Internet and Computer Glitch?

[RhumbRunner13]

Last night I suddenly lost my internet connection on my Dell 8200 with an ethernet card. I have a D-Link cable modem that feeds a D-Link wireless router as well as the 'puter.

My laptop with a wireless card worked fine, and this morrning I hooked up a USB wireless receiver to the main 'puter and it woks. I haven't checked wires yet from the modem to the computer but I will.

This is a repeat problem and the reason I have the USB wireless reciever. Several months ago I had the same problem, ran wireless for a while and suddenly the modem/ethernet card started working fine again.

Any suggestions, comments or ideas? Think it might be best to just bight the bullet and put a new ethernet card in?

Rhumb

 

[ShyGuy68]

Any suggestions, comments or ideas? Think it might be best to just bight the bullet and put a new ethernet card in?

Rhumb

In my honest opion ethernet cards are so cheap these days, that it's hardly worth the effort to try to figure out if the current card is still working.

One thing you should check though is that if it's placed firmly into the slot inside the computer, and maybe change the slot it's placed it.

 

[RhumbRunner13]

In my honest opion ethernet cards are so cheap these days, that it's hardly worth the effort to try to figure out if the current card is still working.

One thing you should check though is that if it's placed firmly into the slot inside the computer, and maybe change the slot it's placed it.

Kinda what I was thinking as well. I should probably get a new ethernet cable as well...living in Florida has its benefits, but avoiding corrosion isn't one of them.

Rhumb

 

[ShyGuy68]

Kinda what I was thinking as well. I should probably get a new ethernet cable as well...living in Florida has its benefits, but avoiding corrosion isn't one of them.

Rhumb

Yeah a new cable is a good idea as well, they can break if they get twisted, I've experienced that myself.

 

[Mazuri]

If you've got a wireless router for the laptop, why not run the desktop on wireless as well? Our house has a network of 5 desktop computers all running wireless in three different rooms with few problems.