"smlunatick" wrote:

> On May 14, 9:23 am, alin83 <ali***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > Hello.I'm a novice.I will try my best to describe the problem.I have windows
> > xp sp3 32 bit.
> > When the PC starts and the desktop is displayed i have to wait about 1
> > minute for the lan icon which shows aqquiring network adress and eventually
> > it displays a yellow triangle(limited or no connectivity).After this i click
> > on my broadband icon and i can connect to the internet.
> > If i go to Lan Propreties and disable TCP/IP the error is not happening and
> > i can quicly connect without waiting for the yellow triangle to appear.
> > This started happening a few days ago i have tried uninstalling/rollback the
> > Realteck Driver no succes.I also have an windows image program i restored
> > back but the same thing happens.I only have an antivirus no other security
> > program
> > I just want everything to work as before.
>
> How is your "broadband" modem connected to your PC?
>
> Your PC appears to require you to "connect" to your Internet Service
> Provider.  This would mean you might have a PPPoE style connection
> which requires a username / password.  The PPPoE system, in XP, is a
> "virtual" driver than "may" use your Ethernet port (Realtek) or a USB
> port.    This seems to be correctly set up on your PC.
> First Thank You all for the replies.I don't know how to multiquote so i'll post in this message.

>
>
> "smlunatick" wrote:
>
>> On May 14, 9:23 am, alin83 <ali***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>> > Hello.I'm a novice.I will try my best to describe the problem.I have
>> > windows xp sp3 32 bit.
>> > When the PC starts and the desktop is displayed i have to wait about 1
>> > minute for the lan icon which shows aqquiring network adress and
>> > eventually it displays a yellow triangle(limited or no
>> > connectivity).After this i click on my broadband icon and i can connect
>> > to the internet. If i go to Lan Propreties and disable TCP/IP the error
>> > is not happening and i can quicly connect without waiting for the
>> > yellow triangle to appear. This started happening a few days ago i have
>> > tried uninstalling/rollback the Realteck Driver no succes.I also have
>> > an windows image program i restored back but the same thing happens.I
>> > only have an antivirus no other security program
>> > I just want everything to work as before.
>>
>> How is your "broadband" modem connected to your PC?
>>
>> Your PC appears to require you to "connect" to your Internet Service
>> Provider.  This would mean you might have a PPPoE style connection
>> which requires a username / password.  The PPPoE system, in XP, is a
>> "virtual" driver than "may" use your Ethernet port (Realtek) or a USB
>> port.    This seems to be correctly set up on your PC.
>> First Thank You all for the replies.I don't know how to multiquote so
>> i'll post in this message.
>        smlunatick yes my connection is exactly as you described.
>        Malke from my understanding the NiC is not on the motherboard,i
>        also
> searched in BIoS there is no mention about it.I have a deskop PC.Still i
> don't exactly understand what you are sayin with "uninstall the network
> adapter (NIC) and swap in a known-working NIC".if you mean the Realteck
> driver directly through control panel or by device manager,i already did
> that
>        Pavel A thanks also for the info.I don't have a modem,no web
> interface,i don't understand what you mean by "someone".Only i and my
> girlfriend are usin the PC(from what you see i'm a total noob when it
> comes to network) ,and we never had malware problems,and i have the OS
> Back-up program just in case.
> If there are no other solution i have to leave it as it is ,i'm frustarted
> and hate pC's becouse of this ,but i guess it could be worse

"Malke" wrote:

> alin83 wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > "smlunatick" wrote:
> >
> >> On May 14, 9:23 am, alin83 <ali***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >> > Hello.I'm a novice.I will try my best to describe the problem.I have
> >> > windows xp sp3 32 bit.
> >> > When the PC starts and the desktop is displayed i have to wait about 1
> >> > minute for the lan icon which shows aqquiring network adress and
> >> > eventually it displays a yellow triangle(limited or no
> >> > connectivity).After this i click on my broadband icon and i can connect
> >> > to the internet. If i go to Lan Propreties and disable TCP/IP the error
> >> > is not happening and i can quicly connect without waiting for the
> >> > yellow triangle to appear. This started happening a few days ago i have
> >> > tried uninstalling/rollback the Realteck Driver no succes.I also have
> >> > an windows image program i restored back but the same thing happens.I
> >> > only have an antivirus no other security program
> >> > I just want everything to work as before.
> >>
> >> How is your "broadband" modem connected to your PC?
> >>
> >> Your PC appears to require you to "connect" to your Internet Service
> >> Provider.  This would mean you might have a PPPoE style connection
> >> which requires a username / password.  The PPPoE system, in XP, is a
> >> "virtual" driver than "may" use your Ethernet port (Realtek) or a USB
> >> port.    This seems to be correctly set up on your PC.
> >> First Thank You all for the replies.I don't know how to multiquote so
> >> i'll post in this message.
> >        smlunatick yes my connection is exactly as you described.
> >        Malke from my understanding the NiC is not on the motherboard,i
> >        also
> > searched in BIoS there is no mention about it.I have a deskop PC.Still i
> > don't exactly understand what you are sayin with "uninstall the network
> > adapter (NIC) and swap in a known-working NIC".if you mean the Realteck
> > driver directly through control panel or by device manager,i already did
> > that
> >        Pavel A thanks also for the info.I don't have a modem,no web
> > interface,i don't understand what you mean by "someone".Only i and my
> > girlfriend are usin the PC(from what you see i'm a total noob when it
> > comes to network) ,and we never had malware problems,and i have the OS
> > Back-up program just in case.
> > If there are no other solution i have to leave it as it is ,i'm frustarted
> > and hate pC's becouse of this ,but i guess it could be worse
>
> What I'm saying is that you may have a hardware problem. It could be a
> failing network adapter (the NIC) or it could be a failing DSL modem.
> Contact your ISP and have them test the modem. For the NIC, I was
> suggesting that you remove the old NIC and put in a new one. If this is
> going to be too hard - and there is no shame in admitting this isn't your
> cup of tea - have a competent local computer tech come on-site and check
> things out for you. Don't use a BigComputerStore/GeekSquad type of place.
> But I would call the ISP first since their tech support is free.
>
> Malke
> --
> MS-MVP
> Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
>

> "Malke" wrote:
> > alin83 wrote:
>
> > > "smlunatick" wrote:
>
> > >> On May 14, 9:23 am, alin83 <ali***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > >> > Hello.I'm a novice.I will try my best to describe the problem.I have
> > >> > windows xp sp3 32 bit.
> > >> > When the PC starts and the desktop is displayed i have to wait about 1
> > >> > minute for the lan icon which shows aqquiring network adress and
> > >> > eventually it displays a yellow triangle(limited or no
> > >> > connectivity).After this i click on my broadband icon and i can connect
> > >> > to the internet. If i go to Lan Propreties and disable TCP/IP the error
> > >> > is not happening and i can quicly connect without waiting for the
> > >> > yellow triangle to appear. This started happening a few days ago i have
> > >> > tried uninstalling/rollback the Realteck Driver no succes.I also have
> > >> > an windows image program i restored back but the same thing happens.I
> > >> > only have an antivirus no other security program
> > >> > I just want everything to work as before.
>
> > >> How is your "broadband" modem connected to your PC?
>
> > >> Your PC appears to require you to "connect" to your Internet Service
> > >> Provider.  This would mean you might have a PPPoE style connection
> > >> which requires a username / password.  The PPPoE system, in XP, is a
> > >> "virtual" driver than "may" use your Ethernet port (Realtek) or a USB
> > >> port.    This seems to be correctly set up on your PC.
> > >> First Thank You all for the replies.I don't know how to multiquote so
> > >> i'll post in this message.
> > >        smlunatick yes my connection is exactly as you described.
> > >        Malke from my understanding the NiC is not on the motherboard,i
> > >        also
> > > searched in BIoS there is no mention about it.I have a deskop PC.Still i
> > > don't exactly understand what you are sayin with "uninstall the network
> > > adapter (NIC) and swap in a known-working NIC".if you mean the Realteck
> > > driver directly through control panel or by device manager,i already did
> > > that
> > >        Pavel A thanks also for the info.I don't have a modem,no web
> > > interface,i don't understand what you mean by "someone".Only i and my
> > > girlfriend are usin the PC(from what you see i'm a total noob when it
> > > comes to network) ,and we never had malware problems,and i have the OS
> > > Back-up program just in case.
> > > If there are no other solution i have to leave it as it is ,i'm frustarted
> > > and hate pC's becouse of this ,but i guess it could be worse
>
> > What I'm saying is that you may have a hardware problem. It could be a
> > failing network adapter (the NIC) or it could be a failing DSL modem.
> > Contact your ISP and have them test the modem. For the NIC, I was
> > suggesting that you remove the old NIC and put in a new one. If this is
> > going to be too hard - and there is no shame in admitting this isn't your
> > cup of tea - have a competent local computer tech come on-site and check
> > things out for you. Don't use a BigComputerStore/GeekSquad type of place.
> > But I would call the ISP first since their tech support is free.
>
> > Malke
> > --
> > MS-MVP
> > Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
> >http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
>
>         K thanks.I see now.I called the ISP support today they told me it's
> not their fault ,and suggested to leave everything as it is.I've seen a new
> card is only 5$-10$,not a problem ,opening the PC is .It's bad that it's
> hardware as i was opened to every "kamikaze"software experiment.
>       "smlunatick" wrote:Then, how is the broadband "modem" connected to
> your PC? Via a "thin"
> cable to a USB or a "thicker" Ethernet style cable?
>
> It is a ethernet style cable

> "smlunatick" wrote:
> > On May 14, 9:23 am, alin83 <ali***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > > Hello.I'm a novice.I will try my best to describe the problem.I have windows
> > > xp sp3 32 bit.
> > > When the PC starts and the desktop is displayed i have to wait about 1
> > > minute for the lan icon which shows aqquiring network adress and eventually
> > > it displays a yellow triangle(limited or no connectivity).After this i click
> > > on my broadband icon and i can connect to the internet.
> > > If i go to Lan Propreties and disable TCP/IP the error is not happening and
> > > i can quicly connect without waiting for the yellow triangle to appear.
> > > This started happening a few days ago i have tried uninstalling/rollback the
> > > Realteck Driver no succes.I also have an windows image program i restored
> > > back but the same thing happens.I only have an antivirus no other security
> > > program
> > > I just want everything to work as before.
>
> > How is your "broadband" modem connected to your PC?
>
> > Your PC appears to require you to "connect" to your Internet Service
> > Provider.  This would mean you might have a PPPoE style connection
> > which requires a username / password.  The PPPoE system, in XP, is a
> > "virtual" driver than "may" use your Ethernet port (Realtek) or a USB
> > port.    This seems to be correctly set up on your PC.
> > First Thank You all for the replies.I don't know how to multiquote so i'll post in this message.
>
>        smlunatick yes my connection is exactly as you described.
>        Malke from my understanding the NiC is not on the motherboard,i also
> searched in BIoS there is no mention about it.I have a deskop PC.Still i
> don't exactly understand what you are sayin with "uninstall the network
> adapter (NIC) and swap in a known-working NIC".if you mean the Realteck
> driver directly through control panel or by device manager,i already did that
>        Pavel A thanks also for the info.I don't have a modem,no web
> interface,i don't understand what you mean by "someone".Only i and my
> girlfriend are usin the PC(from what you see i'm a total noob when it comes
> to network) ,and we never had malware problems,and i have the OS Back-up
> program just in case.
> If there are no other solution i have to leave it as it is ,i'm frustarted
> and hate pC's becouse of this ,but i guess it could be worse