Unable to connect to router

SwishSpencor · 13 May 2007 at 12:28

I'm posting this on behalf of Dark_Shadow

He's having trouble with his network. His PC wont connect but his DS will, he's done ipconfig in cmd and its showing all details bar gateway.
He cant get the router settings to show either. The router syncs and connects online initially.

He's using a 3com Wireless router.

hybrid · 13 May 2007 at 12:31

Static or assigned by DHCP?

Try letting DHCP getting the network information. See if that works.

Fothsn · 13 May 2007 at 12:31

I had that problem with my old Belkin router somehow the default gateway changed, I had to do a hard reset to set everything back to defaults and use the default IP and reconfigure the router.

SwishSpencor · 13 May 2007 at 12:46

hybrid said:
Static or assigned by DHCP?

Try letting DHCP getting the network information. See if that works.

He say's how does he let the DHCP connect?

hybrid · 13 May 2007 at 18:42

http://www.home-network-help.com/set-ip.html

That should help.

Or you could get him to do...

start -> run -> type 'cmd' (without the '''s)

Now type in 'ipconfig /renew'

That, if assigned by DHCP will release the current IP and pick another one up from the pool.

SwishSpencor · 13 May 2007 at 19:08

He tried ipconfig /renew and got "Error occurred while renewing interface local area connection, unable to contact your DHCP server. Request timed out."

hybrid · 13 May 2007 at 19:19

hmm... Get him to go into device manager and to make sure there isnt a /!\ mark beside the network adapter.

Failing that i would start by reinstalling the network card drivers on his PC. If that fails i'd start pointing the finger at the router. Maybe try another PC and see if you can access the control panel that way.

Just out of interest... ask him what it says when he types in 'ipconfig /all'

SwishSpencor · 13 May 2007 at 19:25

Oh yea that reminds me, he tried hard resetting the router an another PC wont even connect to it.

DarkShadow · 13 May 2007 at 20:17

Thanks Spencor

I'm online but I have a rather strange problem. I tried the router on another computer with a different cable and I had the 'limited or no connection' dialogue pop up. The thing is I'm using the same router using wirelessly on my mobo which took a while to set up.

Now I'm really confused and it just stopped working randomly :confused:

Is my router broke?