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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-Ben-
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"Ian" <Ian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EE471924-D267-4042-AD18-678785DD1660@microsoft.com:
> 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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