The Max said:
On Sat, 3 Jan 2009 10:24:30 -0000, "john zeiss"
Start tapping F8 a couple times a second when you see the messages
about F2 and F12.
Thanks to all. I got it started in safe mode and it still didn't connect
to the internet.
It was my mistake I left out the 'space' in the command prompt, sorry. Here
are the results first *without* the LAN cable being connected between the
Acer
Aspire and the belkin router modem.
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Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\John>ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : AcerOne
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : Belkin
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Belkin
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Atheros AR5007EG Wireless
Network Ad
apter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-23-4D-05-CD-E9
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 03 January 2009 14:19:27
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 03 January 2010 14:19:27
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8102E Family PCI-E
Fast E
thernet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1E-68-DF-13-29
C:\Documents and Settings\John>
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Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\John>ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : AcerOne
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : Belkin
Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Belkin
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Atheros AR5007EG Wireless
Network Ad
apter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-23-4D-05-CD-E9
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 03 January 2009 14:19:27
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 03 January 2010 14:19:27
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8102E Family PCI-E
Fast E
thernet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1E-68-DF-13-29
C:\Documents and Settings\John>
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Since I haven't used this spare LAN cable for a long time, nor used a cable
connection from the belkin to any pc, other than my main one I thought I
would just test the cable before plugging it into the Acer and getting the
additional set of command prompt readings.
So I got the old laptop (with widows XP) the family uses and connected it to
the belkin by cable. It did not work. So I did the diagnostic test and it
told me; "Windows detected a problem with the Winsock Provider Catalog on
this computer would you like windows to reset catalogue to default
configuration". Now this laptop was working *wirelessly* perfectly well
earlier today.
I went ahead and requested the 'reset to default' configuration. But still
it will not work using the LAN cable directly from the belkin. Also
unfortunately it will now also *not work wirelessly*. Why do I get the
feeling I'm
falling into a mine shaft !
Doing another diagnostic test when the old family laptop would not connect,
it told me to; "Check firewall setting for HTTP port (80) and HTTPS port
(443) and FTP port (21). Any pointers on how to do this check would also
be welcome. Many Thanks.