Wireless connection works, wired connection doesn't

[Bill]

I have a wireless network card in my notebook, which also has a built in 10/100 network port. I have been using the wireless connection without a problem for general network and internet share (except for printer setup noted in another post), but tried using direct cable connection for increased connection speed. When I disable the wireless and enable the cabled connection, I lose network connection. Status of the cabled LAN shows a connection with packets sent, but no packets received.

-intel wireless card with d-link access point connected to d-link router
-d-link router with cable modem connection and direct connection to desktop running Win98 SE

This cable connection works with a differenct laptop (Win98 SE), but I can't seem to make a connection with the Win XP notebook.

Does this sound familar to anyone? Any suggestions on how to make the network connection work?

Thanks.

[jsussman]

do you have good drivers for your port? you might try looking for your computer model site at the manufactuer site for drivers. you should try those

[boogeyman]

Have you registered the mac address of your computer in your router? If u have a MAC filter setup then ur computer might be assigned an IP but will not be able to go beyond that.
Further try pinging the gateway.
let me know if this helps
anand





QUOTE=Bill]I have a wireless network card in my notebook, which also has a built in 10/100 network port. I have been using the wireless connection without a problem for general network and internet share (except for printer setup noted in another post), but tried using direct cable connection for increased connection speed. When I disable the wireless and enable the cabled connection, I lose network connection. Status of the cabled LAN shows a connection with packets sent, but no packets received.

-intel wireless card with d-link access point connected to d-link router
-d-link router with cable modem connection and direct connection to desktop running Win98 SE

This cable connection works with a differenct laptop (Win98 SE), but I can't seem to make a connection with the Win XP notebook.

Does this sound familar to anyone? Any suggestions on how to make the network connection work?

Thanks.[/quote]

[Zxian]

Have you had this notebook for a long time? or is this an "all-of-a-sudden" occurrence?

If the notebook is new, it could be that the wired network card is fried. If it's all of a sudden... it could also be that it's fried. Try the ping suggestion and see what the results are.

Just a general note on ethernet that's not widely known. It's not always the greatest thing for your hardware to connect and disconnect ethernet cards/routers while they're still powered. You should power down at least one of the devices before you plug-in/unplug the cord. I've seen two cards and a hub go because of this.

Hope this helps.