|
Notices |
Legacy Archived Main Board Business chat and general industry chat. All participation is welcome. Dont post your fucking spam here. |
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
11-06-2002 | #1 |
Members
Want to see your own Advertising Here!
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Hills of N. GA
Posts: 10,823
|
I have DSL with the router on my computer and the kid's computer connected 2 stories down - hard wired (which is fun when you're dealing with a log cabin.....). He has no problem, but I can't connect. All lights are lit fine, all connections are OK, I've rebooted, I've done no changes to my settings.....why does his work and mine doesn't when they're on the same line? Any thoughts?
|
11-06-2002 | #2 | |
Fat Fucking Nobody
Want to see your own Advertising Here!
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 6,523
|
Quote:
But to do some basic troubleshooting... Can you talk to the router from your machine? Trying pinging it. Can you see the other machine on the network? If you can ping it successfully and see the other computer but cant reach the internet, then the problem is likely something with the router configuration. If you cant ping it or see anything at all on the network, but another machine on the same network is working fine, then something is hosed with your network connection on your PC... If you haven't changed anything in your settings, check the hardware. Are you getting a "link light" on both the router/hub and your network card? Try plugging into a different port on the hub/router. Unplug the other computer and plug your's into the port he was on and see if that works. If that fails, and especially if you're not getting a link light, you may have had a lightning surge zap your network card. Network cards do not get fried as frequently as modems, but it can happen. |
|
11-06-2002 | #3 | ||||
Members
Want to see your own Advertising Here!
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Hills of N. GA
Posts: 10,823
|
Oh my.....
Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
I'm trying to reach my "computer guy" - something makes me think I'm going to be cooking dinner for him tomorrow night I'll get the kid up here to plug and play. I used to know SO much about computers, but I've gotten lazy over the years with someone else to do it for me - time to start learning again!! MANY, MANY THANKS!!! |
||||
11-06-2002 | #4 |
Members
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 1,143
|
Sometimes you need to unplug everything and then plug it back in. Sometimes my cable modem gets tangled up in it's underwear and that's the only thing that gets it working. That' a very simple thing to try.
|
11-06-2002 | #5 | |
Members
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Deadwood, you Cocksucker!
Posts: 833
|
Quote:
__________________
You can't just cut the throat of every Cocksucker who's character it MIGHT improve! |
|
11-06-2002 | #6 |
Members
Want to see your own Advertising Here!
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Hills of N. GA
Posts: 10,823
|
Yeah, my desk is actually a workstation (the desk and credenza couldn't fit in the loft - so the kid gets the nice stuff in the basement!) and I have a bad habit of slouching in the chair and sticking my feet into the mass of wires that 2 complete computer systems can cause (when someone's a little prone to being messy.......). I don't have good lighting up here, but tomorrow I'll crawl down and start unplugging and plugging.
The kid's network card burned out a few months ago due to a power surge. Is there a way to protect them? For the last week power's either completely shut down for 20-30 seconds, or it's been like a brownout - dimming, but not a complete loss. I'm the only person on my "pole" and my neighbor hasn't been home to ask if he's having the same problem. Where do I buy the wood burning powered computers? Thanks for the help - I miss my DSL |
11-07-2002 | #7 |
Members
Want to see your own Advertising Here!
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Hills of N. GA
Posts: 10,823
|
Hmmm - should I be embarassed or happy?
I need a job as a computer repair person! I unplugged and plugged everything this morning, and now everything works, lol! I am for hire: $500 an hour to unplug and replug your computer equipment (plus travel expenses). Thanks everyone |
11-07-2002 | #8 | |
Members
Join Date: Nov 2002
Posts: 323
|
Quote:
Whether it's a $1000 PC or $1.5 million worth of media equipment, many times the only answer is "turn it all off, then turn it back on." I have a friend who worked as a recording engineer on a dubbing stage, and she & I used to laugh our asses off when something would go down on the stage, and there'd be editors, mixers, producers and engineers all running around like mental cases trying to get things working, then end up scratching their heads in confusion; at which point my friend would calmly go over, cut the power on everything and wait 30 seconds, then fire it all back up and voila! Back to One. Ha!!! I've done some troubleshooting-for-hire and always loved it when I could make $100 just for driving to someone's house and fixing their problem with a simple power-down/power-up! Although I usually feel a little guilty and end up spending a little extra time to optimize their drives and clean up their systems, since I'm there anyway. Service with a smile! |
|
Bookmarks |
|
|