Lan connection problem

26 Oct 2006 6:57 PM

Dill

Hey,I have a dell Dimension 8300 desktop OS Window xp home edition, and also
a winbook laptop that's xp professional. there both connected to a 2wire
yower that came with my sbc package. now i had this for a half a year with no
problem and i can connect to both computer through my tower. now all of a
sudden my internet connection on my desktop keeps blinking on and off because
of the IP address and after some study i found out that My Lan connection was
blinking on and off because the computer says the ip address is invalid but,
when it refreshs the same address comes up and it keeps going in a cycle.no i
tried repairing it but it stop at clearing the arp cache saying it couldn't
no i all ready tried to fix it based on other comments but, nothing happened
i need help because it driving me crazy and i can't playing online client
based games because of it. and plus i would play them on my laptop but, i
don't want to break it. I need help!!!!!!!

26 Oct 2006 9:29 PM

Chuck

On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 11:57:02 -0700, Dill <D***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Hey,I have a dell Dimension 8300 desktop OS Window xp home edition, and also
>a winbook laptop that's xp professional. there both connected to a 2wire
>yower that came with my sbc package. now i had this for a half a year with no
>problem and i can connect to both computer through my tower. now all of a
>sudden my internet connection on my desktop keeps blinking on and off because
>of the IP address and after some study i found out that My Lan connection was
>blinking on and off because the computer says the ip address is invalid but,
>when it refreshs the same address comes up and it keeps going in a cycle.no i
>tried repairing it but it stop at clearing the arp cache saying it couldn't
>no i all ready tried to fix it based on other comments but, nothing happened
>i need help because it driving me crazy and i can't playing online client
>based games because of it. and plus i would play them on my laptop but, i
>don't want to break it. I need help!!!!!!!

Let's start with "ipconfig /all" from both computers.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-internet-service.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-internet-service.html#AskingForHelp

Do the very best job that you can - formatting and detail all count in solving a
problem like yours.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/background-information-useful-in.html

And proper English composition, spelling, and capitalisation make it easier for
us to help you. Help us.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-to-post-on-usenet-and-encourage.html#Grammar>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-to-post-on-usenet-and-encourage.html#Grammar

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Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
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