Connect to internet via ethernet cable vista

In XP you have to setup the connection from scratch in Control Panel Network Setup Wizard i believe it's called. Thanks, patio. I need a bit of help to do this, however. I have tried the Network Setup Wizard, Create a new connection, Connect to the internet, Set up my connection manually, Connect using a broadband connection that requires a username and password, gave it my btinternet username and password, finish. It invites me to connect to this new connection but clicking "connect" shows "connecting through WAN miniport PPPOE ", then "Error the remote computer did not respond From the Mothership Sadly, no luck.

But thanks anyway. The router works fine with my Vista machine, and I'm not prepared to endanger that. This computer hasn't had an internet connection or seen a floppy disk for years. These procedures may help you determine the cause of the problem, or they may resolve the problem. It shows that it is active and enabled, yet I cannot connect to it. How do I fix this? This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question Report abuse.

Details required :. Cancel Submit. Ajay K. Hi QuickTactical, Thank you for posting your question on Microsoft answers! I would suggest you to try the following steps: Step 1: Disable the firewall settings on the computer and check if the issue is resolved. Step 2: Disable the IP Helper service: 1. Scroll down to the IP Helper service, right click on it and select Properties 3.

I can connect to the internet no problem wireless and I can plug another computer into the same ethernet cable that I am trying to connect to and it works on that computer.

When I hook the ethernet cable up the lights on the ethernet port on the side of the computer light up and it says that it has connected to a Unidentified Network but will not connect to the internet when I go to Internet Explorer.

Thanks for the help! I have similar problem with my friends Studio labtop. A known good ethernet connection will not work in her machine. I have tried updating network adapter driver but it says that the driver installed is more recent than the driver I'm trying to install which I just downloaded from dell hmmmmmm.

You can try checking the issue below and make changes if needed. You may also want to make sure you are connecting to the wired network and that if a network password is needed input the password. No password is needed, I can and have plugged other machines onto the same network with the same wire with no problem. Now that you mention it I did find somewhere an option that I think did something similar shut down the network adapter for power consumption.

For the life of me I can't find it now. Course I am trying to do this in between other jobs and errands so I am not exactly taking. Anyway, I tried to find QuickSet.

It does not seem to be on this computer. I tried searching from the start tab as well as help and support. Neither one found a match.