Recent content by Chris06

Randy/Trouble, You win!Changed the Speed and Duplex settings to 10mbps/full duplex and got a connection straight away. Changed it back to auto or 1gbps and its back to saying a network cable is unplugged. So is there anything I can do, or do I either put up with 10mbps network or buy a new...

Wow, thanks for taking the time to reply guys, much appreciated! Alot to take in there... I've updated my drivers to the latest on the asus website - still tells me I have a Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller as my ethernet device... Trouble, everything you have mentioned (mostly) makes...

Just to add one more thing- When I'm directly connected to my gateway/modem I cannot even access my modems homepage. If I plug into the wireless router, which is plugged in to the modem, I can then access the modem homepage. Its like the modem is blocking this machines IP but I have done a...

Hi Drew, thanks again for taking the time to reply - makes me glad to know there's people out there willing to take the time to help me out with this problem... Yes, what I refer to as a modem/router, you probably would call a gateway - maybe its out wacky Australian vernacular, but its this...

Thanks for the reply again Drew, I think something in the way one of the hardware items is configured is screwing up the connection. The network config is pretty complex as I bought/added things as I needed them... Phone line out of wall to modem/router. connected to this is our printer...

Hi Drew, thanks for the fast reply. It's definitely taking minutes - something like 15 or so before it finally connects. I have tried connecting straight to the modem and it said I was connected to a network, but the internet did not work. Firmware updates? for the modem? - No I haven't but...

Hi, I've searched the internets trying to find an solution to my problem and while I haven't found one yet, I always find myself back on these forums so I thought I might as well sign up and ask here... Problem: New Windows 7 Ultimate PC cannot connect to my home network or the internet for...