On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 01:19:37 GMT, "nwbcat" <u27749@uwe> wrote:

>So I'll try and make this as detailed as possible. My roommates and I are
>living in an apartment. All three of us have computers. 1 Dell Laptop, 2 PC
>Desktop, and 1 Mac Book Laptop. We apparently have good connection to our
>apartment, but only one computer has access to the internet. The others have
>limited or no connectivity.
>
>We originally had wireless when the problem first started (its been a month)
>and we figured that the cables were just splitting off too much that we
>weren't getting enough of a signal. We were using a linksys wireless adapter.
>We had our cable company come out and check our connectivity and said it was
>good. They even got two of our computers, but not the PC to work, on wireless.
>But somehow sporatically, all three computers would work. Sometimes three
>days in a row, then 4 days not, etc. you get the idea. So we figured we just
>did not have a strong enough connection and/or someone else was ripping off
>our internet (which we tried several times to secure). And when we did secure
>it we had the same problem.
>
>Now we have been trying ethernet cables to a hub that we had used before
>living in this apartment. Now, only 1 computer (the Dell Laptop) has internet
>access and the other to have limited or no connectivity. We have been to
>several sites looking for solutions, and we tried the help page in a similar
>thread. We took down the firewalls, manually and physicall switched cables
>several times, and even switched rooms with the modem. When trying to connect
>to the internet from the desktop, the message "could not connect to internet
>or some resources. This occured because the network did not assign a network
>address to the computer". But we have tried several times to create a network
>to no avail.
>
>Somehow, and we don't know how, we sometimes all get internet, like i said
>before, but it's very sporadic and not reliable. Our cable company said we
>have a good reading, but our connection status usually reads low to very low..
> I personally have been trying to fix this/get someone to help for a month.
>It is very stressful and any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 03:07:45 GMT, "nwbcat" <u27749@uwe> wrote:

>>You have a total of 4 computers, and only one has access to the Internet at a
>>time?  Is it the same one computer, or does this change?  When any computer does
>>not have access, does it always have an APIPA address (169.254.x.x)?
>><http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/limited-or-no-connectivity.html>
>>http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/limited-or-no-connectivity.html
>
>we have a total of 3. sometimes the internet availability changes from
>computer to computer. Yes, it does have an APIPA address most of the time
>
>>Is this problem the same with Ethernet and WiFi?  Is it constant?
>><http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/dealing-with-physical-network-problems.html>
>>http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/dealing-with-physical-network-problems.html
>
>Yes, this problem happens with both. I don't know how to reply to constant.
>It happens off and on. But 3/4 of the time, not all of us have internet
>access. It is usually just one of us
>
>>Exactly what device do the computers connect to (or not) directly?  Hub, router,
>>modem?  Make and model very useful here.
>><http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html>
>>http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html
>
>We've tried a few things... right now we are connected with a hub and
>ethernet cables. The hub is an Asante model FS5005C. It has never had
>problems before.
>
>We also have a linksys wireless router that we've tried. Model WRT54G. WPA2 &
>WMM. From what I gathered from the modem, its an Ambit U10CO18?
>
>
>Just a note, we've tried multiple modems
>I have a feeling that maybe our network settings aren't right? It says it
>could not assign a network address to the computers that aren't working, but
>we appear to be connected at 100.00mbps