from command prompt
ipconfig /all
This would show you the list of the network interfaces (cards) you have
something like this
Windows 2000 IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : mishka
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 3:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Linksys Wireless-G PCI Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0F-66-6F-3B-8B
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.110
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.128
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.2
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.2
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 207.69.188.185
207.69.188.186
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, February 22, 2005
2:39:41 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, February 23,
2005 2:39:41 PM
if what you see there looks reasonable (roughly like this page), then,
ipconfig /release
and
ipconfig /renew
if ipconfig /renew times out,
a) reboot your cable modem and PC
and if that does not help,
b) call your ISP
best,
mishka
On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 07:10:43 +1000, Tan and Steve
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hey all,
>
> I just know that one of you out there will be able to answer this!
>
> Basically, I have my lappy networked to my PC via ethernet. All was working
> fine when all of a sudden two days ago, I get the little yellow exclamation
> mark over the network connection in the windows task bar near the time.
> When I click on it it says that there is Limited or No connectivitiy. When
> I click on "repair" it says that windows is trying to renew my IP address
> but after a while brings up an error and says that it was unsuccessful and
> to contact the network administrator (hehe, that would be ME! eek!). I am
> able to view the hard drives and shared folders/files on each computer,
> however, I am unable to access the internet or email on the lappy.
>
> I am running Win XP on both systems. Any assistance would be greatly
> appreciated!
>
> Thanks so much in advance!!
>
> :)
>
> Tan.
>
> Tanya Mayer Photography
>
> Brisbane, Qld, Australia
> www.tanyamayer.com
> Ph +61 (07) 3315 4549
> Mobile +61 0437831247
>
>
