Hey guys, I've been having serious trouble with connecting to the internet on my laptop.
I'm running a Dell Inspiron 6000 laptop, XP SP3. My Network Adapters show as follows:
1394 Net Adapter (which as I've read many times, is a firewire connection, has nothing to do with internet)
Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller
Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection
Now, the problem.
Network was working fine, then one night, Firefox updated and the next thing internet was no longer accessible.
My Network appears to connect when I plug in my broadband cable, but when I open the browser I get a "Failed to Connect" page
My LAN connection is fine, but when I try to repair the 1394 connection it says Windows could not repair because "TCP/IP is not enable for this connection"
Now, I understand that the 1394 should have nothing to do with the network connection, but it appears this is where the problem lies. I used Broadcoms Diagonostics tool to view the devices and the 1394 connection says that the drivers are not loaded - Even though they are.
I've uninstalled and reinstalled them to no avail. disabled the 1394 in an attempt to bypass it to no avail. I've tried resetting the Winsock settings etc. to no avail.
Has anyone any more ideas, or am I simply describing the need for a new network card?
All help is appreciated, seriously! I know there are many more tech savvy individuals here than me!
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