At my home, I can turn on my laptop, plug in my LAN cable straight from my cable modem and the internet just works. If I take my laptop to my girlfriends and plug in her LAN cable direct from her cable modem, it won't work. We're both with the same ISP too. I tried using the 'repair' thing on the network connection and no dice. Any ideas? My laptop is XP home
The Value of Experts Exchange in My Daily IT Life
Experts Exchange (EE) has become my company's go-to resource to get answers. I've used EE to make decisions, solve problems and even save customers. OutagesIO has been a challenging project and... Keep reading >>
Mike
Owner of Outages.IO
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Member Since 2016
Join a full scale community that combines the best parts of other tools into one platform.
Unlock 1 Answer and 6 Comments.
View membership options“All of life is about relationships, and EE has made a virtual community a real community. It lifts everyone's boat.”
William Peck
Member since 2004
Our community of experts have been thoroughly vetted for their expertise and industry experience.