Help!!!!

[esheg4ever23]

hey guys i hav a desktop pc with broadband on it and i just got a laptop yesterday and my comp is conected to the broadband modem wit ethernet, so i got a seperate usb cable and connected that to my laptop to the same modem, and my laptop doesnt get internet, but my comp does. i tried all this create new connection stuff and i even went to rca.com to get the newest driver for my laptop. cant figure out wat to do next. help!?!

[berks]

make sure it knows to use the usb drive to connect and not the normal Ethernet connection port. Also try to hook up your laptop direct to the modem with the cat5 cable to see if it works that way. A little trouble shooting can help us help you!

[esheg4ever23]

yea it connects thru usb b/c it says rca usb cable modem, and b/c i disabled all my other network connections on my laptop. i also tried disconnecting my comp's ethernet cable and trying it with my laptop wit usb only. and wat do u mean by cat5?? thanks. im kinda noobish at this networking stuff

p.s. its the toshiba satellite a85 if that helps. it has built-in wireless connectivity but i dont hav a router. oh yea btw, another question, theres this guy wit a router in my neighborhood and since my laptop has that wireless thing in it, everytime i try connecting to his router (or any other router), it connects and it says aqcuiring network address and just stops there. doesnt do anythig after that. i try going to network properties and repair, but that one stops at "renewing your ip address". what to do here? thanks

[esheg4ever23]

ok wait this is weird. on my laptop i went to start>connect to>show all connections, then it said rca cable usb modem next to it it said connected. i tired signing on aim but then it said aim service cant be reached. then i tried google on ie 6 but it said canot find server. my configfree program found no prblems in the connectivity. i tried going to rca cable usb modem>status>support>repair. it repairs fine, it does some stuff and it says done. also wen i went to the general tab, it sent 146 packets and recieved none. wat now?

[berks]

a lot of times when mine does something like that it is my modem that needs to be reset. try unplugging your modem for like 30 seconds and then plug it back and wait for it to completely load up before you turn on your computer.

Does you laptop have an ethernet connection or only a USB port? the ethernet connection looks like a phone line but a little bigger like what connects to the back of you desktop.

As far as the wirless in your neighborhood you will probably not be able to connect to it. I have my own wireless network but i have it protected so people can try and connect but it will not let them, it's not usually a good thing to allow others to connect to your wireless network if you don't know them.

[Pasty901]

Originally Posted by esheg4ever23

hey guys i hav a desktop pc with broadband on it and i just got a laptop yesterday and my comp is conected to the broadband modem wit ethernet, so i got a seperate usb cable and connected that to my laptop to the same modem, and my laptop doesnt get internet, but my comp does.

Hold on... you have both the laptop and the pc connected to the modem - one via usb and one via ethernet?

If this is correct that setup wont work.

The easiest and simplest way is to connect the modem to EITHER the pc OR the laptop via usb get that on the internet. Then use a CROSSOVER network cable to connect the pc and laptop. Run the Network wizard and choose to share the internet connection.

P.S i wouldnt advise connecting to other peoples wireless networks without their permission...if they happen to know what they are doing you could get yourself into a lot of trouble.

Hope this helps

[esheg4ever23]

hmm well, i did what u said but it still wont work, the weird thing is that wen i go to my network connections it shows the rca usb cable modem connection and next to it it says connected, but i still cant get on internet explorer or aim.

[esheg4ever23]

heloooooo

[fireydeviant]

I looked around on the internet a bit on this one, found this.

This may explain some things.

What is says is that while a modem may support multiple connections to the modem, your ISP may not. A simple solution would be to just buy a switch or router. Switchs and router come pretty cheap anymore.

[berks]

couldn't you also buy another ethernet card for the PC and then hook the laptop up to the PC for internet connection?

[esheg4ever23]

my cousin did the same exact thing im tring tho with his desktop and his sister's laptop, desktop thru ethernet and laptop thru usb, but that was dsl and i hav cable, if that makes a difrence

[esheg4ever23]

Originally Posted by berks

a lot of times when mine does something like that it is my modem that needs to be reset. try unplugging your modem for like 30 seconds and then plug it back and wait for it to completely load up before you turn on your computer.

Does you laptop have an ethernet connection or only a USB port? the ethernet connection looks like a phone line but a little bigger like what connects to the back of you desktop.

As far as the wirless in your neighborhood you will probably not be able to connect to it. I have my own wireless network but i have it protected so people can try and connect but it will not let them, it's not usually a good thing to allow others to connect to your wireless network if you don't know them.

sorry i didnt see your post. ya the laptop has usb and im not sure if it has ethernet, it has this one port that looks like a phone port but a lil bigger like u said, but it shows 3 computers on it like this litle sign, im not sure thats ethernet or not. i tired connecting my ethernet to that port, but it wouldnt work anyways, but it detected the modem. my desktop has that too, with the 3 computers, but it has alos another one, wich is NOT on the back of the motherboard, and thats the main one that i use for the desktop's internet (thats where my modems ethernet wire goes to). i also tried resetting my modem, (unpluged it for a couple minutes), but no luck. some other guy on the internet said that i need a usb ethernet network adapter. click.

[JamesT]

That port on your laptop is Ethernet.