Unable to ping the router

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The OS is XP pro, with inbuilt firewall disabled and no
s/w firewall.
The computer is connected to a router(SMC), could not get
an IP address. Assigned a static IP address in the network
of the router 192.168.2.0. Was not able to ping the
router. tried changing the cables and ports in the router
I have another computer windows 98 which was able to get
an IP address from the router and was able to go online(
obviously was able to ping the router, the IP address is
IP-192.168.2.10/255.255.255.0/192.168.2.1-DG).

Ur help is much appreciated

Regards,
 
Ever tried to use another RJ-45 (network cable)? You could try to use the
RJ-45 that the Win 98 PC currently uses to see if that works. You could
also try to plug the PC into a different port in the router.
 
first you can not have a .0 at the end of an ip address..
can have any number from 1 to 255 but no 0.

check and make sure that the network card did not come
loose inside the computer if it is not built in to the
motherboard

there is usually a light on the back of the computer by
the network plug.. make sure that you are getting a
connection and the light lights up.

make sure that the network adapter is not disabled and
has no conflicts or errors with another device on the
computer..
 
Sounds to me that you have not configured your router
read instruction book let on how to configure router
If u assigned a static ip on your router that is why u
are unable to go online.... unless you have been supplied
with a static ip by your isp the router should be set to
accept a dynamic ip from your isp. that may be the
solution to why you can not get online with your 98
machine.... for Xp make sure that u have set the
properties of tcp/ip to obtain ip address automatically...
you may need to set your router Dhcp service.
 
Please check the status of the network card by pinging
the loopback address 127.0.0.1 If you don't get a
positive reply then the nic needs to be checked (
reinstall the driver and try it again).
 
Not sure this will help but I have seen it before
There are two types of cables one straight and one a
crossover cable. Depending on the type of card you have
it your computer you will need either one or the other.
I spent some time trying to figure out why a computer I
was adding xp to, for a person would work on the internet
at there house but not at mine, only to find out that I
needed a crossover cable because there Ethernet card need
it.
 
You could have a problem with your network card or TCP/IP
is corrupted on your computer. Try pinging 127.0.0.1.
That is a loopback address. That will determine if TCP/IP
is working properly. Net try and ping your own IP
address. If you can't, you may have a problem with your
network card. If you can, try switching your cable from
your network card to your router. Make sure any firewall
software is disable during your testing. Good luck.
 
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