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kabrams
Joined: 15 Mar 2008
Location: your Dad's house
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 Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 3:47 pm Post subject: Computer wont connect to the internet |
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Hopefully this is in the right forum, and hopefully some of you guys and gals can help me out with this.
So I have two computers. One is the computer my school gave me, the other is a computer I brought from home. They are both laptops.
Anyway, my computer that I brought from home will not connect to the internet. It will connect to the computer that my computer got for me, and the internet is paid for and works fine, but every time I connect my computer I brought from home to my internet (I use the cable, not wireless, and I don't believe I have a router) it says the connectivity is limited to none.
Now, at work, the same thing happened to the computer the school got me--it refused to connect to the internet, and the computer guy came in and I guess assigned another IP address (he told me to change the last number of the IP address). I'm actually not quite sure how that worked, but it did.
Now, my sister brought her computer here as well and it has the same problem of not being able to connect to the internet.
Anyway, I was wondering if anyone knows how to fix this problem, or if there was something I can do?
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wormholes101
Joined: 11 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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Perhaps you have a static IP rather than dynamic IP?
Try this:
With your working computer...
1) Start>connect to>show all connections
2) Right click on LAN connection> Properties
3) Internet protocol > Properties
4) Copy down all the numbers you see there and enter them into the non-working computer.
Good luck with that. |
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kabrams
Joined: 15 Mar 2008
Location: your Dad's house
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| Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 4:55 pm Post subject: |
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| wormholes101 wrote: |
Perhaps you have a static IP rather than dynamic IP?
Try this:
With your working computer...
1) Start>connect to>show all connections
2) Right click on LAN connection> Properties
3) Internet protocol > Properties
4) Copy down all the numbers you see there and enter them into the non-working computer.
Good luck with that. |
Okay, I will try that and update here soon. Thank you. 
Oh, I already tried copying down the numbers but nothing happened. Is there any other method you know of that might help? |
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cubanlord
Joined: 08 Jul 2005
Location: In Japan!
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| Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 6:12 pm Post subject: |
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OP,
I have a feeling that you haven't re-set the internet connection here in Korea. Your COMP is probably still trying to connect the old way.
Go to start/control panel/network and internet connections/set up or change your internet connection
then
on the connections tab, click on the button at the top-right that says setup.
Then, let me know what happens.
Ralph |
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ddeubel
Joined: 20 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 5:31 am Post subject: |
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kabrams,
Every computer has to be registered with the service provider in Korea. No exceptions.
Call your service provider with your id / pw and/or your passport number/id verification. they will set you up and get that other laptop registered with an ip and running.
KT , call 100 and hit 8 for English.
Cheers,
DD
http://eflclassroom.com |
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cubanlord
Joined: 08 Jul 2005
Location: In Japan!
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| Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 5:52 am Post subject: |
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| ddeubel wrote: |
Every computer has to be registered with the service provider in Korea. No exceptions.
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That isn't true, DD. I have a laptop which I often connect to the Internet, here, in my home. The laptop is not registered. Where did you get that misinformation? All he needs is the service to be registered, which has the ID and password.
If PCs, as you stated, had to be registered, then how do you explain the 8+ computers I have connected to the Internet from my home (I have built several computers for people and have tested them at my home)?
OP, it's not the PC that has to be registered. You just have to have an account, and, IIRC, you already said you have one.
Just call them up and have them come out. But rest assured, your PC does NOT have to be registered.  |
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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| cubanlord wrote: |
| ddeubel wrote: |
Every computer has to be registered with the service provider in Korea. No exceptions.
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That isn't true, DD. I have a laptop which I often connect to the Internet, here, in my home. The laptop is not registered. Where did you get that misinformation? All he needs is the service to be registered, which has the ID and password.
If PCs, as you stated, had to be registered, then how do you explain the 8+ computers I have connected to the Internet from my home (I have built several computers for people and have tested them at my home)?
OP, it's not the PC that has to be registered. You just have to have an account, and, IIRC, you already said you have one.
Just call them up and have them come out. But rest assured, your PC does NOT have to be registered. |
I think you are taking Dave a bit to literally cl.
The way I read it, "a computer" means a home must have a contract with an ISP. Maybe I am being to generous with my interpretation, but...
The only way I see Dave as being wrong in those who ride the unsecured wireless networks that are everywhere.
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cubanlord
Joined: 08 Jul 2005
Location: In Japan!
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| Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 3:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Demophobe wrote: |
| cubanlord wrote: |
| ddeubel wrote: |
Every computer has to be registered with the service provider in Korea. No exceptions.
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That isn't true, DD. I have a laptop which I often connect to the Internet, here, in my home. The laptop is not registered. Where did you get that misinformation? All he needs is the service to be registered, which has the ID and password.
If PCs, as you stated, had to be registered, then how do you explain the 8+ computers I have connected to the Internet from my home (I have built several computers for people and have tested them at my home)?
OP, it's not the PC that has to be registered. You just have to have an account, and, IIRC, you already said you have one.
Just call them up and have them come out. But rest assured, your PC does NOT have to be registered. |
I think you are taking Dave a bit to literally cl.
The way I read it, "a computer" means a home must have a contract with an ISP. Maybe I am being to generous with my interpretation, but...
The only way I see Dave as being wrong in those who ride the unsecured wireless networks that are everywhere.
admin
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It's the modern-day flashing 12:00 on the VCR. |
 Perhaps. If so, My apologies DD, you stud.
It just seemed strange because the OP did state in his OP that he did already have connection to his home. That's how I drew that conclusion. |
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kabrams
Joined: 15 Mar 2008
Location: your Dad's house
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| Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 10:18 pm Post subject: |
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| ddeubel wrote: |
kabrams,
Every computer has to be registered with the service provider in Korea. No exceptions.
Call your service provider with your id / pw and/or your passport number/id verification. they will set you up and get that other laptop registered with an ip and running.
KT , call 100 and hit 8 for English.
Cheers,
DD
http://eflclassroom.com |
I believe it might be both. After I reset the connection, it redirected me to a "sign-in" page.
Is the ID/password on the bill? Because I am inheriting the internet service from the previous person who lived in my apartment. Meaning, I did not get to choose my service, and everything is registered in their name.
There is an English service for KT? Also, is there a way to get cable/internet service together?
Thank you everyone for your help.
ETA: I have 3 computers at my house right now. 1 is the computer that my school gave me. This computer works with the internet. The 2nd is my American laptop I brought from home. The last is my sister's Japanese computer. The last two computers do not connect to the internet. |
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swigs
Joined: 20 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 10:23 pm Post subject: |
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| You can probably call your ISP and get them to give you the User name and password, or have them come out and verify it for you. |
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cubanlord
Joined: 08 Jul 2005
Location: In Japan!
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| Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 10:41 pm Post subject: |
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| kabrams wrote: |
| ddeubel wrote: |
kabrams,
Every computer has to be registered with the service provider in Korea. No exceptions.
Call your service provider with your id / pw and/or your passport number/id verification. they will set you up and get that other laptop registered with an ip and running.
KT , call 100 and hit 8 for English.
Cheers,
DD
http://eflclassroom.com |
I believe it might be both. After I reset the connection, it redirected me to a "sign-in" page.
Is the ID/password on the bill? Because I am inheriting the internet service from the previous person who lived in my apartment. Meaning, I did not get to choose my service, and everything is registered in their name.
There is an English service for KT? Also, is there a way to get cable/internet service together?
Thank you everyone for your help.
ETA: I have 3 computers at my house right now. 1 is the computer that my school gave me. This computer works with the internet. The 2nd is my American laptop I brought from home. The last is my sister's Japanese computer. The last two computers do not connect to the internet. |
Yes, that's all you need is the ID and password which KT will verify it is you, the owner of the account. If you aren't, then you'll have to open up another account. |
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ddeubel
Joined: 20 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 3:45 am Post subject: |
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kabrams wrote:
ddeubel wrote:
kabrams,
Every computer has to be registered with the service provider in Korea. No exceptions.
Call your service provider with your id / pw and/or your passport number/id verification. they will set you up and get that other laptop registered with an ip and running.
KT , call 100 and hit 8 for English.
Cheers,
DD
http://eflclassroom.com
I believe it might be both. After I reset the connection, it redirected me to a "sign-in" page.
Is the ID/password on the bill? Because I am inheriting the internet service from the previous person who lived in my apartment. Meaning, I did not get to choose my service, and everything is registered in their name.
There is an English service for KT? Also, is there a way to get cable/internet service together?
Thank you everyone for your help.
ETA: I have 3 computers at my house right now. 1 is the computer that my school gave me. This computer works with the internet. The 2nd is my American laptop I brought from home. The last is my sister's Japanese computer. The last two computers do not connect to the internet. |
That's what should happen when you plug in a new machine into an existing connection - you get sent to the pw/id page. After putting in your pw/id , the server "registers" your machine by giving you an IP address for that device. This is what I meant by "register". It isn't anything formal but it happens nonetheless.
You can forgo an id/pw and just confirm with your passport / ARC that you are the person paying and in whose account the service is registered. They will then give you a new id/pw. If you aren't the person in whose name the account is registered and you don't know the id/pw -- as was said previously, you'll have to start from scratch and open an account.
Cubanlord - there is no way in the world that I can come to your place and "plug in" my laptop and it will work. I think you are forgetting how you got your own machine working. These networks are "secure" unlike wireless can be sometimes.
don't for a moment think that the regulators don't know what exact machine , does what and where.... The only way around this is encryption and other masking means but that will always be after you have acquired service and started up....
I'm having the same problem at the moment. I bought a new desktop. Installed all the software, O/S. Working like a charm but then I went to connect to the internet and it wouldn't redirect to the id/pw KT page. So now I have to wait until 9am tomorrow for the guy to come out here and do it manually....ugh...
Good luck and hope you get it running.
DD
http://eflclassroom.ning.com |
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 4:09 am Post subject: |
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Cubanlord - there is no way in the world that I can come to your place and "plug in" my laptop and it will work. I think you are forgetting how you got your own machine working. These networks are "secure" unlike wireless can be sometimes.
don't for a moment think that the regulators don't know what exact machine , does what and where.... The only way around this is encryption and other masking means but that will always be after you have acquired service and started up....
I'm having the same problem at the moment. I bought a new desktop. Installed all the software, O/S. Working like a charm but then I went to connect to the internet and it wouldn't redirect to the id/pw KT page. So now I have to wait until 9am tomorrow for the guy to come out here and do it manually....ugh...
Good luck and hope you get it running.
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This is actually incorrect David. Any computer can connect to any Ethernet wire, so long as the wire is live and the account paid up. I can connect any computer to my cable and it works. You are correct that I may need to login to KT with my ID/Password, but that's it.
I and many others here have done this...cubanlord included. |
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cubanlord
Joined: 08 Jul 2005
Location: In Japan!
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| Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 4:27 am Post subject: |
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Cubanlord - there is no way in the world that I can come to your place and "plug in" my laptop and it will work. |
DD,
I hear you about the regulators' thing. I agree. But, what makes your laptop different than any other machine I have built, brand new, and tested on my Internet connection and had the Internet work? I've done this for people (e.g. updating IE8, etc.)The IP/PSWD is tied to the connection, not the computer itself. Perhaps that is how your connection works, but mine in my apartment (and perhaps I am lucky, I don't know) works with every PC I have connected to it, WITHOUT having to input the password/ID every time.
Shoot, I don't think my connection is all that different than everyone else's. This is an interesting discussion. I wish I knew the right answer, but I have a pretty good idea what the right answer is. |
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