one litre wonder ;) Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 right cause i was using USB1 and a wireless thingy to conect to the router , and we upped the broadband speed to 8mbps , i thought time to go back to wires and a LAN card . ran a wire down stairs and it wouldnt work at all , tested all the wires and they were fine , still didnt work . moved the router up next to my computer and then connected my dads comp on the wire that i ran up the stairs and both are now working style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":confused:" border="0" alt="confused.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 (edited) why are you going back to wires for an 8mbit connection?your wireless connection will operate at 11mbits at least, so still pleanty of room before you "need" wires.unless you shift a lot of stuff around the network, wireless it fine style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> Edited May 22, 2006 by Babs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 Depends on your settings. Does the router have DHCP enabled? Or are you using static IP address?The way i run mine is by using DHCP under the router options. then under the network settings of your PC go into the network adapter properties and make sure it says "optain IP address automatically" and the same for the DNS. Then hook up the wires, check that the router has obtained an IP address and DNS servers (probably under a network status tab or something). Then try and ping your router, usually 192.168.1.1 or maybe .10.1, won't be too hard to find out.you can ping it by going start, run, type CMD and hit enter. To ping the router simply type "ping 'IP ADDRESS HERE'". Then you can try and access the netSorry if it seems that im breaking things down too much, i have no idea how technical you are style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />. But as Bab's says, 11mbit is enough for net usage. style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one litre wonder ;) Posted May 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 theres no prob now , but just curious why that if my comp was at the end of the long wire it didnt see the router , but when the router is right next to my comp it works and then when my dads comp is on the long wire it works style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":confused:" border="0" alt="confused.gif" /> must just be that the signal must be to weak for my network card , but just strong enough for my dads comp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M1 Lupo Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 You can go 100m on ethernet, before you need a repeater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 your wireless connection will operate at 11mbits at least, so still pleanty of room before you "need" wires.unless you shift a lot of stuff around the network, wireless it fine style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />If you use encryption on your network then maximum throughput of an 802.11b network (11mbps) is actually around 5mbps.There should be a light on the router indicating if it can see anything at the other end of the cable. Does that come on when it's plugged into your PC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one litre wonder ;) Posted May 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 it was lit when the comp was plugged into it but the computer didnt see it , so now that mine is attached on the shorter wire it worked straight away and then when we attached the longer wire to my dads comp it worked straight away as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver! Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 Bad connection in cable/NIC?S! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 If you use encryption on your network then maximum throughput of an 802.11b network (11mbps) is actually around 5mbps.There should be a light on the router indicating if it can see anything at the other end of the cable. Does that come on when it's plugged into your PC?true, but his network is most likey a .11g, so it's all irrelevant anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one litre wonder ;) Posted May 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 Bad connection in cable/NIC?S!done a continuety test on the cable and its fine . it wouldnt work on my comp but the exact same cable works on my dads style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":confused:" border="0" alt="confused.gif" />the wireless is 54G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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