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    no wired internet

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by trvelbug, Apr 27, 2009.

  1. trvelbug

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    hi guys

    i havent been an;e to use wired internet for a while but my wifi seems very much ok.
    im not sure if this problem started when i changed my password or when i updated my nic , since i seldom use wired connections anymore.
    i have a hunch that its because i changed my password but i cant figure out how to change the password for wired internet connections and im no newbie.
    vista networking sucks...

    any help would be appreciated
     
    trvelbug, Apr 27, 2009
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    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    The password for what?
     
    Shyster1, Apr 28, 2009
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    the password for wired internet connection
    dont know if its needed but it noticed that i couldnt use my wired connection when i changed my wifi password.
    could that be the cause
     
    trvelbug, Apr 28, 2009
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    I doubt if you need the wi-fi encryption key for a wired connection (I'm assuming that you're plugging your ethernet cable into the backside of your wireless router), so that is unlikely to be the problem. If you cannot remember the pass-phrase, you could always go into the router, turn off encryption for the nonce to see if that has any effect on your wired connection, and then reset it with a new pass-phrase that you will remember.
     
    Shyster1, Apr 28, 2009
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    Did you update with the right network driver? and did you mess with any other settings on the router and computer?
     
    sparkyman2000, Apr 28, 2009
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    updated with righjt driver and the only thing i changed wiyh my router was the wifi password
     
    trvelbug, Apr 28, 2009
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    Try resetting the router. Press the reset button on the router.
     
    jackluo923, Apr 29, 2009
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