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From: Going Insane <Going on 25 Sep 2005 07:57
I have a RCA (thomason) Cable modem, which works fine. I am connected to the
internet, no problem. I bought a motorola router and installed it with no
problems,had an xbox hooked up and a laptop, then my computer crashed and I
had to reinstall windows.
Now, I cant get the router to work. The ethernet connection on my pc (when
enabled) says that the network cable is unplugged. When I went to install the
router, I followed their instructions very carefully and did all the steps in
order. I am finding that when my ethernet is enabled it will detect and
'update' the router sucessfully. Heres my problem, when the ethernet is
enabled, my modem doesnt work, the only address that will come up in the
browser is the router configurations. I am unable to connect to the internet
untill i disable the ethernet port. either way, my xbox says it is unable to
locate the DNS. I have looked and looked for some help on this, I've done
the ping thing, configip, removed my firewall, and all types of stuff. I'm at
my wits end. Someone please help. I have xp professional. I'm sure I left
out some information needed.
From: Robert L [MS-MVP] on 25 Sep 2005 09:49
does the computer receive 169.254.x.x IP? You may try to upgrade the new firmware on the router or check this troubleshooting tips,

Ipconfig
Why do I get 169.254.xx IP? Using ipconfig /all or winipcfg. When troubleshooting
a TCP/IP networking problem, you can use the ipconfig command to get host ...
www.chicagotech.net/ipconfig.htm

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
"Going Insane" <Going Insane(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C4D4102E-9F6C-4924-9FE0-38DEE0134355(a)microsoft.com...
I have a RCA (thomason) Cable modem, which works fine. I am connected to the
internet, no problem. I bought a motorola router and installed it with no
problems,had an xbox hooked up and a laptop, then my computer crashed and I
had to reinstall windows.
Now, I cant get the router to work. The ethernet connection on my pc (when
enabled) says that the network cable is unplugged. When I went to install the
router, I followed their instructions very carefully and did all the steps in
order. I am finding that when my ethernet is enabled it will detect and
'update' the router sucessfully. Heres my problem, when the ethernet is
enabled, my modem doesnt work, the only address that will come up in the
browser is the router configurations. I am unable to connect to the internet
untill i disable the ethernet port. either way, my xbox says it is unable to
locate the DNS. I have looked and looked for some help on this, I've done
the ping thing, configip, removed my firewall, and all types of stuff. I'm at
my wits end. Someone please help. I have xp professional. I'm sure I left
out some information needed.
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