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i recently purchased a pc purely to network with my other pc so i could play poker uninteruppted. i purchased a linksys router and i have adelphia cable internet. my original pc will instantly acess the internet through the network. pc2 has a link light but cannot get on the internet. i have tried using dhcp for both computers and i have tried giving both computers fixed ips. i thought pc2 may have a problem so i hooked it up directly to the modem. sure enough, it won't connect. what could the problem be. I have a new nic in pc2.

#1 check for the latest drivers , possibly there is a update.
#2 did you make sure the cable your using is good? (try switching)
#3 The nic card you just bought could be bad remember static electricity can ruin them.
#4 did you check if you can ping your linksys...
#5 if you can ping your linksys perhaps your linksys was setup to only allow certain mac address's to connect
#6 try reseating the card , perhaps if it is a agp of pci card the slot is bad and not the card.
#7 if you got a installation cd for drivers for the nic card , please take the nic card out unistall the device ... install the software first then reconnect your card.
#8 if all else fails bring it to your local staplez they will install the card for 20$ and make sure it works... if nothing else they will let you know what the problem is and will offer the services to correct the problem.

hope i was helpful ...
-Brian

PS ... if your running windows xp and you just downloaded the latest patch ... please seek help on changing the firewall settings..... (EVERYTHING IS LOCKED BY DEFAULT)

the computer says it is connected, it does not show "network cable unplugged", i can do a loop ping, but i cannot ping the router or other computer. i can move pc1to the other end of the ethernet connection i am using for pc2 and it works fine.

i have also disabled the firewall on both pcs

Hi tom1mil

Make sure both pc's are in the same Workgroup. Also make sure your TCP/IP settings are the same on both pc's.