"Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote:

> In article <3179AD97-15F7-4BCB-959F-AAF91FD72***@microsoft.com>,
> pablo6235 <pablo6***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >Hi. I just reformatted a pc and now connat connect to the net. I am running
> >dsl with a 2 hub router. The connection works fine on a second pc. Is there
> >something simple I am missing? Thanks
>
> You might be missing something simple, but it's hard to say.  We don't
> know how you set up the router, how you set up the computer, whether
> they're correctly connected to each other, etc.
>
> Open the Network Connections folder.  Does it show a Local Area
> Connection?  If not, the network adapter isn't installed properly.
> Does the connection's status say "Connected"?  If not, it isn't seeing
> the connection to the router.
>
> If those things are OK, right-click the Local Area Connection, click
> Status > Support > Details, and look at these settings: IP Address,
> Subnet Mask, DHCP Server, DNS Server.  Compare them to the settings on
> the computer that works.  They should be the same except for the IP
> address, which should be different only in the fourth number.
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> for everyone to see.  I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
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> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>

>
>
>"Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> In article <3179AD97-15F7-4BCB-959F-AAF91FD72***@microsoft.com>,
>> pablo6235 <pablo6***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>> >Hi. I just reformatted a pc and now connat connect to the net. I am running
>> >dsl with a 2 hub router. The connection works fine on a second pc. Is there
>> >something simple I am missing? Thanks
>>
>> You might be missing something simple, but it's hard to say.  We don't
>> know how you set up the router, how you set up the computer, whether
>> they're correctly connected to each other, etc.
>>
>> Open the Network Connections folder.  Does it show a Local Area
>> Connection?  If not, the network adapter isn't installed properly.
>> Does the connection's status say "Connected"?  If not, it isn't seeing
>> the connection to the router.
>>
>> If those things are OK, right-click the Local Area Connection, click
>> Status > Support > Details, and look at these settings: IP Address,
>> Subnet Mask, DHCP Server, DNS Server.  Compare them to the settings on
>> the computer that works.  They should be the same except for the IP
>> address, which should be different only in the fourth number.
>> --
>> Best Wishes,
>> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>>
>> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
>> for everyone to see.  I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
>> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>>
>> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>>
>Thanks for the help. When I open the Network connections folder, it says
>1394 connection enabled, not connected. If I switch the cables from the
>device the first pc works on either hub. The non working pc worked before I
>formatted. I have not changed anything on pc2 other than swapping out the
>hard drive and re installing Windows. Thanks for your help, paul