Way OT: Internet Connection

Slynky · #1 February 29th, 2004, 05:35 AM

Kim said:

"Geo, Slynky, I can't! For some reason I do not have "View network connections" which leads to "Local Area Connections" which leads to the TCP/IP protocol where I can change this. I can get to it easy on my wife's computer but the selection does not even exist on mine. I tried rerunning the Network setup wizard without improvement"

Well, that certainly has me stumped. I've never seen a PC where the "My Network Places" on the desktop isn't available for right-clicking.

Wish you didn't live in Canada...Last time I called Canada to offer assistance, Tiarra/Tiera (sp?), I think, it cost around $40 and the wife hit the ceiling. Otherwise, it costs me 5 cents a minute (in the US).

If that icon isn't available, do you mean it isn't even on the desktop or that you can't right-click on it? 'Cause, if it's not even there, I suspect, for some strange reason, you need to re-install networking again.

Slynky · #2 February 29th, 2004, 05:37 AM

BTW, router and hub are not the same thing. Hubs are just cheap ways of setting up a home network. Usually through IPX (preferred) or IP.

Routers do much more and if you have 3 PCs that connect to the internet through one cable connection, it's pretty certain it's a router.

Slynky · #3 February 29th, 2004, 05:40 AM

I just read your post again and you refer to it as a hub. There must be a model number on it somewhere. Linksys is a good component. Linksys and Netgear are, IMO, the best two for the home. Get the model number off it and post it here.

Grandpa Kim · #4 February 29th, 2004, 06:10 AM

Slynky, the model number is NH1005,V2

I was unclear about "View Network Connections". I do have "My Network Places". When I right click on it I get these:

Open
Explore
Search for Computers ...
System Information (a Norton utility)
Map Network Drive
Disconnect Network Drive
Create Shortcut
Delete
Rename
Properties

...but no "view network connections" or "local area connections"

Double clicking on My Network Places or clicking on Open, Explore or Properties give the same result. The tree looks like this

Add network places
Network setup wizard
Entire Network
-Microsoft Terminal Services
-Microsoft Windows network
--Home
-Web client network

MS Terminal and Web client are empty. Home cannot even find my own computer.

Slynky · #5 February 29th, 2004, 06:22 AM

Sorry, Kim...MY BAD.

Right-click, then choose properties. THEN you will see what I was talking about in the earlier message.

(hate it when I do that)

Grandpa Kim · #6 February 29th, 2004, 06:37 AM

No, I understood you, the selection I need simply is not there.

But...

Halleluya!!!

I did some more digging. Control panel-- Network Connections takes me where I need to go. The IP address was indeed manually set. I did indeed change it to auto. It does indeed now grant me admission to the world wide web!!!

Thanks everyone!

I couldn't'a done it without you.

Slynky · #7 February 29th, 2004, 06:48 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Grandpa Kim:
No, I understood you, the selection I need simply is not there.

But...

Halleluya!!!

I did some more digging. Control panel-- Network Connections takes me where I need to go. The IP address was indeed manually set. I did indeed change it to auto. It does indeed now grant me admission to the world wide web!!!

Thanks everyone! I couldn't'a done it without you.

I suspect thanks to Geo more than me.

All's well that ends well

Glad to have you "back".