Husky Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 I was going through my storage things that I keep in a shed for about 5 years. And I found my new E-Machine (T2862?) So now that I found that computer I was going to use that computer just for: - Recording Games - Managing my YouTube / Windows Live / Yahoo / Playstation Network / XBox Live / - Photoshop , and Sony Vegas. So all I need to do is connect to a wireless network... and its not working. I've spent 4 in a half hours trying to figure out how to connect to the internet. I tried this... Taking a wired internet cord and plugging it into my Laptop and into my dekstop, so the Emachine can get a connection from my Dell. And what do you know. It aint working. It will say error at the bottom right. So I tried plugging my router in and pluggin it back out. And it still doenst work. My mothers dekstop works perfectly when ever the internet router is turned on. Why isn't mine working? Can anyone help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Ray Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Reboot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris82 Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Sounds like you need to install NIC drivers, try to find them on your computer manufacturer's website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted March 22, 2009 Author Share Posted March 22, 2009 LOL? Chris the PC I'm using now is gonna crash if I do something like that. My Desktop won't even connect to the Router I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris82 Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Like I said, you probably need the NIC drivers, go get them on another computer, use a USB drive or CD to transfer them to the computer that doesn't work, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRX22B1998 Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 hmm weird. make sure you've got it set to auto-assign an ip address. to do this, go to control panel -> network connections -> Local area connection. Right click local area connection, then click properties. then in the box that comes up, click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), then click properties. In the general menu, make sure "obtain a IP address automatically" and "Obtain a DNS server address automatically" are selected. then click OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted March 23, 2009 Author Share Posted March 23, 2009 Thats wierd. It does nothing WRX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRX22B1998 Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 what error does it say ? "limited or no connectivity" ? or just not connected. if you're using wireless, make sure the SSID and WEP/WPA keys are correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted March 23, 2009 Author Share Posted March 23, 2009 Yeah that one, and they are correct. eMachine sucks. I'll just do what Chris82 says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRX22B1998 Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 press start and right click my computer, then click manage. now on the side, click device manager. expand network adapters, check if theres any yellow ! signs or red X or anything. that should tell you if your missing any drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted March 23, 2009 Author Share Posted March 23, 2009 Nope, all fine. But it still wont connect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRX22B1998 Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 (edited) Are you using a PCI or USB wireless thingy (PCI would be internal). It should've come with a CD or something with drivers on it although reading the first post (shed for 5 years) dunno your luck for finding it. Edited March 23, 2009 by WRX22B1998 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Ray Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Agreed with some others on here, occasionally when my internet just stops working for unknown reasons, 90% of the time, a reboot will fix it, and if it doesn't then I get out my Gigabyte CD and reinstall the drivers. Those 2 steps haven't failed me yet. But if they did, I would bring a hammer to my PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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