skycat 0 #26 August 23, 2005 Take a picture of the back of your computer and post it online. If I can walk hooknswoop through getting his laptop online I can walk anyone through it. As a bonus you don't have to bribe me with diet coke like he does. Also I can post pics when I get home of what each thing should look like.Fly it like you stole it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bolas 5 #27 August 23, 2005 Lay a trail of Cheetos and Mountain Dew from the street to your door. When a person comes upon it just give them the test. Say this exact phrase: QuoteMacintosh is better because they created the first gooey. A normal person will just look at you funny and leave. If they look at you and start talking/arguing (doesn't matter what they say) lead them into the house and show them your issue. Most likely they will have the card you need and will fix you up while continuing to talk. Once done you need to get rid of them, that can be hard. Try the following sayings: QuoteJar Jar Binks is my favorite actor. Listening to music online for free is not fair to the artist. Disney is not evil. Most likely they will leave or just spontaneously combust. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #28 August 23, 2005 LOL...you're so silly! I guess I shouldn't even continue since I don't think I have a network card.She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevJim 0 #29 August 23, 2005 Andrea, here's quick, simple question that you can (probably) answer. Do you know the make/model of your computer? That's a good start...It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #30 August 23, 2005 It's a compUSA home edition that's 5 years old. I should probably just chuck it. I think it's powered by a hampster running on a wheel. She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hookitt 1 #31 August 23, 2005 Take a picture of the back of your computer and post it. Maybe you have a NIC (that's network interface card to you and me).My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #32 August 23, 2005 Ok, here's the back. Can you really tell anything from it? Also, this is a new tower, not the original. When I got this new one, there was no place to plug in my speakers (it's a tiny, silver pokey thing on a cord). Can you tell where I'm supposed to put that? I'd love to have speakers again!She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hookitt 1 #33 August 23, 2005 That bottom cable is plugged into the network card. It plugs in one of the ports 1234 (lan side) The router uplink plugs into the cable modem. Shut every thing off, then follow matt's instructions Edit: brought to you by getting ambushed by Cassie the Labrador and pushing sendMy grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hookitt 1 #34 August 23, 2005 PS: You don't have a sound cardMy grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #35 August 24, 2005 QuoteShut every thing off, then follow matt's instructions But I don't understand Matt's instructions. How do I turn the cable modem on without turning the computer on? It all comes on together when I push the button on the front of the tower.She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hookitt 1 #36 August 24, 2005 OH wow... Ok go get your neighbor or read the instructions. Or, if you really don't have this figured out before I get back from the gym, I'll draw you a picture. C-yaMy grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #37 August 24, 2005 LOL...thanks anyway! I think I'll take a break and try to recruit someone to come over.She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattjw916 2 #38 August 24, 2005 1. Plug that grey cable from the bottom of your computer into on of the free ports on the router. 2. Unplug the power cable from the cable modem. 3. Unplug the power cable from the router. 4. Gracefully power down the computer from the Start menu. 5. Power on cable modem, wait for the flashy lights to stabilize, should take about 1-2 min max. 6. Power on router, just wait 1-2 min max. 7. Power on computer and login. 8. Click Start --> Run 9. Type "cmd" without the quotes into the box 10. In the black window that appears type "ipconfig" at the c:\> prompt and hit enter. 11. With any luck you should have an address similar to 192.168.1.? 12. Have another beer because I bet your internet connection will be working. NSCR-2376, SCR-15080 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #39 August 24, 2005 You are well on your way to becoming a good hardware technician. You didn't read the directions, did you ? One of the big paradoxes of technicians is that they expect to be paid to write directions that they would never read. Keep plugging stuff in until you get a response. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #40 August 24, 2005 QuoteMacintosh is better because they created the first gooey. The correct answer ? That is the tabloid version. Apple stole it from Xerox. Xerox stole it from Dennys. The actual first gui was invented by a waitress at Dennys. She got tired of the drunk techies from PARC coming in the restaurant and too drunk to read at 3am. She put pictures on the menu so that they could just point and select a choice. The techies just copied the idea. True story. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevJim 0 #41 August 24, 2005 QuoteThat bottom cable is plugged into the network card. It plugs in one of the ports 1234 (lan side) The router uplink plugs into the cable modem. Shut every thing off, then follow matt's instructions Edit: brought to you by getting ambushed by Cassie the Labrador and pushing send Psst, Tim, the WAN connects to the cable modem, not the uplink.... Andrea. Power off the computer, then unplug the router and cable modem from the wall. Connect big 8 wire phone type cord between computer and router #1. Connect big 8 wire phone type cord between WAN on router and the cable modem. Make sure cable modem is still hooked up to the cable tv wire stuff. Plug in cable modem, and wait until all the lights are working. Plug in router, and also wait until all lights are working. At least till the #1 light is lit, then a few extra seconds.... Turn on computer. Done. If it doesn't work, try again, same thing, but in #2. Or #3. Or #4. I say this because my home tower won't work in #1 here, but my old lappy will. Wierd.It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #42 August 24, 2005 Ok, my head is spinning, I'm going to try this tomorrow. Tommy Lee came on tv. At least I feel a little smarter than he seems. She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHarrop 42 #43 August 24, 2005 Do you have or do you know any school children? Anyone that is age 10 or higher? If you know any children that match this description just ask them to hook it up."Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #44 August 24, 2005 QuoteDo you have or do you know any school children? Anyone that is age 10 or higher? If you know any children that match this description just ask them to hook it up. That's just so wrong....true, but oh so wrong.... Andrea, Whatever you have coming out of the wall that your computer uses for hook up: Leave that in the wall and plug it into the router wherever it fits. Now, the other 4 holes....get a connection wire that will plug into one of those holes that will also connect to your computer. Do this with the computer and router shut off. Then turn on the router. Wait for the lights to light up. Then turn on your computer. Or perhaps look at one of THESE. ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #45 August 24, 2005 QuoteAlso, this is a new tower, not the original. When I got this new one, there was no place to plug in my speakers (it's a tiny, silver pokey thing on a cord). Can you tell where I'm supposed to put that? I'd love to have speakers again! You mean the computer did have speaker output before you switched cases? If so, who did the swap? If it was integrated into the motherboard, it would be just below the monitor cable, where you see those small circles that aren't punched out. Someone would need to open the case to look for it, may have to remove the motherboard in order to get the punchouts away. alternatively, you could probably get someone to give you an old soundcard. These days the audio tends to be integrated, so many of us have useless spare parts. I probably have a few, but out here in California. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #46 August 24, 2005 QuoteWhatever you have coming out of the wall that your computer uses for hook up: Leave that in the wall and plug it into the router wherever it fits. It's likely wall -> cable or dsl modem -> computer now. Needs to be wall -> cable modem -> new router on WAN port -> computer via ports 1,2,3,or 4. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHarrop 42 #47 August 24, 2005 QuoteThat's just so wrong....true, but oh so wrong.... Check this out: http://www.deadtroll.com/index2.html?/video/helldeskcable.html~content Be sure to watch it right to the end for the real kicker"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skylord 1 #48 August 24, 2005 QuoteI'm already on my second beer and ready to give up! I don't even know what a coax cable is! Skymama, Don't EVER let computer problems stop you from drinking beer. By the time you get to five or six, you'll be a hardware engineer. Been there done that!! BobBob Marks "-when you leave the airplane its all wrong til it goes right, its a whole different mindset, this is why you have system redundancy." Mattaman Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #49 August 24, 2005 QuoteQuoteThat's just so wrong....true, but oh so wrong.... Check this out: http://www.deadtroll.com/index2.html?/video/helldeskcable.html~content Be sure to watch it right to the end for the real kicker Okay, I was just trying to be helpful. You're just being mean.... ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #50 August 24, 2005 QuoteQuoteI'm already on my second beer and ready to give up! I don't even know what a coax cable is! Skymama, Don't EVER let computer problems stop you from drinking beer. By the time you get to five or six, you'll be a hardware engineer. Been there done that!! Bob That's because the logical left side of the brain just shuts down and the creative right side takes complete control. ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
