Hi, I've got no internet connection. The PC Activity light isn't on. All the other 4 are lit. I can ping localhost and 127.0.0.1. The cat 5 cables are good. The PC doens't recognise the modem. Could it be a NIC problem? Does the modem have a web interrface? A big thanks for any advice. Chris

The first thing you should do is a proper 'powercycle' for all of your internet equipment.

To do this:

1) Unplug the power to your modem and your router, and power off your computer.
2) Wait a full minute.
3) Plug the power back in to JUST the modem.
4) Wait some more - for the modem to fully connect to your ISP, and the lights to indicate. If you're not sure, just wait about 2-3 minutes.
5) Plug the power back into the router.
6) Wait another minute or two for the router to finish connecting.
7) Then turn the computer back on.

You can bypass the computer turning on and off if you can repair your wireless connection.

If this doesn't work, there is a pinhole sized reset button on the router itself that you will need a toothpick or somesuch to press - press and hold the button for 5 seconds, and then try the steps above again. If you do this, the network id and password will be reset to the default, just like it was when you bought it.

1st Trick
1- Open the calculator
2- Click Help
3- Click Help Topics
4- Click the Icon at the top left corner, the one with a yellow question mark
5- Click Jump to URL

2nd Trick
1- Open the command prompt
2- Ping the website you want to unblock by typing "ping www.website.com" without the ""
3- Copy the IP next to "Reply From"
4- Paste the IP into your address bar.

3rd Trick
1- Open command prompt and notepad.
2- Write "ping localhost" without the "" into the command prompt.
3- Copy the IP into the notepad file, hit tab and write localhost
4- Ping the website you want to unblock in the command prompt, as in "ping www.website.com" without the ""
5- Copy the IP of the site into the notepad file, hit tab and write the link to the site, without http://, as in "www.google.com"
6- Hit enter and repeat step 5, should look like this

00.00.0.00 localhost
000.000.00.00 www.website.com
000.000.00.00 www.website.com

7- Save the notepad file into your desktop as "host." with the "", if it wont let you just leave it as host. with the "."
8-Go to My Computer>Your Hardrive>WINDOWS>system32>drivers>ect and drag the notepad file into that folder

Your Done !

You can also check this site.

Try changing the ethernet cable as it is faulty or damaged

Use the PING command to test the communication between the computer and the gateway.

Goto Start > Run and enter COMMAND.
From the Command Prompt, enter PING 192.168.0.1.
The gateway should reply.

Verify that the residential gateway is getting power. With the broadband modem connected to the WAN port on the gateway, you should have a soild WAN link light. You should use the same cable that connected the modem to the PC to connect the modem to the WAN port on the gateway. Any port on the gateway that has a computer connected to it should have the corresponding LAN link light lit. If you do not get the appropriate link lights, try using different cables.

onfigure browser/Internet Options
Step 1 Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel.

Step 2 Double-click the Internet Options icon.

Step 3 On the Security tab click Restore the default security level.

Step 4 Click the Connection tab and set the dial-up option to Never Dial a Connection.

Step 5 Click LAN Settings. Nothing should be checked. If anything is checked, uncheck it. Click OK.

Step 6 Click the Advanced tab and then click Restore these settings to their defaults.

Step 7 Click OK.

Step 1 Turn the Cable/DSL modem off.

Step 2 Turn the D-Link router off.

Step 3 Wait 60 seconds.

Step 4 Turn the cable/DSL modem back on and wait until all the lights are steady.

Step 5 Turn the D-Link router on.

Most routers and modems do not have an on/off switch. Simply unplug the power. Unplugging the power will not reset (reset back to default settings) the unit.

hi

check the IP settings, DNS server Settings etc any required, as well also do check if the network cable is propery conected and is working on an other system

if the router is connected to a modem then then connection from the modem is generally connected to the port named INTERNET in that case try connecting that to one of the ports numbered 1 to 4 and connect the systems to other ports

cheers
pls rate if it was any help

You might try this:
1 power off or unplug your cable or DSL Modem.
2 Power off your router
3 waiti about 30 seconds,
4 plug in your cable/DSL modem
5 wait until the modem boots up (all lights except activity should be on)
6 power up your router.

Did that work?

1) Are you sure you're connecting to YOUR wireless network? From my own house, I can access 5 different wi-fi networks, 3 of them unsecured. I've even logged into two of them, unintentionally.

2) Check all of your cabling connections that they are tight and
secured. This includes the cables from the wall to your modem,
between the router and modem, and from the router
to your PC. Ensure that your LEDs are not lit Red or not at all.

3) Ensure that you are using Ethernet cables and not telephone
cables between the router and PC. Ethernet
cables use a wider RJ-45 style plug using 8 wires where
telephone style plugs use the smaller RJ-11 style plug using 4 to
6 wires.

4) Ensure that your Ethernet adapter is enabled. Check the System
Tray at the bottom right of your display to see an icon that looks
like a monitor. You can click on this to see the status of
your Ethernet adapter. Also in Control Panel > Network and
Dial-Up Connections, you can examine the state of your Ethernet
adapter.

5) Firewalls. Your desktop firewall(s) may be blocking your internet access. Check them.

6) You may not be completely blocked (only web traffic - port 80 - blocked). Go to Start > Run and type CMD. At the DOS prompt, type ping 192.168.1.1 (should be the default IP address of your router). If you get a response, your PC is talking to the router. If you get "timed out", then they are not talking, for some reason. If successful, try pinging an external address, something like ping www.fixya.com, and see what happens.

Hi

The title of your post suggests that you have "Maga RAID" errors. Maga RAID messages would be in line with issues on the LSI PERC sub-system.

However, the extract posted in your suggests network problems.

Any number of physical to driver and configuration issues can result in network problems.

Try the basic checks;
1. Change or try a known patch cable
2. Run "ping" test to a known good system connected to same network switch or direct connect with a "cross-over" cable and check for dropped connections.
3. Is the NIC and switch set to Auto-Negotiation or static at 10, 100 or 1000Mbps speed
4. Can you try another switch
5. Check and load correct or latest manufacture's drivers

Reply with more info.

Mike

These steps solve most of the problems with logging on to routers. 1. Connect a computer and a router directly with an Ethernet cable, putting an end in one of the router's LAN ports. Check that both ends are secure. 2. Check the Internet LED is lit. If it is not, troubleshoot the light status, as explained in the manual. 3. Check that the LEDs for the ports with cables are lit. If they are not, try moving the cable to a different port. If there are still no lights, then troubleshoot the light status, as explained in the manual. 4. Check the LED on the Ethernet adapter is lit. If it is not, then troubleshoot the adapter, do not continue with this document. If the Ethernet adapter was not made by NETGEAR, contact the adapter's maker. 5. Select Start > Run. Type cmd. Type ping 192.168.1.1. If there is a message "Request timed out", type ping 192.168.0.1. If that also has a "Request timed out" message, then your computer is not making a connection to the router. 6. Otherwise, your computer is connected to the router: * Make sure proxies are not enabled. If using Internet Explorer, select Tools > Internet Options > Connections > LAN Settings. Uncheck "Use a proxy server for your LAN....". * Delete offline contents. Select Tools > Internet Options > Delete Files. Select Delete all offline content, and click OK. (This is to clear any possible previous router log on page.) * Try accessing with a different computer, or with the Netscape browser, if you have it. * Delete cookies. WARNING. Do not do this if it's possible Web sites you visit need cookie information such as your logins and passwords. 7. Power off the router, and power it back on again. 8. If you still cannot log on to the router, then do a hard reset on the router. (Described here: http://www.fixya.com/ThreadView.aspx?thi...) 9. If you know how, check the computer's IP address and DHCP. The IP should be in the 192.168.0.x range, and DHCP should be enabled.

These steps solve most of the problems with logging on to routers. 1. Connect a computer and a router directly with an Ethernet cable, putting an end in one of the router's LAN ports. Check that both ends are secure. 2. Check the Internet LED is lit. If it is not, troubleshoot the light status, as explained in the manual. 3. Check that the LEDs for the ports with cables are lit. If they are not, try moving the cable to a different port. If there are still no lights, then troubleshoot the light status, as explained in the manual. 4. Check the LED on the Ethernet adapter is lit. If it is not, then troubleshoot the adapter, do not continue with this document. If the Ethernet adapter was not made by NETGEAR, contact the adapter's maker. 5. Select Start > Run. Type cmd. Type ping 192.168.1.1. If there is a message "Request timed out", type ping 192.168.0.1. If that also has a "Request timed out" message, then your computer is not making a connection to the router. 6. Otherwise, your computer is connected to the router: * Make sure proxies are not enabled. If using Internet Explorer, select Tools > Internet Options > Connections > LAN Settings. Uncheck "Use a proxy server for your LAN....". * Delete offline contents. Select Tools > Internet Options > Delete Files. Select Delete all offline content, and click OK. (This is to clear any possible previous router log on page.) * Try accessing with a different computer, or with the Netscape browser, if you have it. * Delete cookies. WARNING. Do not do this if it's possible Web sites you visit need cookie information such as your logins and passwords. 7. Power off the router, and power it back on again. 8. If you still cannot log on to the router, then do a hard reset on the router. (Described here: http://www.fixya.com/ThreadView.aspx?thid=102071&prdid=252225) 9. If you know how, check the computer's IP address and DHCP. The IP should be in the 192.168.0.x range, and DHCP should be enabled.