I've got two machines, one with VistaSP1 and one with a brand new install of
XPSP3. They both run over wire to a D-Link 4-port router and then into my
Comcast cable modem. Vista machine can connect to the Internet without a
problem, but as far as I can tell, XP machine can't connect to or even ping
the router.

Strange thing was, the XP machine used to have Vista insalled on it and it
worked flawlessly. Only after repartitioning the HDD and dropping XP onto it
does it no longer work. I've tried the built-in help system for XP and a
couple of the articles here on the MS site with no luck. Any ideas?

Re: XP Can't Connect to Network by Ben

Ben
Sat Jun 14 17:15:16 PDT 2008

What's your IP addressing scheme? Is the D-Link running DHCP and
handing out addresses? Have you double-checked to make sure the XP
machine has a valid IP address, subnet mask and default gateway?

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"Ian" <Ian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I've got two machines, one with VistaSP1 and one with a brand new install of
> XPSP3. They both run over wire to a D-Link 4-port router and then into my
> Comcast cable modem. Vista machine can connect to the Internet without a
> problem, but as far as I can tell, XP machine can't connect to or even ping
> the router.
>
> Strange thing was, the XP machine used to have Vista insalled on it and it
> worked flawlessly. Only after repartitioning the HDD and dropping XP onto it
> does it no longer work. I've tried the built-in help system for XP and a
> couple of the articles here on the MS site with no luck. Any ideas?
>
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Re: XP Can't Connect to Network by Hans-Georg

Hans-Georg
Sun Jun 15 03:32:49 PDT 2008

On Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:47:01 -0700, Ian wrote:

>I've got two machines, one with VistaSP1 and one with a brand new install of
>XPSP3. They both run over wire to a D-Link 4-port router and then into my
>Comcast cable modem. Vista machine can connect to the Internet without a
>problem, but as far as I can tell, XP machine can't connect to or even ping
>the router.
>
>Strange thing was, the XP machine used to have Vista insalled on it and it
>worked flawlessly. Only after repartitioning the HDD and dropping XP onto it
>does it no longer work. I've tried the built-in help system for XP and a
>couple of the articles here on the MS site with no luck. Any ideas?

http://winhlp.com/wxnet.htm can almost certainly solve this
problem. Fill in the form, then look at the solutions.

Hans-Georg
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