Network Change

Let's say I put a new system together, and the computer connects to the
Internet through a router that is connected to a cable modem through "ISP
A". Now after the system is ready to go, the user takes it home, and they
hook it up directly to their DSL modem through "ISP B", and the Internet
won't work once the computer is home. What normally would be the settings I
need to check provided all connections are good? I'm weak on networking.
Thanks.

From a command prompt icon, rightclick it and 'run as admin', and from that
prompt run the commands:

ipconfig /release

then:

ipconfig /renew

This should reset the 'default Gateway'

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"Travis" <> wrote in message
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> Let's say I put a new system together, and the computer connects to the
> Internet through a router that is connected to a cable modem through "ISP
> A". Now after the system is ready to go, the user takes it home, and they
> hook it up directly to their DSL modem through "ISP B", and the Internet
> won't work once the computer is home. What normally would be the settings
> I need to check provided all connections are good? I'm weak on
> networking. Thanks.

We already tried that, and it wouldn't even allow me to release because it
seems to think the computer is not connected to the DSL modem at all.
"Mark L. Ferguson" <> wrote in
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> From a command prompt icon, rightclick it and 'run as admin', and from
> that prompt run the commands:
>
> ipconfig /release
>
> then:
>
> ipconfig /renew
>
> This should reset the 'default Gateway'
>
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>
> "Travis" <> wrote in message
> news:02140145-1929-48B1-8C7F-...
>> Let's say I put a new system together, and the computer connects to the
>> Internet through a router that is connected to a cable modem through "ISP
>> A". Now after the system is ready to go, the user takes it home, and
>> they hook it up directly to their DSL modem through "ISP B", and the
>> Internet won't work once the computer is home. What normally would be
>> the settings I need to check provided all connections are good? I'm weak
>> on networking. Thanks.
>

Try removing the Ethernet card in device manager. (devmgmt.msc) Uninstall
it, then 'scan for hardware changes' and restart windows.

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"Travis" <> wrote in message
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> We already tried that, and it wouldn't even allow me to release because it
> seems to think the computer is not connected to the DSL modem at all.
> "Mark L. Ferguson" <> wrote in
> message news:F3B603EF-9E0F-435E-AA25-...
>> From a command prompt icon, rightclick it and 'run as admin', and from
>> that prompt run the commands:
>>
>> ipconfig /release
>>
>> then:
>>
>> ipconfig /renew
>>
>> This should reset the 'default Gateway'
>>
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>> interface.
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>> Mark L. Ferguson
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>>
>> "Travis" <> wrote in message
>> news:02140145-1929-48B1-8C7F-...
>>> Let's say I put a new system together, and the computer connects to the
>>> Internet through a router that is connected to a cable modem through
>>> "ISP A". Now after the system is ready to go, the user takes it home,
>>> and they hook it up directly to their DSL modem through "ISP B", and the
>>> Internet won't work once the computer is home. What normally would be
>>> the settings I need to check provided all connections are good? I'm
>>> weak on networking. Thanks.
>>
>

Got a replacement DSL modem for the system, and it turns out that the DSL
modem went bad.
"Mark L. Ferguson" <> wrote in
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> Try removing the Ethernet card in device manager. (devmgmt.msc) Uninstall
> it, then 'scan for hardware changes' and restart windows.
>
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> "Travis" <> wrote in message
> news:898E06E0-8A2E-47BA-B2E3-...
>> We already tried that, and it wouldn't even allow me to release because
>> it seems to think the computer is not connected to the DSL modem at all.
>> "Mark L. Ferguson" <> wrote in
>> message news:F3B603EF-9E0F-435E-AA25-...
>>> From a command prompt icon, rightclick it and 'run as admin', and from
>>> that prompt run the commands:
>>>
>>> ipconfig /release
>>>
>>> then:
>>>
>>> ipconfig /renew
>>>
>>> This should reset the 'default Gateway'
>>>
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>>> Was this helpful? Then click the Ratings button. Voting helps the web
>>> interface.
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales...eAPostAsAnswer
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>>> .
>>>
>>> "Travis" <> wrote in message
>>> news:02140145-1929-48B1-8C7F-...
>>>> Let's say I put a new system together, and the computer connects to the
>>>> Internet through a router that is connected to a cable modem through
>>>> "ISP A". Now after the system is ready to go, the user takes it home,
>>>> and they hook it up directly to their DSL modem through "ISP B", and
>>>> the Internet won't work once the computer is home. What normally would
>>>> be the settings I need to check provided all connections are good? I'm
>>>> weak on networking. Thanks.
>>>
>>