Can't Connect to the Internet Through Ethernet Card

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Jimmie Noshanks

Greetings Group,

I want to network my desktop computer with a laptop for internet and file
sharing. I am currently connected to the internet through a usb cable
modem. No problems. The problem is that I can't get the computer to
connect through my ethernet card.

I have an AMD XP 2500 cpu, 512 ram, and a Belkin Fd5000 ethernet card
running on Windows 98se. The card is recognized and working properly in
device manager, winipcfg shows I have IP address, subnet mask, default
gateway, and DHCP server. Network Neighborhood show everything I need.

I have rebuilt the TCP/IP stack, deleted the card in device manager and
rediscovered it, deleted the winsock line in the registry and rebooted, ran
the windows internet setup and it still won't connect to the internet. I
cable back through the modem as a USB connection and I'm fine.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Noshanks
 
Carey,

Thanks for the excellent site but I've done everything on it to no avail.
I'm throwing in the towel.

Noshanks
 
John Wunderlich said:
If you're throwing in the towel, then you have nothing to lose by
trying this:
<http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm>

-- John
Click to expand...

John,

Thanks but it didn't help. Still can't get a default gateway through my
ethernet card.

Question: Can I network my desktop and laptop for internet and file
sharing, from my cable modem to a wireless router and then wirelessly to my
desktop, if I put a wireless card in, and to my wireless laptop? Seems like
a waste when the router would be 2 feet from the ethernet card, which can't
get a connection, but I don't know what else to try.

Noshanks
 
Thanks but it didn't help. Still can't get a default gateway
through my ethernet card.

Question: Can I network my desktop and laptop for internet and
file sharing, from my cable modem to a wireless router and then
wirelessly to my desktop, if I put a wireless card in, and to my
wireless laptop? Seems like a waste when the router would be 2
feet from the ethernet card, which can't get a connection, but I
don't know what else to try.
Click to expand...

If you think it is a routing problem, it would help if you could post
your routing table. From a command prompt, type:
route print >\file.txt
and it will dump your routing table into a file (\file.txt) that you
can copy/paste into a post. This should reveal whether it is really a
routing problem and perhaps hint at some solutions.

As for your question, you may have the same problem there. I'd try it
with borrowed equipment first.

HTH,
John
 
John Wunderlich said:
If you think it is a routing problem, it would help if you could post
your routing table. From a command prompt, type:
route print >\file.txt
and it will dump your routing table into a file (\file.txt) that you
can copy/paste into a post. This should reveal whether it is really a
routing problem and perhaps hint at some solutions.

As for your question, you may have the same problem there. I'd try it
with borrowed equipment first.

HTH,
John
Click to expand...

John,

Route for ethernet card

Network Address Netmask Gateway Address
Interface Metric
127.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 127.0.0.1
127.0.0.1 1
169.254.0.0 255.255.0.0 169.254.197.9
69.254.197.9 1
169.254.197.9 255.255.255.255 127.0.0.1
127.0.0.1 1
169.254.255.255 255.255.255.255 169.254.197.9
169.254.197.9 1
224.0.0.0 224.0.0.0 169.254.197.9
169.254.197.9 1
255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 169.254.197.9
0.0.0.0 1



route for usb connection

Network Address Netmask Gateway Address
Interface Metric
0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0
65.25.96.1 65.25.96.166 1
65.25.96.0 255.255.252.0 65.25.96.166
65.25.96.166 1
65.25.96.166 255.255.255.255 127.0.0.1
127.0.0.1 1
65.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 65.25.96.166
65.25.96.166 1
127.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 127.0.0.1
127.0.0.1 1
169.254.0.0 255.255.0.0 169.254.197.9
169.254.197.9 1
169.254.197.9 255.255.255.255 127.0.0.1
127.0.0.1 1
169.254.255.255 255.255.255.255 169.254.197.9
169.254.197.9 1
224.0.0.0 224.0.0.0 65.25.96.166
65.25.96.166 1
224.0.0.0 224.0.0.0 169.254.197.9
169.254.197.9 1
255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 65.25.96.166
0.0.0.0 1

Thanks,

Noshanks
 
Route for ethernet card
Click to expand...

[table deleted]

Your USB connection looks fine.
This table shows that you have your Ethernet card configuration set to
obtain its address automatically through DHCP and the card is unable to
obtain an IP address. When this happens, Windows automatically assigns
a 169.254.x.x address to the adapter. You never mention what is
connected to the other end of your ethernet connection -- a 10/100-
base-T cable modem? router? Whatever it is, it appears not to be
communication via DHCP to assign an IP address to your ethernet
adapter.

HTH,
John
 
John Wunderlich said:
Route for ethernet card
Click to expand...

[table deleted]

Your USB connection looks fine.
This table shows that you have your Ethernet card configuration set to
obtain its address automatically through DHCP and the card is unable to
obtain an IP address. When this happens, Windows automatically assigns
a 169.254.x.x address to the adapter. You never mention what is
connected to the other end of your ethernet connection -- a 10/100-
base-T cable modem? router? Whatever it is, it appears not to be
communication via DHCP to assign an IP address to your ethernet
adapter.

HTH,
John
Click to expand...

John,

It's a Toshiba PCX1100U cable modem provided by Time Warner Cable. I'll
take it and trade it in for another one and see if that works.

Thanks for all your help. It's greatly appreciated.

Noshanks
 
It's a Toshiba PCX1100U cable modem provided by Time Warner Cable.
I'll take it and trade it in for another one and see if that
works.

Thanks for all your help. It's greatly appreciated.
Click to expand...

Has this cable modem been provisioned/registered by the cable company?
If not, it will not give out an IP address.

Good Luck
-- John
 
John Wunderlich said:
Has this cable modem been provisioned/registered by the cable company?
If not, it will not give out an IP address.

Good Luck
-- John
Click to expand...

Yes, it's the cable modem that came when the cable guy installed Road Runner
at my house.

Noshanks
 
Jimmie Noshanks said:
Greetings Group,

I want to network my desktop computer with a laptop for internet and file
sharing. I am currently connected to the internet through a usb cable
modem. No problems. The problem is that I can't get the computer to
connect through my ethernet card.

I have an AMD XP 2500 cpu, 512 ram, and a Belkin Fd5000 ethernet card
running on Windows 98se. The card is recognized and working properly in
device manager, winipcfg shows I have IP address, subnet mask, default
gateway, and DHCP server. Network Neighborhood show everything I need.

I have rebuilt the TCP/IP stack, deleted the card in device manager and
rediscovered it, deleted the winsock line in the registry and rebooted,
ran
the windows internet setup and it still won't connect to the internet. I
cable back through the modem as a USB connection and I'm fine.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Noshanks
Click to expand...

Can you confirm how you are connecting the W98 PC to the XP PC. Are you
connecting to it directly with an Ethernet cable? If so, can you confirm it
is a crossover cable and not a straight through cable?

The "route for Ethernet card" that you mentioned in a later post, is this
for the XP machine with the modem attached? If so it would indicate that
you do not have ICS activated as if it was it would show a static IP address
of 192.168.0.1.

If you right click on the modem connection in network connections, click on
the advanced tab, is the box ticked that says "Allow other network users to
connect through this computer's Internet connection"?
 
Tony said:
Can you confirm how you are connecting the W98 PC to the XP PC. Are you
connecting to it directly with an Ethernet cable? If so, can you confirm it
is a crossover cable and not a straight through cable?

The "route for Ethernet card" that you mentioned in a later post, is this
for the XP machine with the modem attached? If so it would indicate that
you do not have ICS activated as if it was it would show a static IP address
of 192.168.0.1.

If you right click on the modem connection in network connections, click on
the advanced tab, is the box ticked that says "Allow other network users to
connect through this computer's Internet connection"?
Click to expand...

Tony,

I'm still trying to establish a TCP/IP connection on my 98se desktop through
my ethernet card. RF cable, from outside, to the cable modem. I'm
connecting the cable modem to the ethernet card with a crossover cable, the
light is blinking on the card. Once I get an internet connection, I'll
tackle the sharing.

Thanks.

Noshanks
 
Jimmie Noshanks said:
John Wunderlich said:
Route for ethernet card
Click to expand...

[table deleted]

Your USB connection looks fine.
This table shows that you have your Ethernet card configuration set to
obtain its address automatically through DHCP and the card is unable to
obtain an IP address. When this happens, Windows automatically assigns
a 169.254.x.x address to the adapter. You never mention what is
connected to the other end of your ethernet connection -- a 10/100-
base-T cable modem? router? Whatever it is, it appears not to be
communication via DHCP to assign an IP address to your ethernet
adapter.

HTH,
John
Click to expand...

John,

It's a Toshiba PCX1100U cable modem provided by Time Warner Cable. I'll
take it and trade it in for another one and see if that works.

Thanks for all your help. It's greatly appreciated.

Noshanks
Click to expand...


John,

I took the cable modem back to Time Warner and exchanged it for a new one,
connected it through the ethernet port and it works like a charm now.

Thanks for all your input.

Noshanks
 
I took the cable modem back to Time Warner and exchanged it for a
new one, connected it through the ethernet port and it works like
a charm now.
Click to expand...

Another success story. Good to hear.
Thanks for the feedback

-- John
 
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