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oli356 · 8 Jul 2012 at 14:16

But if PC1 is plugged into port1 and PC2 is port 2. Have you tried plugging PC2 into like port 3?

Or PC1 into port 2.. Switch ports break so. Heck I would still install W7 anyway

ozaudio · 8 Jul 2012 at 14:17

ping timing out

ill try different ports now

im now in p2 and this pc works as normal

oli356 · 8 Jul 2012 at 14:24

Hmm... I have no experience in this

I would try install W7

ozaudio · 8 Jul 2012 at 14:29

i am now , then ill try network cards

Dist · 8 Jul 2012 at 14:30

show us the ipconfig of the device that is not working, so that we can see if it is configured correctly.

ozaudio · 8 Jul 2012 at 14:34

just type ipconfig in run? its now showing much but ill get a screen shot

edit - done,

ozaudio · 8 Jul 2012 at 14:36

oli356 · 8 Jul 2012 at 14:38

yeah in command.

Edit: well that looks fine..

KIA · 8 Jul 2012 at 14:38

1394 is Firewire. You can disable it.

ozaudio · 8 Jul 2012 at 14:41

is it possable i could have incorrent drivers or anything? motherboard is ASUS A8N SLI, its pretty old.

ozaudio · 8 Jul 2012 at 14:44

would a pci network card possable cure this? instead of using the motherboards own

oli356 · 8 Jul 2012 at 14:45

I don't think you would be able to configure the settings if the wrong/no driver was installed. Plus I imagine the ping errors would be different. You could always check device manager to see if there are any errors.

"To open Device Manager, click Start, and then click Control Panel. Click Performance and Maintenance, and then click System. On the Hardware tab, click Device Manager. "

I would be installing W7 before messing around with PCI network cards, unless you have one laying around

ozaudio · 8 Jul 2012 at 14:48

a few in my mums shed according to my step dad just means taking a trip there

btw - win 7 was installed at first, last night but that didnt work so installed XP instead, but ill try win 7 with the setting that have been said

Dist · 8 Jul 2012 at 14:55

Try to ping 127.0.0.1

If you can ping that, it means that the network card and software are operating enough to ping the local loopback address so that should not be an issue.

The configuration looks like it should work based on what you've said, and you say the other ports on the router work fine for your other device, so perhaps it's a bad cable. Have you tried a different network cable? perhaps try use the one that the working PC is using.

ozaudio · 8 Jul 2012 at 15:12

yes i tryed swapping them as my first idea to fix the problem , seems i can get internet throw any cable on this pc.

hhd is wiped clean now - win 7 is about to load its files.

ozaudio · 8 Jul 2012 at 16:56

win 7 now installed.

ozaudio · 8 Jul 2012 at 17:05

ok so my settings are as follows and still nothing, time for pci ethernet connection?

oli356 · 8 Jul 2012 at 17:10

Have you tried doing what dist said: Try to ping 127.0.0.1
Presumably you still can't ping 192.168.0.1 though.

ozaudio · 8 Jul 2012 at 17:20

is this clear enough

oli356 · 8 Jul 2012 at 17:32

I'm out of ideas for now, not sure why it finds the destination host unreachable when it's plugged directly into it..

You could try the PCI card if you have one but my understanding about the 127..... Loopback address is that the NIC is working fine.