Networking Trouble

[gabrjone]

I am working for a property that has a server rack and the whole place is networked with netwrorking cable, well anyway i got an ordinary computer: 512mb DDRAM, 3.0 GHz CPU, 80 SATA HDD etc and when i go to plug the networking cable from the router/switch it doesn't detect a signal, there are no other computers on the network, just a photocopier/fax/scanner/printer (one of those multifunction things)
help is urgently required

 

[Tommy Boy]

are you sure that the network adapter is installed correctly? try going to the properties of the network connection and turning off the firewall.

 

[Dishdog]

What OS(operating system) are you using?

if your using XP then first turn off windows firewall. it usally stops things from connecting. Second run network wizard.

 

[gabrjone]

i am running windows server 2003 and even if i plug the cable into a new router the light to indicate connection does not turn on. the problem is not between the PC and the router/switch but between the router/switch and the cable that plugs into the network

 

[Tommy Boy]

if your firewall is on, I don't think it will indicate connection...did you turn off the windows firewall yet?

 

[CrossCech]

From what I read, sounds to me like you have problems getting IP addressing information from the network ... either from the server or this router/switch. Do you know if it is a router or just a switch? Does the server or router issue DHCP? If not, you'll need to manually put in a static IP address in the range of the network you're trying to connect to.

 

[gabrjone]

yes the firewall is off