HolyOne Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Just downloaded and installed the RC. But, it can't connect to the Internet for whatever reason. It works fine in XP. And my ISP is Cox, and I connect to the Internet via a modem. Help please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookas Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Check device manager, are your network adapter drivers installed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolyOne Posted May 6, 2009 Author Share Posted May 6, 2009 Check device manager, are your network adapter drivers installed? Under other devices I see a USB Cable Modem which needs it's drivers installed. I think this is my Internet modem, so how do I get drivers for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookas Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Check the manufacturer's website, what type of modem is it? And do you have to connect via usb? Win 7 picked up my enet adapters right away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolyOne Posted May 6, 2009 Author Share Posted May 6, 2009 Check the manufacturer's website, what type of modem is it? And do you have to connect via usb? Win 7 picked up my enet adapters right away. ISP: Cox Communications The modem says: Motorola SB5101 Surfboard Cable Modem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGHammer Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 ISP: Cox CommunicationsThe modem says: Motorola SB5101 Surfboard Cable Modem There should be a driver disk/CD included with the modem. Even if the disk/CD dates back to XP, it's a starting place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookas Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Just PM'd you a direct link to the drivers, didn't want to post that in a thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolyOne Posted May 6, 2009 Author Share Posted May 6, 2009 There should be a driver disk/CD included with the modem. Even if the disk/CD dates back to XP, it's a starting place. I just downloaded a vista driver pack and another driver for my modem. Added it onto a flash drive and will install on Windows 7. Should I install the vista drivers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookas Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 The drivers I PM'd you about were vista drivers, they should work in 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSpace Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Do you have the modem connected to your computer with a usb cable? if you have a network card in your computer i would use an ethernet cable instead, if not the use the vista drivers, make sure you run the driver setup in compatability mode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo003 Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Are you having DNS problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolyOne Posted May 6, 2009 Author Share Posted May 6, 2009 The drivers I PM'd you about were vista drivers, they should work in 7. Alright. Downloaded those, and I've moved them to Windows 7. However, there is no .exe or something that windows will run to install the drivers. There is an .exe that says 'remove, but I don't think that's what we want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookas Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 They won't be in exe form. Go back to device manager, select the device and "update driver" and browse to the driver location. Actually, i take that back, the drivers i sent you are in an executable file, they should just install when you open them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolyOne Posted May 6, 2009 Author Share Posted May 6, 2009 They won't be in exe form. Go back to device manager, select the device and "update driver" and browse to the driver location.Actually, i take that back, the drivers i sent you are in an executable file, they should just install when you open them... It worked! Thanks mate. Sad thing was that I was loving Windows 7 even without the Internet.:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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