Computer guys, PLEASE, I'm aboutta kill myself soon :(

[bran987]

ok as simple as I can here is the explanation:

I have a 1) desktop and 2) a laptop

I have a cable modem and I have a LinkSys wireless router.

OK

So I just loaded Windows XP service pack 1 and Norton Antivirus & Internet Security 2004 onto my laptop, CLEAN INSTALL, deleted everything. it's a completely empty laptop system.

DONE

SO, computer guys, here is the thing:

Wall ----> Cable Modem ---> Desktop Computer = Fine, I'm typing on it, Internet works great. This is not the machine I just reloaded the operating system on.

Wall ---> Cable Modem ---> Laptop = No connection. I have the LinkSys CD in but it says I am not connected to the Internet so I can't configure anything. This is the machine I just loaded Windows on again, it's a laptop.

BTW it tells me to NOT connect anything through the router at first, so picture this, you plug a wire into your desktop and you get Internet fine just like I'm typing on now. But plug it into your laptop and when you try to install your linksys or go to Internet Explorer it says you have no Internet. The Router isn't even involved at this point, what's going wrong??????????

 

[GoldenDelicious]

its imageshacks fault

 

[bran987]

its imageshacks fault

:yellow frog:

 

[Devastation]

bran did you download the system drivers to your laptop yet? that might be the problem

 

[bran987]

bran did you download the system drivers to your laptop yet? that might be the problem

how do I download without connecting to the Internet? I'm trying to connect to Internet to download SP2 and security upgrades

 

[Mammoth2500]

Try reinstalling your NIC and updating the drivers

 

[bran987]

Try reinstalling your NIC and updating the drivers

please explain in english

 

[Devastation]

how do I download without connecting to the Internet? I'm trying to connect to Internet to download SP2 and security upgrades

do you have a system drivers disk?

 

[Yarg!]

Dude, getting a LAN setup on two computers thru a router is easy as ABC. Go to control panel, go to internet connection wizard, and say you want to connect 2 pcs, etc etc and just click .. takes like 20 seconds.

 

[juiceddreadlocks]

dude, when you go to control panel and then network connections does it show a Local Area Network connection? If it does, then you suck. If it doesnt... find the name of your ethernet card and download the driver onto your desktop and then upload the driver to your notebook.