After the mother of all crashes last weekend, my Windows 8 PC now has some network issues. The crash would merit a post all by itself, but the upshot was that I finally reset the computer and re-installed Windows 8 Pro. I'm still a little traumatized at losing all my settings etc. but am trying to move on!
With the new install of Windows 8 Pro I can connect to the internet just fine through the ethernet connection to my ATT 2Wire router. I can also connect just fine if I use the wireless connection. The difference is that when I use the ethernet connection I cannot see the rest of my home network nore join any homegroup. However when I connect using the wireless connection, I can see the home network and I can also join the homegroup created on another networked computer (also running Windows 8 Pro).
I really want to use the ethernet connection rather then the wireless. I have spent HOURS and HOURS trying to troubleshoot this. I've called Bill Gates every name under the sun. I'm pretty techy, and have been doing this kind of thing for the last 20 years, but I'm not that savvy about networks and this has me stumped and crazy. I'm amazed at the levels of confusing complexity that are built into something that I assume is supposed to be easy for the average computer user.
Help? Please. Life is too short to waste on this! (Feel free to give solutions that might seem obvious to you. Anything except use the troubleshooter because that is totally bloody useless.)
With the new install of Windows 8 Pro I can connect to the internet just fine through the ethernet connection to my ATT 2Wire router. I can also connect just fine if I use the wireless connection. The difference is that when I use the ethernet connection I cannot see the rest of my home network nore join any homegroup. However when I connect using the wireless connection, I can see the home network and I can also join the homegroup created on another networked computer (also running Windows 8 Pro).
I really want to use the ethernet connection rather then the wireless. I have spent HOURS and HOURS trying to troubleshoot this. I've called Bill Gates every name under the sun. I'm pretty techy, and have been doing this kind of thing for the last 20 years, but I'm not that savvy about networks and this has me stumped and crazy. I'm amazed at the levels of confusing complexity that are built into something that I assume is supposed to be easy for the average computer user.
Help? Please. Life is too short to waste on this! (Feel free to give solutions that might seem obvious to you. Anything except use the troubleshooter because that is totally bloody useless.)
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