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Network Connection Fails

Symptom:

I am having trouble connecting to the network.

Solution:

Use the ping command to detect basic network problems.

Examples

To test the local TCP/IP stack, for example, enter the following command in a command line window:

ping 127.0.0.1

If you get a response, then the networking software on your computer is working.

To test the connection to a remote computer, enter the following command:

ping address of remote host