Cannot Detect my modem
in [Windows XP]
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From: Patrick Keenan on 16 Mar 2010 00:14 "Alex" <Alex(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C634F2EA-DE9C-48C0-80D7-5FFBBDE147EE(a)microsoft.com... > Hey thanks a lot for the help, under Communications there is none detected > sooo.. Install the driver.
From: Alex on 17 Mar 2010 19:50 I am using DSL not dial up and the modem is called a 2Wire 2701 modem "Bob I" wrote: > You never provided the fine people trying to help you with the name and > model of the modem. All you said was "bell modem", that could be almost > anything. > > Alex wrote: > > > scratch that it doesnt work... I installed the mobo driver and it still wont > > detect the modem. My computer only has a slot for ethernet not the phone line > > plug.My computer doesnt have a modem card I dont think? I installed the > > ethernet driver and it still wont detect my internet... And I am not going to > > lie that last post you added has me a little confused. > > . >
From: Alex on 17 Mar 2010 21:48 it is set to automatic and it doesnt detect a lan either... I cant connect to my modem via the internet explorer browser. "sgopus" wrote: > So with that said, you won't be able to detect a MODEM per se. > However having a NIC (Network interface card) means you may be looking in > the wrong direction. stop looking for the modem and look instead for your LAN > connection, I assume you have a constant on connection to the internet??? > try this, open your control panel and look for the network connections icon, > let us know if you only have internet connection listed, this means you may > have to manually configure your internet connection. > You can try opening IE internet explorer and open tools, internet options, > and connections tab, choose the LAN settings and ensure the automatically > detect settings, let us know if this works. > > "Alex" wrote: > > > scratch that it doesnt work... I installed the mobo driver and it still wont > > detect the modem. My computer only has a slot for ethernet not the phone line > > plug.My computer doesnt have a modem card I dont think? I installed the > > ethernet driver and it still wont detect my internet... And I am not going to > > lie that last post you added has me a little confused.
From: sgopus on 17 Mar 2010 22:15 as your MODEM has nothing plugged into it, your not going to connect using it. You can only connect with your NIC card, since that is the only thing plugged into the phone line, have you talked with your ISP to get your configuration to connect to the internet? Sometimes you have to manually configure things before it will actually make the connection, you never answered if you have a always on connection to the internet, who is your provider? get the numbers for configuration from them. ie your Ip Address Subnet mask Default Gateway Preferred DNS server Alternate DNS server get those numbers and post back, do not post them here, just let us know if you have them. Do you list your NIC ethernet card in your control panel and is it active? no Exclamation marks. "Alex" wrote: > it is set to automatic and it doesnt detect a lan either... I cant connect to > my modem via the internet explorer browser. > > "sgopus" wrote: > > > So with that said, you won't be able to detect a MODEM per se. > > However having a NIC (Network interface card) means you may be looking in > > the wrong direction. stop looking for the modem and look instead for your LAN > > connection, I assume you have a constant on connection to the internet??? > > try this, open your control panel and look for the network connections icon, > > let us know if you only have internet connection listed, this means you may > > have to manually configure your internet connection. > > You can try opening IE internet explorer and open tools, internet options, > > and connections tab, choose the LAN settings and ensure the automatically > > detect settings, let us know if this works. > > > > "Alex" wrote: > > > > > scratch that it doesnt work... I installed the mobo driver and it still wont > > > detect the modem. My computer only has a slot for ethernet not the phone line > > > plug.My computer doesnt have a modem card I dont think? I installed the > > > ethernet driver and it still wont detect my internet... And I am not going to > > > lie that last post you added has me a little confused.
From: Paul on 17 Mar 2010 22:49
Alex wrote: > I am using DSL not dial up and the modem is called a 2Wire 2701 modem Do you see it here ? http://2wire.com/?p=106 And while we're at it, what connectors on the modem are you using right now ? Paul > > "Bob I" wrote: > >> You never provided the fine people trying to help you with the name and >> model of the modem. All you said was "bell modem", that could be almost >> anything. >> >> Alex wrote: >> >>> scratch that it doesnt work... I installed the mobo driver and it still wont >>> detect the modem. My computer only has a slot for ethernet not the phone line >>> plug.My computer doesnt have a modem card I dont think? I installed the >>> ethernet driver and it still wont detect my internet... And I am not going to >>> lie that last post you added has me a little confused. >> . >> |