My Computer is wired

Okay I brought my computer in because I thought it was cover under the warranty that anything is. I have been told that is not and my mouse goes hey-wire. Now my O only works in some programs. Also I forgot to tell them that my screen is flimsy but I kind of figured they would see it when they brought it to the back room to talk to the techs. But when the guy told me I had to pay $130 just to look at the mouse but I have the warranty. I said forget it, because I need it and I need all my programs. And the girl that sold me the warranty said everything is covered.
Emily

First, let me say thatq you are responsible for reading the warranty and learning what is covered.
If the mouse came with the computer, in the same box from the same manufacturer, then the manufacturer will decide whther it is covered or not.
If you bought the mouse seperately, then it is not coveredn under the computer warranty.
If your mouse problem is software related, it will not be covered.
The diagnostic fee is standard, and only covers the initial inspection of the unit.
Your screen problem, if addressed, my or may not be covered under the manufacturers warranty. ]
All of this supposes that the computer is less than 1 year old.
If you have not made a backup of your data, then it is not anyones fault but yours if you lose data and do not have a backup.
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When I boot, I will usually be able to connect to my network (via ethernet cable) for 15 to 30 minutes, then the connection will be dropped. Rebooting usually restores the connection, but again it will be dropped before long.
I use ping at the command prompt for the simplest test of whether I have an internet connection. If ping doesn't work, neither does Internet Explorer.
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Need help here! I'm out of options. Computer can't see the wireless network

Sorry for the novel, but I have to tell you what is going on with my computer. I also need to vent because I’m extremely frustrated. I want to make sure I give as much info as I can we can get this fixed. I’m done with trying to figure this out on my own!!!
I’m having a major issue with the wireless network connection on my desktop. I’ve tried everything and I can’t figure out what it’s doing.
First of all, my wireless router is set up correctly (according to the Sticky), has active security, and works fine. It has nothing to do with the router. I’m sure of it.
Here’s a quick history:
When I was at my first residence in Chicago and bought a Linksys wireless N router in May 2008. My computer was about 30 feet away from the router and everything worked fine. Always found the router and never lost connection.
I moved to a new place in September 2008 and used the same router, computer, etc. at my new place. The computer was only about 7 feet away from the router this time, but I used the wireless connection instead so I wouldn’t have a network cable lying across the floor. At first everything worked fine. No issues. Then, one day out of the blue, my desktop lost connection with the router. My router didn’t even appear as an Available Wireless Network. I rebooted everything and that seemed to fix it. OK, issue fixed, right? Wrong. It did it again the next day. I rebooted everything, but it still couldn’t find my router. It did see lots of other wireless routers in the area though so I know the wireless card was working. It just didn’t see my router.
This went on for a while. Sometimes it would see my router and connect then it would lose it again. I thought maybe it was the router going bad. Well, I have a notebook computer too so I tried it. It has found my router every time and has never lost connection. I had it sitting on top of my desktop even to see if there was some sort of dead spot in my condo, but the notebook found my router just fine.
Sometimes my desktop would see my router, but it wouldn’t be my network name. It would call it “Home” or something. I know it was my network because it was the only network with maximum (Excellent) signal strength. I’m thinking it must be some sort of association issue. For some reason it doesn’t associate my router as an available network. I don’t understand that.
I tried everything: Ad Aware, Live OneCare, registry cleaners, driver updates, restore points, pretty much anything I found in the forums. Nothing worked for long if at all. It’s like my desktop only finds my router when it wants to. Note: The only thing that would work sometimes was if I clicked “Repair.” Sometimes that would work. I finally gave up and connected my desktop via network cable and unhooked my wireless card. I never lost connection as long as it was hard-wired.
The drama continues. I recently moved to Iowa and set up my network here. I’m using the same router, same desktop and wireless card, same notebook computer, etc. I went ahead and tried the wireless card on my desktop again. It worked just fine! No connection issues at all. It connected and stayed connected. I thought, “Well, that’s strange. It must have been something with the condo in Chicago. Oh well!” It worked fine from February 5 until March 10. Now it’s doing it again!!!! The notebook is about 3 feet away and sees the router just fine.
Here are the facts:
I’m using a Linksys WRT300N Wireless-N router.
I’m using a Linksys Wireless-N PCI WMP300N Adapter (about 18 months old).
I’m running Windows XP on the custom built desktop and Windows Vista on the HP notebook.
I built this computer about 5 years ago and have not done any major upgrades for 2-3 years. The only thing I added was the wireless card. I also changed out the HD in January 2009 and did a data migration right before I moved to Iowa in February. All of the networking issues were going on well before I did the data migration though so it has nothing to do with that. In fact, I had my computer hard-wired into my router at the time of the data migration and the wireless worked fine (for a little while) after I moved to Iowa. So if anything, the data migration seemed to help with my wireless connection.
All drivers are up to date.
Using Windows Live OneCare and have run complete scan: nothing found.
Using Ad Aware and have run complete scan: only found cookies and deleted them but didn’t fix issue.
Ran WinsockxpFix but that didn’t help.
Ran TweakNow RegCleaner Standard but that didn’t help.
Right-clicking the wireless icon, I try to view Available Wireless Networks. The window comes up and shows me other wireless networks in the area (2 available right now), but doesn’t show my network at all. I click “Refresh network list” and 1 or 2 of the other networks will come up, but mine is still not shown.
I’ve clicked “Repair” and get this message: “Windows could not finish repairing the problem because the following action cannot be completed: Connecting to the wireless network.”
If I go to Control Panel, there is a Wireless Configuration Utility program from Broadcom. When I open that here is what I find:
It is not managing my wireless networks.
Under the “Wireless Networks” tab I see my Network with an “X” over the router icon to the left of it and a locked security icon to the right of it.
No information under the “Link Status” or “Statistics” tabs.
The “Site Monitor” tab shows my wireless network and the other 2 networks in the area (although they drop in and out because of signal strength). My network is always present even though the signal strength bounces up and down. This tab shows that my network is secure, 802.11 is g and n, speed is 270 mbps, Channel is 9, and Signal bounces from orange/red to green. Data encryption is (m)TKIP, TKIP, WPA-PSK.
I was going to use my notebook to post this message since it has been connected for 2 days without ever losing connection. It shows Very Good signal strength and is about 3 feet away from my desktop.
Update: My desktop just connected to my network after sitting there for 2 hours. Good to Very Good signal. Broadcom tool shows the connection and now has information in the Link Status and Statistics tabs.
Cancel that. It just lost connection again. It was only connected for about 5 minutes. There is no change in signal strength according to Broadcom though. In fact, Broadcom shows better signal now that I lost connection.
Now, it just connected again (on its own) after sitting there for 10 minutes! I’ve been surfing the web on my desktop for 45 minutes now and I’m using my desktop to post this message. What the heck?!!! This is what it’s like. Aggravating huh?
Well, that’s all I can think to write. What else do you need? Can anybody help me with this?
I’m confused. Please help!
Thanks a lot!!!
Jake
Message Edited by JakeT on 03-12-2009 02:54 PM

Thanks but it's just my desktop that doesn't see it though. My notebook sees it everytime, even at the same exact time that my desktop doesn't see it. For example yesterday when I was typing up this post, I was typing up the post on my notebook because my desktop didn't see the router. I don't think it has anything to do with the router actually, but I wanted to see if anyone on here has encountered this issue before. Other forums have similar issues but I've tried all of the fixes I found elsewhere and they didn't work.
Any other ideas?
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Can i use home sharing while mixing wired and wireless connections?

I have an HP Pavilion desktop connected to my wireless router with an Ethernet cable. My AppleTV is connected wirelessly to the 5GHz band on my simultaneous dual-band wireless-N router. How do I share photos and music from the HP desktop to the AppleTV using Home Sharing?

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I have a similar problem.
I have 2 computers (and other ethernet addressable devices (printer etc) upstairs connected into a gigabit switch (d-link DG-2205) - computer A is an old 2002 G4 without wifi, computer B is a 2010 Mac mini wired into the switch. Downstairs, I have Computer C - a 2012 Mac mini connected to the fios router via wifi and there is a 1080p Apple TV connected via wifi.
Computer A (Wired switch Connection) can only see computer B's (Wired switch Connection) music library.
Computer B (Wired switch Connection) can see both computer A's and computer C's (Wireless router connection) Music library.
Computer C (Wireless router connection)) can see computer B's (Wired switch Connection) music library.
Apple TV can see computer B and C.
The problem is that computer A Is the music computer That I want to stream throughout.
If computer A and B can see each other, and computer C and AppleTV can see computer B, then why can't everyone see computer A ?
Any response appreciated.
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Connecting an older computer to my wireless router.

My wireless router is connected to my work computer which is in the same room as my own personal computer. I can hard wire the two together since they are only a few feet apart, but my older computer only has a phone line connection. Are there cables with a ethernet plug on one end and a phone line size plug on the other, or what do I have to do to hard wire these together. My older computer, which still works just fine for my personal needs does not have wireless capability so I was hoping somehow I could hard wire this to the router. Any help is much appreciated.
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Also, does the older computer support USB? (Don't laugh; there's a method to the suggestion!) Even if, for some reason, there's no room to mount a wired or wireless network adapter inside the computer, there's nothing stopping you from using a USB network adapter (wired or wireless) to connect to the same computer. Since there are USB wireless network adapters available (wireless-b, wireless-G, and wireless-N, as well as multi-protocol), do give serious consideration to having one or more around (if for no other reason than as spares); I'm looking to pick up one or two such USB adapters for my two-computer all-wired network (the router is a WRT54GS V.2, but may shortly be replaced with a WRT-310N for additional range and wired gigabit support). I've had my GS since 2005, and I'm very happy with it.

One computer on network will not print.

I am using a HP LasterJet P2055dn network printer on a small office network that has 3 computers on it. All computer are wired. For some reason I can not get one of the printers to print. It is using XP. I have used all the HP utilities to try and fix the problem and they all say it should be working fine. Any suggestions?

OK, are your firewalls disabled (Windows & Securty Program)?
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Verify that you can browse to the printer's internal web page by its IP address in a browser.
1. Click "Start" button --> Printers.
2. Under Printer Tasks, click "Add Printer".
3. Click "Next" button on the Add Printer Wizard window.
4. Select "Local printer attached to this computer". Deselect "Automatically detect and install My Plug and play printer". Click "Next".
5. Under Select a Printer Port option, select "Create a new port" and select "Standard TCP/IP Port" and click "Next" button.
6. In the "Welcome to the Add Standard TCP/IP printer port wizard" make sure that the printer is turned on and connected to same network that your computer is connected to. Click "Next" button.
7. Under "Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port" enter the printer's IP address. Click "Next" then click "Finish".
8. Now, select HP from the list of manufacturers, select your printer from the list of Printer models and click 'Next' button.
9. If you can't find your printer, you'll need to find the install CD and use the "Have Disk" option to select one of the hp*.ini files. Alternatively, you can select another HP printer model from the same type.
10. Add the print spooler name and click "Next".
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For the last few months our internet connection has been completely intermittent. Some days it will work perfectly fine all day long, other days like today it will disconnect / reconnect every 30 seconds - 5 minutes. I tried doing Live Chat several times and most of the times I can't even get through their questions before my net disconnects. One time I did manage to let them take over control of my computer to "fix" the problems, and at that given moment it worked. But literally as soon as the person disconnected from my computer my net died again.
Part of our setup uses Vonage, which means if the internet does not work our phone doesn't work. I hardly think Vonage is the problem because it works perfectly fine other days. Same goes with the Verizon people saying gaming can effect it which shouldn't be a problem either. I've tried to use my cell to call them but as soon as I go downstairs to mess with the modem / router my phone loses service.
It seems like this is a day to day problem. Last night my internet was perfectly fine, today it keeps disconnecting. Power cycles fix the problem for a few seconds to a few minutes, and letting it reset itself does the same thing. As i'm typing this post my internet has disconnected several times. I can't seem to figure out the problem and need some advice.
Information:
Computer connection - Wired
OS - Windows XP
Modem - Actiontec GT704WG
Here is what the system log says:
(GMT-05:00)15:25:19 Fri Jul 03 2009 udhcpd: interface: br0, start : 4001a8c0 end : fe01a8c0
(GMT-05:00)15:25:23 Fri Jul 03 2009 syslog: No response for DNS request to server 71.242.0.12 yet.
(GMT-05:00)15:25:23 Fri Jul 03 2009 syslog: No response for DNS request to server 71.242.0.12 yet.
(GMT-05:00)15:25:25 Fri Jul 03 2009 syslog: No response for DNS request to server 71.252.0.12 yet.
(GMT-05:00)15:25:25 Fri Jul 03 2009 syslog: All DNS servers tried, no response.
(GMT-05:00)15:25:25 Fri Jul 03 2009 syslog: No response for DNS request to server 71.252.0.12 yet.
(GMT-05:00)15:25:25 Fri Jul 03 2009 syslog: All DNS servers tried, no response.
(GMT-05:00)15:25:25 Fri Jul 03 2009 syslog: failed dns request len=76,srcip=192.168.1.1, url=amedsatxb6130.amed.ds.army.mil
(GMT-05:00)15:25:25 Fri Jul 03 2009 syslog: failed dns request len=76,srcip=192.168.1.1, url=amedsatxb6130.amed.ds.army.mil
(GMT-05:00)15:25:26 Fri Jul 03 2009 syslog: failed dns request len=138,srcip=4.2.2.2, url=amedsatxb6130.amed.ds.army.mil
(GMT-05:00)15:25:30 Fri Jul 03 2009 syslog: No response for DNS request to server 71.242.0.12 yet.
(GMT-05:00)15:25:30 Fri Jul 03 2009 syslog: No response for DNS request to server 71.242.0.12 yet.
(GMT-05:00)15:25:32 Fri Jul 03 2009 syslog: failed dns request len=133,srcip=4.2.2.2, url=amedsatxb6130.ds.army.mil
(GMT-05:00)15:25:32 Fri Jul 03 2009 syslog: failed dns request len=133,srcip=4.2.2.2, url=amedsatxb6130.ds.army.mil
(GMT-05:00)15:25:32 Fri Jul 03 2009 syslog: No response for DNS request to server 71.252.0.12 yet.
(GMT-05:00)15:25:32 Fri Jul 03 2009 syslog: All DNS servers tried, no response.
(GMT-05:00)15:25:32 Fri Jul 03 2009 syslog: No response for DNS request to server 71.252.0.12 yet.
(GMT-05:00)15:25:32 Fri Jul 03 2009 syslog: All DNS servers tried, no response.
(GMT-05:00)15:25:32 Fri Jul 03 2009 syslog: failed dns request len=71,srcip=192.168.1.1, url=amedsatxb6130.ds.army.mil
(GMT-05:00)15:25:32 Fri Jul 03 2009 syslog: failed dns request len=71,srcip=192.168.1.1, url=amedsatxb6130.ds.army.mil
(GMT-05:00)15:26:13 Fri Jul 03 2009 syslog: No response for DNS request to server 71.242.0.12 yet.
(GMT-05:00)15:26:14 Fri Jul 03 2009 syslog: failed dns request len=138,srcip=4.2.2.2, url=amedsmapgr105.amed.ds.army.mil
(GMT-05:00)15:26:16 Fri Jul 03 2009 syslog: No response for DNS request to server 71.252.0.12 yet.
(GMT-05:00)15:26:16 Fri Jul 03 2009 syslog: All DNS servers tried, no response.
(GMT-05:00)15:26:16 Fri Jul 03 2009 syslog: failed dns request len=76,srcip=192.168.1.1, url=amedsmapgr105.amed.ds.army.mil
*All of that repeated SEVERAL times from 15:26 - 15:31*

SNR Margin (Downstream/Upstream):23/12
Attenuation (Downstream/Upstream):18/12
I think those are the numbers you are talking about. At this moment in time my internet is working fine today, but that doesn't mean by later today/tonight or tomorrow it will be acting the same. Since it's an ongoing problem I'd like to try and fix whatever may be causing it anyway.
I'll have to figure out how exactly our lines are configured before describing them, but i'll try and give you the entire setup of our network at least. So here it goes:
Our setup is in the basement:
Modem/Router - Actiontec GT704WG
No filter coming from main phone line to modem (Is this supposed to be filtered?)
Ethernet 1 -> Vonage -> Motorola VT2542-VD
-Phone line from Vonage goes to "Multi-line" box (I'm not sure if it is a filter itself..)
-From the multi-line 2 separate phone lines coming off with filters
-Those 2 connect into 2 possible filters, that connect into spiltters for the lines through the house.
House Phones:
-1st Floor - Kitchen phone is a regular phone (no filter)
-1st Floor - Living room has a 5.8GHz portable (no filter)
-1st Floor - Sun room has a portable set from the 5.8GHz
-2nd Floor - My room has a portable set from the 5.8GHz
-2nd Floor - Office has a regular phone (no filter)
-2nd Floor - Bedroom has 2 regular phones (no filters)
(I'm guessing the house phones don't need filters directly because they are already filtered?)
Ethernet 2 - My room, connection goes into a Linksys 10/100 5-port workgroup switch (model: EZXS55W). PS3, 360, and PC all wired connections to the switch.
Ethernet 3 - Brother's room, connection goes to his laptop (he doesn't use it wirelessly much in the house)
Ethernet 4 - Office room, connection goes to laptop (not used wirelessly either.)
Besides having an extremely complicated set of lines, I was wondering if the length of ALL the Ethernet and Phone lines matter? Also I read in the other topic that if they don't have Xbox / Playstation they should disable UPnP, and since I do, should i actually ENABLE it? I know that's un-related to my problem but if it makes online gaming connections better i'll do it. I used to have Static IP's for my PS3 / 360 / PC and "rules" setup that supposedly opened the Ports to make them better online but I didn't really notice any increased speeds when downloading off them or playing online.
If I need to provide more info please let me know. Or what should be the next step I take....

Base Station and wired network

I am looking to replace my current router and am considering an Airport Extreme base station. Hoping to get some questions answered...
I currently have several Macs sharing a cable modem connection. There is also a printer (Epson R200) attached through a print server breakout box. All connected computers are able to share the printer, using the GIMP drivers.
My set up is:
Cable Modem->10/100 router->10/100/1000 switch
The printer and some slower machines are attached to the ports on the router. The faster machines (with Gigabit) are attached to the switch. All connected machines are able to access each other, the net and the shared printer.
The Airport Base Station would replace the router. Ideally, I would like to eliminate the print server box and plug the printer into the print server port on the Base Station.
- Would all machines (wireless and wired) have access to the printer?
- Would it make sense to have some gigabit machines connect via Airport Extreme vs. wired? I realize that the net connection speed would not suffer, but would there be that much of a speed penalty within the network? (gigabit machine to gigabit machine).
- What are the advantage of the Airport Base station over the many other 802.11 b/g routers available?
Thanks,
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- Would all machines (wireless and wired) have access to the printer?
Yes. All network computer, both wired and wireless will have access to the printer if a suitable driver exists. I don't know about your Epson printer, but some printers have issues. My Canon i850 printer doesn't work well with Tiger when connected to the Airport, but my HP laserjet works perfect.
- Would it make sense to have some gigabit machines connect via Airport Extreme vs. wired?
There is some speed loss but its still really fast. I get a 3.5-3.7 MBits/sec when copying a file from a wired computer to a wireless airport extreme connected computer. Its fast enough unless you copy GB of data.
- What are the advantage of the Airport Base station over the many other 802.11 b/g routers available?
To me its the integration of the Airport with the Mac OS; easily configurable (try to get WPA protection on another station...); more secure because it can be setup to accept only Macs; printer sharing works great and it is simply beautiful. On the downside, the price.

Trying to connect my wired PC to the wireless airport express via the wireless router.

Trying to connect my wired PC to the wireless airport express via the wireless router. TP-link wired/wireless router. Ultimate goal is to send music from iTunes on PC to wireless router, then to airport, then to reciever. The amber light is blinking. Thanks in advance for the help!

If I'm understanding right your need and your computer has wired access to your network/router, all you have to do is give your AX wireless or wired access to your network too.
Wired should be easier. Just use a network cable to connect to the router. Power up the AX and look for it on AirPort Utility, do so without changing any of your computer settings. If it's visible, then on iTunes your AX should be visible on the AirPlay icon at the bottom-right corner.
If you want to connect your AX to your router wirelessly I would suggest to reset your AX settings by pressing and holding for a few secs the reset button next to all the ports. Once it is reset, using your computer try to look for the wireless network it'll be creating, it should be something like Apple Network 4341eb. Join that network and, using the AirPort Utility, configure your AX as a network client. Go to Wireless > Wireless Mode: Join a wireless network.
Select your router wireless network from the drop-down menu, select the appropriate security and type in your password. Click update.
It'll restart and automatically join your network. Have your computer join back your router network and, again, in iTunes bottom right you should be able to see the AX speakers.
Let me know if this worked.
Jorge...

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I have a model WRT54GS wireless router. My computer is wired into the back of the router. I loose the connection to the internet sometimes and when I check the connection status it says my computer is connected to another Router. Then it asks me if I want to configure it. If I turn the router off and on it will run again. The firmware version is 7.5. Can anyone help with this issue?

Do you use the sleep or hibernate mode? I have a similar problem, v 8.0, but so far the only time I lose the connections is when the computer goes to sleep. If I leave it up, the bits keep on moving. Just curious.
Treg

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