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Solve : CPU won't connect to internet, Laptop/Xbox/Ps3 via Router is fine.? |
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Answer» Hello, first time poster. Please direct me to the correct forum if this is not the place to put this, thanks. =P They say it's my CPU since my wireless works. the CPU has nothing to do with WIFI, the CPU CENTRAL processing unit, which is the brain of the computer which does all the processing and calculationsAny Yellow !'s or ?'s in Control Panel ? Is the machine hardwired to the router ? ? Have you swapped in a new network card to test ?Quote from: blackrainbow on June 07, 2010, 04:38:38 AM the CPU has nothing to do with WIFI, the CPU central processing unit, which is the brain of the computer which does all the processing and calculations When I say wireless, I meant to say that the laptop in a different room works because of the router. The xbox and ps3 plays fine online through it's wireless. The computer is hooked up to the router directly and the computer is not wireless. I'll check the control panel. thx for the help so farA brand new NIC card if it's a desktop will run you 10 to 15 Bucks...may be worth it for a test...Any NIC card will work?They're PRETTY much all the same...yes.How about a different ethernet cable? Alan <>< Quote from: patio on June 08, 2010, 05:34:49 AM They're pretty much all the same...yes. lol okay i'm scared to mess with the inside of the tower Quote from: ale52 on June 08, 2010, 07:37:58 AM How about a different ethernet cable? That's the 3rd thing I tried lol, I just switched the cable that went from the modem to the router and the router to the computer. Then I tried a 3rd unused cable. =/Quote from: blackrainbow on June 07, 2010, 04:38:38 AM the CPU has nothing to do with WIFI, the CPU central processing unit, which is the brain of the computer which does all the processing and calculations Some people, mainly Americans I think, use "CPU" when they are referring to the system box of a desktop computer system. I have actually heard Brits calling this item the "hard drive". Yes, I understand now that a cpu is not what I thought it was short for (computer lol). I will say tower or harddrive from now on. I'm learning a lot while trouble shooting this problem. My brother installed a cheap $30 NIC card/updated the driver/etc and it still does not connect. The OLD ethernet outlet is still there because it can not be removed. Under networks, it says that the new ethernet is acquiring network address but ipconfig /all now shows two unconnected devices and the new nic card. |
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