[MrSludgy]

Anybody know why a good-as-new gateway gaming laptop (Gateway P-7805u) running Vista Service Pack 2 wouldn't be able to access a broadband modem it recognized prior to my moving to college dorms?

Our router is a D-Link DI604, which is a really old. It would seem it's just too old for my computer to recognize it, but we have another Vista computer that has no trouble.

Anyway, I'm stumped and I has a sad.

This post has been edited by MrSludgy: 28 June 2010 - 08:37 PM

[cyb.tachyon]

MrSludgy, on 28 June 2010 - 07:36 PM, said:

...it recognized prior to my moving to college dorms?
Anyway, I'm stumped and I has a sad.

If you lappy worked fine with the router before, chances are the router is just being pissy. Try a reset to factory defaults, that usually clears things up.

[MrSludgy]

But won't that delete everything I've put on my laptop? Unless I'm wrong in assuming there's no factory default for routers.

[Brain?!]

MrSludgy, on 29 June 2010 - 01:24 AM, said:

But won't that delete everything I've put on my laptop? Unless I'm wrong in assuming there's no factory default for routers.

Yeah, you're wrong =P He means the factory defaults for the router.

[MrSludgy]

Well if you say so. I'll give it a shot, bbs if it doesn't work.

[Thunderg0d]

Actually if it doesn't work, no you won't

[cyb.tachyon]

Brain?!, on 29 June 2010 - 01:48 AM, said:

Yeah, you're wrong =P He means the factory defaults for the router.

yeah, should have specified that. I always forget they ship laptops with factory default cd's. Thanks Brain!

[Brain?!]

cyb.tachyon, on 30 June 2010 - 02:56 AM, said:

yeah, should have specified that. I always forget they ship laptops with factory default cd's. Thanks Brain!

I am a real doctor

[Messer]

Brain?!, on 30 June 2010 - 12:29 PM, said:

I am a real doctor

Everyday I make sure I haven't forgotten this.

[madhatter256]

Only real in the head... a head doctor!! Get it?? hyuk hyuk.

[MajorLag]

Messer, on 30 June 2010 - 07:22 PM, said:

Everyday I make sure I haven't forgotten this.

I too do this. I have one of those fancy wood plaques that go over the door with latin writing on it. It translates in english to "Brain is a real doctor"

[MrSludgy]

Well, I have not had the opportunity to try a factory default reset. However, further tech support claims that the error is somewhere in my 'Winsock Catalog'. Anyone know how to troubleshoot/repair that, perchance? (I only ask because ATT wants to charge 129 bucks for one instance of tech support, which definitely isn't happening.)
P.S. I believe Brain is a real doctor.

[Gamma]

Message me on AIM or something and I'll try to help you out.

[madhatter256]

MrSludgy, on 04 July 2010 - 06:11 PM, said:

Well, I have not had the opportunity to try a factory default reset. However, further tech support claims that the error is somewhere in my 'Winsock Catalog'. Anyone know how to troubleshoot/repair that, perchance? (I only ask because ATT wants to charge 129 bucks for one instance of tech support, which definitely isn't happening.)
P.S. I believe Brain is a real doctor.

http://www.snapfiles...nsockxpfix.html

Download that and run it. That should reset all of XP Winsock (AND VISTA/Win7) registries. I've used it and it works.

[MrSludgy]

madhatter256, on 05 July 2010 - 01:08 AM, said:

http://www.snapfiles...nsockxpfix.html

Download that and run it. That should reset all of XP Winsock (AND VISTA/Win7) registries. I've used it and it works.

Does it matter that my computer uses Vista and not XP?

[madhatter256]

re-re-re-read my post..... it mentions that I've used it and worked on Vista/Win7