Major Connection Issues With Ns!
hyperionjjliu
Join Date: 2003-04-14 Member: 15505Members
Join Date: 2003-04-14 Member: 15505Members
in Tech Support
<div class="IPBDescription">... please do help me!</div> Hey everyone, I'm having connection problems with NS (and half life in general and general Internet connection issues)
System specs:
1.79 ghz pentium 4
512 megs of SDram
32 meg TNT2 Model 64
Windows XP 5.1.0
This is what happened:
I was playing NS and downloading off of Emule yesterday when I accidently unplugged my dial-up DSL modem ... i have SBC Global DSL. Naturally, emule and Half life fritzed since I unplugged my modem. I quit from NS and exited to windows. I plugged my modem back in (usually, when i plug my modem back in, I'm online within 5 minutes since I have unplugged my modem accidently before ... just not while doing something as network intensive as playing an online game or downloading at high speeds).
I called SBC global tech support and they couldn't solve my problem for me. It seems as though i CANNOT go online using Internet Explorer, Emule, Kazaa, AIM, or half Life (i have tested all of these mediums).
So, i'm like what the hell ... i might as well try Netscape. And LOW AND BEHOLD, netscape 7.0 works! That is how i am posting on this forum right now.
So can ANYONE help me? I have downloaded and installed the latest drivers (updated last month) for my Realtek RTL8139 PCI Family Fast Ethernet NIC card and still nothing works.
I have tried Internet explorer, Emule, Kazaa, AIM, and half life and it says I am NOT connected to the internet. But this is clearly false because 1) i can use Netscape to connect to the internet and 2) that built-in windows connection program (u know, the one that has two flashing monitors in your quick-launch menu) says I'm online and transimitting/receiving.
I would be greatly (!) thankful if anyone can help me or at least provide some suggestions on how I should proceed to get this problem fixed. I mean I can go online using Netscape, but i can't play NS. gahhh!!
thanks for ur help everyone!
System specs:
1.79 ghz pentium 4
512 megs of SDram
32 meg TNT2 Model 64
Windows XP 5.1.0
This is what happened:
I was playing NS and downloading off of Emule yesterday when I accidently unplugged my dial-up DSL modem ... i have SBC Global DSL. Naturally, emule and Half life fritzed since I unplugged my modem. I quit from NS and exited to windows. I plugged my modem back in (usually, when i plug my modem back in, I'm online within 5 minutes since I have unplugged my modem accidently before ... just not while doing something as network intensive as playing an online game or downloading at high speeds).
I called SBC global tech support and they couldn't solve my problem for me. It seems as though i CANNOT go online using Internet Explorer, Emule, Kazaa, AIM, or half Life (i have tested all of these mediums).
So, i'm like what the hell ... i might as well try Netscape. And LOW AND BEHOLD, netscape 7.0 works! That is how i am posting on this forum right now.
So can ANYONE help me? I have downloaded and installed the latest drivers (updated last month) for my Realtek RTL8139 PCI Family Fast Ethernet NIC card and still nothing works.
I have tried Internet explorer, Emule, Kazaa, AIM, and half life and it says I am NOT connected to the internet. But this is clearly false because 1) i can use Netscape to connect to the internet and 2) that built-in windows connection program (u know, the one that has two flashing monitors in your quick-launch menu) says I'm online and transimitting/receiving.
I would be greatly (!) thankful if anyone can help me or at least provide some suggestions on how I should proceed to get this problem fixed. I mean I can go online using Netscape, but i can't play NS. gahhh!!
thanks for ur help everyone!
Comments
i reset the modem ( and the router, i dont know if you have one ), renew my IP address ( i dont know if you know how to do that ), and restart the computer ( which is the universal problem solver ). usually doing these steps once or twice makes everything good as new.
maybe if you try that, itll help. who knows.
I restarted my DSL via the power button on the back
i do not have a router
i renewed my IP address
and i restarted my computer many times
I should mention that I just tried uninstalling my driver for my Ethernet card and reinstalling and rebooting
It still doesn't work <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->
i wanna play NS!
can someone please give me more suggestions? thanks a whole bunch!
someone ... anyone!
thank you
Ripping the cord out of the back of the modem may have damaged your modem, but i doubt that because some programs work and some don't. Really strange problem.
Did you have any kind of connection script that ran something that you weren't expecting?