I installed completely from 0 the WIN7 RC onto my HP pavilion dv9590ed laptop. I plugged in the enthernet cable into it to register laptop MAC address to my cable modem. When I plugged it WIN7RC started to identify network connection and finally it says Unidentified network access. To be able to reach cable modem settings I typed http://pcreg.upc.hu. Tipically on my desk PC I can reach this page without having internet connection, because this is the setting page of cable modem. In WIN7RC I cannot even reach it. Laptop lan port works properly based on WIN7. Things I tried up to now : - I turned off firewall in WIN7 for all connection - does not helped - I installed latest driver from HP site for this laptop for this network adapter - unfortunately only Vista driver has been found but it works fine wit WIN7 - I called my internet provider, after connection checking he stated he can see my cable modem is online, so from their site everything is ok - I can confim this too if I plug cable to DESK pc everything works fine, desk PC has XP installed So internet connection is available, I guess I just have to setup something in WIN7 to get it work, but I dont now what. I would appreciate all hints which could lead me to the solution. Thanks.

And, the original PC works correctly, when you plug it back into the modem, yes?Power-cycle the modem (leave it unplugged for at least 5 minutes.)HTH,Chris[If this post helps to resolve your issue, please click the "Mark as Answer" or "Helpful" button at the top of this message. By marking a post as Answered, or Helpful you help others find the answer faster.]

Yes the original Pc works correctly, just the Laptop does not works. Meanwhile I tried wireless connection and that works properly. But if I try to connect thru hardwire enthernet port, laptop still not works. Power cycle I tried already, does not helped also.

How long did you leave the modem powered down for? Wireless? What are you connecting the laptop to wirelessly?Make & model of modem?[If this post helps to resolve your issue, please click the "Mark as Answer" or "Helpful" button at the top of this message. By marking a post as Answered, or Helpful you help others find the answer faster.]

I left it powered down for a minute. Another problem came up, with my wireless connection. I connected cable modem to a TP-Link wireless router(108M TL-WR642G) and thru this router I'm able to connect to internet but the speed of it is very slow. Normally on my desk PC I was able to download Win7 RC from microsoft.com with 1.5-1.6 Mb/ sec now with wireless maximum speed I can reach is around 120Kbytes/sec, which almost 10% of my original speed. The router is 30 centimeters far from laptop, signal strength is excellent, i dont have idea why it is very slow.

update : If I connect from TP-link router to laptop ethernet port with ethernet cable it works fine, download speed from microsoft.com is about 2.4 Mb/sec. It seems it has only problem to connect to cable modem directly without router in the picture. Wireless slow speed is still problem.. Cable modem type : Motorola SB5100E Surfboard cable modem

<now with wireless maximum speed I can reach is around 120Kbytes/sec, which almost 10% of my original speed. The router is 30 centimeters far from laptop, signal strength is excellent, i dont have idea why it is very slow.>3 good possibilities (and their solutions):1- wonky router firmware (check for firmware update, and apply if available.)2- wonky wireless drivers (same as above)3- wireless interference. (change wireless channel.)I'd start with item 2, and then 3. To help alleviate the trial-and-error method (for item 3), I'd recommend installing Vistumbler on your laptop. Run it, and see how many other wireless APs are operating in your immediate area. If, say, the neighbors on both sides of you are runnning on channel 6, and you are also running on 6, it's going to kill your wireless throughput. Solution would be to run on 1 or 11. In any case, try to be 5 channels different from the strongest neighhboring signal.HTH,Chris[If this post helps to resolve your issue, please click the "Mark as Answer" or "Helpful" button at the top of this message. By marking a post as Answered, or Helpful you help others find the answer faster.]