Members funkrockfreedomfighter Posted December 2, 2007 Members Share Posted December 2, 2007 To make a long story short, my family is under a ton of stress (especially my dad) and his computer isn't working. I'm trying to get the home DSL working on a spare laptop so he can do his job, but it isn't working on the laptop. I get a message saying there is limited or no activity on the network plug. Help? I have an Alcatel DSL speed touch home modem. The internet was working fine last night on my PC, but the PC is a whole other issue... So I'm am asking how to get my DSL working on an older laptop. I don't know where the software is for the modem or whatever, but I can leech a neighbors wireless from my personal laptop, so getting software is temporarily possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Undead Sycip Posted December 2, 2007 Members Share Posted December 2, 2007 Check your wires. Check your internet connection options. Find the screen that shows all those numbers that appear in this format: XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX Match those numbers up between the modem and the PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Spin Cycle Posted December 3, 2007 Members Share Posted December 3, 2007 Kick the computer to show it who is boss, then wrangle the internet into submission and tie them together with your most sturdy rope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members y-o-y Posted December 3, 2007 Members Share Posted December 3, 2007 This is gonna sound simple, but have you rebooted everything? Modem, router, and PCs? shut down and unplug everything, wait 5 minutes, restart everything (modem, router, then PCs). I have had my broadband router get all wonky and sometimes a restart of all components does the trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bluescout Posted December 3, 2007 Members Share Posted December 3, 2007 DSL doesn't dial up but it still needs a username and password for the connection. It's called a PPPoE or "Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet". On newer modems, the modem has a router built in and can make that connection for itself, passing on straight networking to the PC. I believe your modem is older and needs the PC to make the PPPoE connection THROUGH the modem. If you have Win 95, 98 or M.E., you'll need to install PPPoE software. I'm assuming the laptop has XP on it. I would: Go into the control panel and open "Network Connections". Click "Create A New connection" in the upper left.Click NEXTChoose CONNECT TO THE INTERNET and click NEXTChoose SET UP MY CONNECTION MANUALLY and click NEXTChoose CONNECT USING BROADBAND THAT REQUIRES USERNAME AND PASSWORD and click NEXTPut in a name for the connection (like DSL) and click NEXTPut in the username and password supplied to you by the DSL provider for the connection and click NEXTCheck off the ADD A SHORTCUT..... checkbox and click FINISH Go to the desktop and run the new shortcut and see how it goes. Let me know if this straightens you out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members funkrockfreedomfighter Posted December 3, 2007 Author Members Share Posted December 3, 2007 Awesome advice Worked out great! Thanks a bunch everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bluescout Posted December 3, 2007 Members Share Posted December 3, 2007 No Problemo. Glad to help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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