Um, how do you open a DOS window?
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Amy - Mar 01, 2010 3:36:45 pm PST #13131 of 25501
Because books.
tommyrot - Mar 01, 2010 3:39:22 pm PST #13132 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
One way: Click 'Start', then 'Run' and type 'cmd' and hit enter. (I have not used Windows 7, so I'm not 100% sure this works.)
Also, can other computers connect via your WiFi? (It may be misconfigured.)
Amy - Mar 01, 2010 3:40:18 pm PST #13133 of 25501
Because books.
Yeah, I'm on the old laptop via the wifi.
Lemme try the DOS thing.
tommyrot - Mar 01, 2010 3:41:45 pm PST #13134 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Also, when you have a DOS window, type 'ipconfig' without quotes, hit Enter and see what happens.
tommyrot - Mar 01, 2010 3:42:47 pm PST #13135 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Anyway, the steps I've posted should narrow the problem down. Hopefully, someone with actual Windows 7 experience can then help out....
Amy - Mar 01, 2010 3:43:53 pm PST #13136 of 25501
Because books.
tommy, it said "ping request could not find host" when I tried to find yahoo. But now I know how to open a DOS window! Um.
tommyrot - Mar 01, 2010 3:44:36 pm PST #13137 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
OK, does ping with the number work?
Amy - Mar 01, 2010 3:51:29 pm PST #13138 of 25501
Because books.
I'll try that. But I also did that "ipconfig" thing and it showed ... a lot of stuff I don't understand and two places that said "media disconnected".
tommyrot - Mar 01, 2010 3:53:20 pm PST #13139 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Huh. Was the "media disconnected" related to Ethernet? If so, that's OK.
javachik - Mar 01, 2010 3:53:32 pm PST #13140 of 25501
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Amy, is your network secure (using WEP, etc)?