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    XPS 410 no longer recognizes network/internet

    I have a 3 year old Dell XPs 410 with Vista Home Premium. I set up a home network (modem + router) 3 years ago, and have a laptop connected to it through wireless connection, and another desktop via ethernet cable (in addition to the XPS which is conencted to the router throu an ethernet cable). For years, it worked perfectly. Then yesterday it suddenly stopped working, I could not access the internet. The pop up window says the network cable is not plugged in (it was plugged in). The other computers on my home network could access the net without any problem. I changed the cables around, and the cables were fine. I tried the following, without any effect:
    1. Reset the modem, and router several times,
    2. Applied system restore,
    3. Called Dell's support, spent 90 minutes on the phone with them , tried everything they recommended, to no avail. They said that I would need to reinstall everything (peut it back into its original factory condition)
    4. At first the little light at the place where the ethernet cable is plugged into the PC did not come on. Later yesterday it came on, but still no connection. The PC said it does not recognize any network. When I connected the cable directly to the XPS from the modem (cutting out the router), it said it recognized a local connection, but could not connect to the internet.
    I would be grateful for any advice from the experts. I have a feeling that my network card is gone, and I am concerned to reinstall everything without trying some easier options. Thanking you again for your advice.

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    Re: XPS 410 no longer recognizes network/internet

    Hi,

    Try opening Device Manager and uninstall your wireless network adapter. After restarting, your computer should find the wireless adapter and reinstall it, with the correct default gateway.

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    Re: XPS 410 no longer recognizes network/internet

    Thank you Salome, I will try it tomorrow and let you know the outcome. Thank you

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    Re: XPS 410 no longer recognizes network/internet

    I have done it twice (uninstall and reinstall the driver), to no avail. I would be grateful for any other suggestions. Thanking you.

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    Re: XPS 410 no longer recognizes network/internet

    You might also try a system restore to a time before the issue began. You could remove/uninstall hardware from device manager and reboot and then see if the system then finds new hardware.

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    Re: XPS 410 no longer recognizes network/internet

    Thank you, I had tried those, not no results either.

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