connecting to internet via my ethernet cable

hi
i have recently changed my connection to wireless ( netgear dg834gt ) i have both my computors set to wireless conection but due to interferance in the evening i lose connection on my main comp so i moved the wireless router close to the main comp and re-connected the ethernet cable between the 2 , but the connection doesnt work and i dont know how to make the comp use the cable rather than the wireless .
would it be possible for you to walk me through the process

 

Hi Wayne,

It should be as easy as opening your Network Connections, right click the wireless connection icon and select Disable, right click the wired connection (usually named Local Area Connection) and select Enable. If you want to see the icon for the connection next to the clock on your taskbar, right click and select Properties, then check the option to Show icon in notification area when connected.

 

hi i've opened my network connections and i dont have a "local area connection " i have 2 sections the first "BROADBAND " this has in it

a)broadband connection-disconnected,firewalled,wan miniport(pppoe)
b)talktalk.net-disconnected,firewalled,wan miniport (pppoe) both of these when clicked upon try to connect via dial up.

the second section "LAN or high speed internet" in this section
wireless network connection 1 connected,firewalled netgear wg111t 108mbs...

is there a way to get back the local area connection?

 

Click Start>Run and type devmgmt.msc then hit enter to open the Device Manager. Check the listing Network adapters for errors (marked with yellow exclamation), and by double clicking any device shown under it to view it's properties. Let us know what you find there.

Also, most ethernet cards light up (usually a green light) when the cable is connected. Does yours have a light and is it lit?

 

Click Start>Run and type devmgmt.msc ...this shows no exclamation marks, all looks ok.
i cant see any green lights on the back where i plug the ethernet cable into, unfortuately i cant easily open the computor to look in side so dont know if there is a light within.

 

No need to open the case at this time. When you open the Device Manager and expand the Network Adapters entry, what is listed there?

Please highlight and copy the contents of the code box below.

Code:

reg query HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network /s |findstr /i  "connection  descriptions "> "%userprofile%\desktop\adapters.txt "
exit
cls

Click Start>Run and type cmd then hit enter to open a command window. Right click in the window and Paste the copied text. The command window will close on it's own. Post the contents of the adapters.txt log created on your desktop.

 

When i ook in network adapters i see -----NETGEAR WG111T 108mbs wireless USB2.0 ADAPTER #7

Also i can see a green light at the back of my comp where i plug the ethernet cable in

this was left on desk top after run cmd.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network\Connections
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network\SharedAccessConnection
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\Descriptions
Microsoft TV/Video Connection REG_MULTI_SZ 1\0\0
Intel(R) PRO/1000 CT Network Connection REG_MULTI_SZ 1\0\0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\{0ECF1AAF-3689-43F7-9137-ADA5A49205DC}\Connection
Name REG_SZ Wireless Network Connection 6
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\{185824AB-839D-4A23-91C9-94F55343E50D}\Connection
Name REG_SZ 1394 Connection 2
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\{428810D0-FED4-46D5-B619-E1F7E8266C40}\Connection
Name REG_SZ Wireless Network Connection 1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\{519CD728-3455-444B-85C9-FBED9DD11487}\Connection
Name REG_SZ Local Area Connection 3
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\{8F822CEC-E0DA-4DED-BB79-3463361659A0}\Connection
Name REG_SZ Local Area Connection 2
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\{945FB0C7-942F-4C93-9199-DCA89E81D9EF}\Connection
Name REG_SZ 1394 Connection
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\{AD3E7AA1-C402-4AA4-918A-4734A78AD12E}\Connection
Name REG_SZ Wireless Network Connection 7
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\{AFC022FB-F1BB-4930-9591-07BDAD619E6A}\Connection
Name REG_SZ Wireless Network Connection
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\{B817ACAB-1824-41B7-AA09-E35D4F4DF63D}\Connection
Name REG_SZ Local Area Connection
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\{BA034D4C-480B-4376-8E97-A5F26A57E100}\Connection
Name REG_SZ Wireless Network Connection 2
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\{BD41F1A2-3E6A-48AC-B541-06A850B29CB7}\Connection
Name REG_SZ Wireless Network Connection 5
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\{D8DC6A92-1E8A-4471-9997-DCF2B0402A6B}\Connection
Name REG_SZ Wireless Network Connection 3
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\{F26CAC4E-60DD-4EF7-97A8-960E7EFFCEC3}\Connection
Name REG_SZ Wireless Network Connection 4
Description REG_SZ Remote Access Connection Manager

 

Based on what you see listed in Device Manager, it sounds as though the ethernet device is no longer being detected. The results of the log show that a new connection has been made several times, though it's unclear what device it's actually for, based on your description of what happens when you enable it. Lets use a tool I made to gather a bit more information. Please download NetworkAdapterInfo and save it to your desktop. Double click the file to run it. When it completes, it will open a log. Please post the contents of that log.

 

Hi
here are the results


Description: WAN Miniport (IPX)
ServiceName: NdisWan
SettingID: {52DC1A0A-4AB3-4E86-BF99-EAE3E985FC24}
IPEnabled: False
IPAddress:
DHCPEnabled: False
DHCPServer:



end device properties


Description: RAS Async Adapter
ServiceName: AsyncMac
SettingID: {E9240C96-9AC1-4FAE-BD3C-DD8187D26D75}
IPEnabled: False
IPAddress:
DHCPEnabled: False
DHCPServer:



end device properties


Description: WAN Miniport (L2TP)
ServiceName: Rasl2tp
SettingID: {5785CF49-7B6A-4B28-9DC1-0FA782E0499F}
IPEnabled: False
IPAddress:
DHCPEnabled: False
DHCPServer:



end device properties


Description: WAN Miniport (PPTP)
ServiceName: PptpMiniport
SettingID: {6D918798-4052-430B-8DF0-A680F0C99BEE}
IPEnabled: False
IPAddress:
DHCPEnabled: False
DHCPServer:



end device properties


Description: WAN Miniport (PPPOE)
ServiceName: RasPppoe
SettingID: {629625E6-0189-44FD-999F-EE995592C0F2}
IPEnabled: False
IPAddress:
DHCPEnabled: False
DHCPServer:



end device properties


Description: Direct Parallel
ServiceName: Raspti
SettingID: {749A596F-43D5-4BD6-B80A-2FBAAEDFD5D2}
IPEnabled: False
IPAddress:
DHCPEnabled: False
DHCPServer:



end device properties


Description: WAN Miniport (IP)
ServiceName: NdisWan
SettingID: {9E1ADD38-3A9B-443A-894A-A0088842A716}
IPEnabled: False
IPAddress:
DHCPEnabled: False
DHCPServer:



end device properties


Description: Packet Scheduler Miniport
ServiceName:
SettingID: {46DF4CE7-2633-4C93-8491-8D07E699AA50}
IPEnabled: False
IPAddress:
DHCPEnabled: False
DHCPServer:



end device properties


Description: NETGEAR WG111T 108Mbps Wireless USB2.0 Adapter #7 - Packet Scheduler Miniport
ServiceName: NdisIP
SettingID: {8F822CEC-E0DA-4DED-BB79-3463361659A0}
IPEnabled: True
IPAddress:
DHCPEnabled: True
DHCPServer:



end device properties


Description: NETGEAR WG111T 108Mbps Wireless USB2.0 Adapter #7 - Packet Scheduler Miniport
ServiceName: E1000
SettingID: {519CD728-3455-444B-85C9-FBED9DD11487}
IPEnabled: True
IPAddress:
DHCPEnabled: True
DHCPServer: 192.168.0.1

DHCPLeaseObtained: 08/10/2007 16:19:24

DHCPLeaseExpires: 13/08/2007 16:19:24

end device properties


Description: Packet Scheduler Miniport
ServiceName:
SettingID: {DC09EF70-4C20-4A33-B832-A571CDDF8ED3}
IPEnabled: False
IPAddress:
DHCPEnabled: False
DHCPServer:



end device properties


Description: 1394 Net Adapter
ServiceName: NIC1394
SettingID: {185824AB-839D-4A23-91C9-94F55343E50D}
IPEnabled: False
IPAddress:
DHCPEnabled: True
DHCPServer:



end device properties


Description: NETGEAR WG111T 108Mbps Wireless USB2.0 Adapter #7 - Packet Scheduler Miniport
ServiceName: AR5523
SettingID: {428810D0-FED4-46D5-B619-E1F7E8266C40}
IPEnabled: True
IPAddress:
DHCPEnabled: True
DHCPServer: 192.168.0.1

DHCPLeaseObtained: 03/10/2008 07:36:38

DHCPLeaseExpires: 13/03/2008 07:36:38

end device properties


Description: Packet Scheduler Miniport
ServiceName:
SettingID: {4104C5CB-EA34-4032-AB9F-8324CE1363D5}
IPEnabled: False
IPAddress:
DHCPEnabled: False
DHCPServer:



end device properties


Description: Microsoft Tun Miniport Adapter
ServiceName: tunmp
SettingID: {E3AF505E-3F90-4AD4-BFDC-E71D3109870F}
IPEnabled: False
IPAddress:
DHCPEnabled: False
DHCPServer:



end device properties


Description: WAN Miniport (Network Monitor)
ServiceName: NdisWan
SettingID: {807126DE-63A2-4493-BEBB-3586D90FB149}
IPEnabled: False
IPAddress:
DHCPEnabled: False
DHCPServer:



end device properties


Description: Packet Scheduler Miniport
ServiceName:
SettingID: {A4D6B0A8-CED5-4B6C-8CA3-9DE14219F119}
IPEnabled: False
IPAddress:
DHCPEnabled: False
DHCPServer:



end device properties

 

As I thought, the NIC is not being recognized by the system, despite being lit green. Is that an add-on card (PCI or AGP) or built into the motherboard? Generally, you can tell by it's location. If built-in, it will be grouped along with usb, monitor and printer connections. If PCI or AGP, it will be down lower and in a slot by itself, the same as a modem would be.

If built-in, you may as well shop for an add-on card. They are rather inexpensive. If it's an add-on, shut down and open the case then remove the card. Clean the contact (where it attaches) with a pencil eraser then put it back in. If detected, it should now be visible in the device manager. If not, shop for a replacement.

The above may be contradicted by someone with other ideas, which is fine, and welcomed (I'm no hardware guru ).

 

Hi
I waited awile to see if there was any advice from anyone else but as you can see no-one has added any more thoughts so i have done as suggested and bought a new network adaptor fitted it and the connection is working fine problem must have been with onboard adaptor!

cheers
thankyou for your help once again

 

Thanks for the update Wayne. Glad to hear the problem is resolved, and happy I could help.