Be Right Back, Uninstalling

So, I reformatted my mom's computer, and the internet was working fine before.

Now with a clean install, whenever I try to connect to the internet, I get:

Error Connecting to Sympatico
Connecting through WAN Miniport (PPPoE)...
Error 769: The specified destination is not reachable.

Obviously, the internet still works because I'm posting this. I just have no idea what to do. The username and password are fine, as they are in use on both my router and my 360...

My 360 and my mom's computer are both directly connected to the modem/box in my basement, whereas my computer is connected to my router.

I assume you are using DSL?

Why not just ditch the PPPoE dialer and connect everything into the router?

(01-27-2010, 05:25 PM)HeK link Wrote: [ -> ]I assume you are using DSL?

Why not just ditch the PPPoE dialer and connect everything into the router?

Router is two floors down, in my room.

(01-27-2010, 05:25 PM)Nitrous Axide link Wrote: [ -> ][quote author=HeK link=topic=4144.msg134274#msg134274 date=1264631107]
I assume you are using DSL?

Why not just ditch the PPPoE dialer and connect everything into the router?

Router is two floors down, in my room.
[/quote]
run cables

(01-27-2010, 05:26 PM)zaneyard link Wrote: [ -> ][quote author=Nitrous Axide link=topic=4144.msg134275#msg134275 date=1264631146]
[quote author=HeK link=topic=4144.msg134274#msg134274 date=1264631107]
I assume you are using DSL?

Why not just ditch the PPPoE dialer and connect everything into the router?

Router is two floors down, in my room.
[/quote]
run cables
[/quote]Never needed to, not going to.

run cables, seriously

(01-27-2010, 05:27 PM)Versus-pwny- link Wrote: [ -> ]run cables, seriously

I'll let you run them. :

I ran a 100 ft. ethernet cable from my desktop to the router at home...

It's also possible that your ISP only allows a fixed number of concurrent connections per modem/account.
Was it working before with the same dialer software?
You may have to call them up to deal with the ill-conceived mess that is PPPoE.



But seriously, man up:

It worked fine until I did a clean install of XP.

It's worked fine for the last 7 years.

I was thinking maybe it's driver-related or something. :-\

It was a driver.

Goddamn I hate Dell.

If you're dead set against running cable (when I eventually buy a house, I'm going to make it nice and easy to run cable between any given room) try upgrading the firmware on your NIC, updated the drivers, then see what happens.  I'm assuming it's an OEM windows disc?  OEM's are RETARDED when it comes to anything with drivers and whatnot and actually getting things to work out of box (see my old thread about SATA AHCI and Dell).  If it still doesn't work after that....who knows...Seriously, run cable ;P

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Haha, Ninja'd by original poster - like I said, OEM's are fucktarded

Quote:Karrde link=topic=4144.msg134310#msg134310 date=1264638676]
If you're dead set against running cable (when I eventually buy a house, I'm going to make it nice and easy to run cable between any given room) try upgrading the firmware on your NIC, updated the drivers, then see what happens.  I'm assuming it's an OEM windows disc?  OEM's are RETARDED when it comes to anything with drivers and whatnot and actually getting things to work out of box (see my old thread about SATA AHCI and Dell).  If it still doesn't work after that....who knows...Seriously, run cable ;P

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Haha, Ninja'd by original poster - like I said, OEM's are fucktarded

Hehe, thanks anyways.