My router got fried from a lightning strike and it will be a while before I get a new one. Until then I have to switch my Comcast modem's ethernet cable between my laptop and desktop PC. Connecting to the laptop is seamless, no modem restart required. But every time I connect to the desktop, I have to power cycle the modem in order to get internet connectivity.
The desktop network adapter shows the message "Ethernet doesn't have a valid IP configuration." I've tried all the commonly known commands which are supposed to fix this:
netsh winsock reset
netsh int ip reset
netcfg -d
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew
ipconfig /flushdns
ipconfig /registerdns
The above commands never work and I always have to power cycle the modem. Any idea why? And why this only happens on the desktop and not the laptop?
Thanks in advance.
The desktop network adapter shows the message "Ethernet doesn't have a valid IP configuration." I've tried all the commonly known commands which are supposed to fix this:
netsh winsock reset
netsh int ip reset
netcfg -d
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew
ipconfig /flushdns
ipconfig /registerdns
The above commands never work and I always have to power cycle the modem. Any idea why? And why this only happens on the desktop and not the laptop?
Thanks in advance.