okay my friends roommates computer on campus is acting really weird. it says its connected to the internet but the IP address wont follow through. i did the whole ipconfig stuff and nothing. should i just put in the IP address myself instead of say to automatically find it?

8/20/2005 1:09:11 PM

you pay fees to resnet and itd

use them

8/20/2005 1:40:38 PM

yea their closed during the weekend

[Edited on August 20, 2005 at 1:59 PM. Reason : s]

8/20/2005 1:42:19 PM

yea there

8/20/2005 1:56:54 PM

Definitely don't want to make up your own IP address. At least, you won't solve anything. At worst, you'll be taking an IP address from someone that's already using it, and cause them problems, too.

If you've not tried doing so yet, swap his/her ethernet cable with one that you know is working, and see if they've got a connection. Secondly, I'd run a virus scan on the computer, and see if it's been hacked (ResNet used to temporarily turn off people that were virus-infected, I don't know if this is still true).

I'd also go into the device manager, uninstall the NIC, and reboot. Let Windows detect it again, and refresh the NIC driver. If that doesn't work, give ResNet a call on Monday, 515-HELP, and let someone double-check it in person. Chances are, it'll either be a really simple thing to fix, or something that's a bit complicated (and not so easy to diagnose by remote ).

8/20/2005 5:04:54 PM

i didnt make up an IP address. when i did the ipconfig /all i used that IP address and the girl's next doors gateway address, subnet, and the other stuff

we might be able to try that

and i did not understand a word in that 3rd paragraph except restart computer

8/21/2005 2:18:07 AM

yea their

8/21/2005 2:23:04 AM

can't expect an injun to speak english properly

8/21/2005 2:28:35 AM

dude

you're brown too.

8/21/2005 2:29:29 AM

que?

8/21/2005 2:33:06 AM

I know this

8/21/2005 2:33:20 AM

well keep quiet about it... i don't want anyone to know

8/21/2005 2:35:17 AM

would uter been that hard to type in the title?

8/21/2005 8:01:46 AM