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david0491 · January 14th, 2009, 09:58 PM

Yeah, sorry, maybe I should try to explain a little better. My 2wire is generally always plugged into my comp, and I have config'd it before via web browser. Yesterday, since I was messing with the settings to match the AP subnet, somewhere along the line I did something terribly wrong, and since then, then normal way I would access the 2wire, which was to type in its IP in Firefox, doesn't work. I think this is because when I put the TCP/IP properties on "auto-acquire IP Address" and "auto-acquire DNS" I keep getting the same 169.254.70.40 IP address, which doesn't let me connect to the internet, because it gives me the Error of "Limited or no connectivity". Sorry if I lost you, just ask if you need any more information for assistance (I'm very new to networking), and thanks again!

UPDATE: I just contacted AT&T and apparently my problem is in the DSL modem, so they are sending me a new one. I'll see how that works, and they said that if it doesn't, then I need a new network card.

January 14th, 2009, 09:58 PM	#9 (permalink)
david0491 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 5	Yeah, sorry, maybe I should try to explain a little better. My 2wire is generally always plugged into my comp, and I have config'd it before via web browser. Yesterday, since I was messing with the settings to match the AP subnet, somewhere along the line I did something terribly wrong, and since then, then normal way I would access the 2wire, which was to type in its IP in Firefox, doesn't work. I think this is because when I put the TCP/IP properties on "auto-acquire IP Address" and "auto-acquire DNS" I keep getting the same 169.254.70.40 IP address, which doesn't let me connect to the internet, because it gives me the Error of "Limited or no connectivity". Sorry if I lost you, just ask if you need any more information for assistance (I'm very new to networking), and thanks again! UPDATE: I just contacted AT&T and apparently my problem is in the DSL modem, so they are sending me a new one. I'll see how that works, and they said that if it doesn't, then I need a new network card. Last edited by david0491 : January 15th, 2009 at 11:47 AM.