[TriLUG] OT: Windows Help - Please No Flames

[Dave Sorenson]

Try blowing out and reinstalling the network drivers.. plug and pray 
screws things up a lot.

Dave

On 1/3/2011 3:37 PM, Roy Vestal wrote:
>  Hey guys,
>  Have a Windows XP Home problem I'm trying to fix for our pastor. I'm 
> not as familiar with XP Home as I am with XP Pro and need some 
> suggestions on repairing the network issues (please no "Install Linux" 
> type answers).
>
> Please email me offline if you have any suggestions.
>
> Here's the scoop:
>
> - Dell Dimension 3000
> - Intel Pro100VE
> - Windows XP Home SP3
>
> Gets an address/subnet/GW/DNS via DHCP, but cannot ping gateway, or 
> DNS server. I connected my laptop to the same cable and am able to get 
> out to the net (google, yahoo).
>
> I replaced the NIC with a known good Intel Pro 100 and the same thing 
> happens with it. I updated it with SP3 (was at SP2). Same issue.
>
> ideas?
>
> TIA,
> Roy
>
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