Ping 127.0.0.1 – The system internal-loopback adapter, confirms the TCP/IP-stack is loaded.
Fix / Text ADSL Connectivity ~ Use TCP/IP utilities
#1: ipconfig /all ~ “interrogates network adapters” – This will tell you about the network-adapters installed, and protocols information. – Help determine details about your ISP connection. And, the first-error to look for = ‘Media-disconnected!’ – No Physical connection to the outside world.
SOLUTION: Check the phone line, cable or Ethernet cable is plugged in, .. (Unplug and and ‘reconnect’ etc)
#2: If there is no IP address listed, .. Determine if TCP/IP is working, this is completed by pinging the systems internal loop-back address / adapter with ‘ping 127.0.0.1’. Receiving a reply, confirms the TCP/IP stack is loaded, but a destination host unreachable error means TCP/IP has gone AWOL.
#3: Once you know TCP/IP is working, ensure your own adapter is talking to it. Ping your own IP address.
