Internet doesn't work on desktop.

guapo March 11, 2011 at 08:43:57

Run ipconfig /all from a command & post the output here. How do you know when a politician is lying? His mouth is moving.

Windows IP Configuration .....Host Name................................: SpencerDesktop .....Primary Dns Suffix......................: .....Node Type.................................: Hybrid .....IP Routing Enabled....................: No .....WINS Proxy Enabled..................: No Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: .....Connection-specific DNS Suffix.....: .....Description..................................: NVIDIA nForce 10/100 Mbps Ethernet .....Physical Address.........................: 00-00-00-00-00-00 .....DHCP Enabled...........................: Yes .....Autoconfiguration Enabled...........: Yes .....Link-Local IPv6 Address...............: fe80::7d2d:5a28:6ee6:75b7%11(Preferred) .....Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address....: 169.254.117.183(Preferred) .....Subnet Mask..............................: .....DHCPv6 IAID.............................: 234893336 .....DHCPv6 Client DUID..................: 00-01-00-01-15-03-8A-BB-00-30-18-A9-9A-A2 .....DNS Server................................: 8.8.8.8 ...............................................: 8.8.4.4 .....NetBIOS over Tcpip....................: Enabled Tunnel adapter isatap.<611C1BF4-0564-45A1-A075-2B0DD1C5D652>: .....Media State...............................: Media disconnected .....Connection-specific DNS Suffix....: .....Description.................................: Microsoft ISATAP Adapter .....Physical Address........................: 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 .....DHCP Enabled...........................: No .....Autoconfiguration Enabled...........: Yes Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface: .....Media State...............................: Media disconnected .....Connection-specific DNS Suffix....: .....Description.................................: Microsoft ISATAP Adapter .....Physical Address........................: 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0 .....DHCP Enabled...........................: No .....Autoconfiguration Enabled...........: Yes

guapo March 11, 2011 at 15:38:53

It's not getting an IP address from the router & windows doesn't see the adapter. Look in the device manager to see if the driver is installed. How do you know when a politician is lying? His mouth is moving.

Drivers where installed, device manager said everything is working. I downloaded the drivers from my motherboards website and installed them restarted and it would not even connect to the network, so I rolled back the drivers and updated it and now it will at least connect to the network. One thing I did notice is that in the device manager it is saying it is a NVIDIA nForce 10/100 Mbps Ethernet, however I looked up the exact specifications of my motherboard and it is saying that it is actually a realtek 8201CL chipset. It is an NVIDIA chipset motherboard though. I did a little research on the realtek 8201CL drivers and I apparently I need to find the drivers for the MAC chip that is embedded on the chipset, I'm not exactly sure what that means, I've never heard of a MAC chip before. Thanks for your help.

guapo March 12, 2011 at 06:17:38

Well done. You did your homework. I bought a USB to ethernet adapter from Radio Shack once, when I had that problem. How do you know when a politician is lying? His mouth is moving.