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beastley · #**101** 11-13-2008, 09:59 PM

Okay, don't know how tech/softwarey this problem is, but here's my question:

My wireless internet is hooked up and working. It's hooked up to the PC at home, but for some reason the PC itself is not getting the DSL connection. So, I'm on my laptop and the general wireless connection from that hookup is working on my laptop, but the Home PC(with the phone cord, the DSL box, the Linksys wireless router all hooked up) can't find the internet....

any idea why and how to fix that? Thanks

GuinnessStout · #**102** 11-13-2008, 10:10 PM

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Tried right-clicking the internet icon on the toolbar, then repair?

Captain Obvious · #**103** 11-14-2008, 06:11 PM

Will a laptop automatically turn off if it overheats? If not can I actually ruin my computer by leaving it on for too long?

Happened to me last night and I figured it was a sign from the tech gods that I had been on DSF for too long and should go to sleep.

SirLongFoot · #**104** 11-14-2008, 06:17 PM

Laptops usually shutdown after a while (to conserve the battery, even if you are plugged in), check your power settings.

And yes, the laptop should shutdown if it overheats.

Captain Obvious · #**105** 11-14-2008, 06:18 PM

Thanks.

SirLongFoot · #**106** 11-14-2008, 06:19 PM

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Are you plugged into the the DSL box or the wireless router?

Your setup should be:

DSL box>>Wireless Router>> your PC/laptop

Randal Graves · #**107** 11-14-2008, 06:34 PM

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Make sure your LAN is enabled. If the LAN is enabled, disable it, wait a while, then enable it again.

If that doesn't work you probably need to re-install your NIC card driver.

n2tattoos.lol · #**108** 11-27-2008, 09:08 PM

ok, gots me a computer question. my internal HD failed, so i got a new one. after getting windows up and running, now my external HD is having a problem. when i try to access it, i get a "this disk is not formatted. would you like to format it?" was working fine before the internal failed. any way i can get at the info on the external? got 200+ movies and 15k+ songs.

#**109** 11-27-2008, 09:15 PM

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How the hell should I know?

n2tattoos.lol · #**110** 11-27-2008, 09:18 PM

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i guess that cerebral herpes is really starting to kick in, huh...