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[Solved] My PC won't connect to internet

Discussion in 'Windows 8' started by TommyMike138, Sep 7, 2015.

  1. TommyMike138

    TommyMike138

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    I'm new to this forum and would love some help. My computer is four months old tops. Lately it just stops connecting to the internet for no reason at all. It's connected to the internet via cat5, not WiFi. Every other computer in my house is connected to the internet but this PC won't. Can anyone help me? This has happened a few times with this computer but somehow I've always been able to get it connected again but not this time. Any help would be awesome!
     
    TommyMike138, Sep 7, 2015
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  3. IceMan37

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    Hello TommyMike138 and welcome to CHF :)

    Is this the only PC you have connected via cat 5? Are you using a router?

    Also when did this start happening? and what is your PC/model number etc and the operating system you are using?
     
    IceMan37, Sep 7, 2015
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  4. TommyMike138

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    I have a lot of computers connected via cat 5 and I am using a router. This started happening about a few weeks after I purchased the computer. The computer is an Acer axc-603g-uw13. The operating system is windows 8. I've plugged other computers into that cat 5 and they connect to the internet. Any idea what might be the problem?
     
    TommyMike138, Sep 7, 2015
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  5. IceMan37

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    Hi again TommyMike, if it started happening a few weeks after you purchased the computer there are a few initial things you can try. One would be to switch ports on the router if you are using a router, and two try a different cat 5 cable. I would also check in your device manager to see if there might be a yellow exclamation mark under your Network Adaptors section. In any case, if you actually touched nothing at all and this just started 'out of the blue' I would uninstall your computer models network card drivers (NIC) and reinstall them from the Acer manufacturers website for your model and operating system.
     
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    Amd_Man, Sep 7, 2015
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    Not to detract from anyone else's comments but when you look at the ethernet port on the computer the cable is plugged into, do you see a steady light in that port?
     
    Rich M, Sep 8, 2015
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  8. IceMan37

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    Great call Rich. While a basic thing it can indeed be the very thing wrong to even know if it's working/receiving the signal in the first place. Then you can go from there to the other steps.
     
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  9. TommyMike138

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    I went ahead and took the PC into a repair place today and they fixed it in about thirty minutes. The problem was the drivers. Thank you for the help everyone! Really appreciate it!
     
    TommyMike138, Sep 8, 2015
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  10. allheart55 (Cindy E)

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    Thank you for letting us know, TommyMike.
    It's a shame that you had to pay someone.
    Amd_Man gave you the link for the drivers that you needed.
     
    allheart55 (Cindy E), Sep 8, 2015
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  11. Amd_Man

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    I wish I had of replied sooner TommyMike as I had an idea it was the drivers.
     
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