't valid. I've restarted the linksys box idk how many times...but it probably won't do anything sinCe i'm not restarting the router, right?

 

[zzz2496]

That Linksys box is a switch, it doesn't have anything in it that has anything to do with IP addressing. Restarting it many times won't solve your problem. Currently you can only have one computer active at a time, right? To have more computers active, you need to have a NAT between your building's connection and your "local" network.

I think you need to contact your apartment's network administrator(s) to solve this... The problem is not your computer, but the building's network.

zzz2496

 

[RedsennaCy]

well I don't need to keep my laptop online onCe my new desktop gets online, that's the one I really want

 

[RedsennaCy]

bump.

and, slightly new issue. When I went to go Change the physiCal IP's and DNS, the first Comp started Blue SCreening over and over. Tried to on the seCond Comp, same result

Could this be an issue with the motherboards, and not the NIC, or possibly the same issue?