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Thread ID: 98519 2009-03-27 22:00:00 How to check network card bestie (6891) Press F1
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760131 2009-03-27 22:00:00 Hi,
Last night I completed a fresh install of XP pro on my desktop. Windows firewall is turned off, nothing else installed yet.

Since then I have not been able to connect through the network card to my network. I can connect to the router via USB, but not through the normal cable.

When i put the plug in to the network port the light comes on the network card but I can't seen to get any action. I tried a different lead and had the same problem. I tested that same lead & network connection through another computer and it worked fine, so i know the router and cable are fine and feel the issue must be at the PC.
The right light also comes up on the router when I plug in the network cable to it must be getting some signal out.

Under network connections I have a 1394 net adapter and have it set to automatically obtain Ip addresses.
I have tried to ping the router from the desktop and it doesn't get a response. Pinging it from the other computer works fine.

So, have I got something wrong in my settings or have I got a faulty network card?

Thanks. 		bestie (6891)
760132 2009-03-27 22:04:00 Did you install the LAN drivers?

Dont touch the 1394 adapter thats firewire, not the Network card

If the 1394 icon is the only icon in network connections, the NIC drivers havent been installed

You'll have to find out what the brand / model of the motherboard is. Go to the site, download the LAN drivers, then install them

You'll also have to install everything else (the chipset drivers / soundcard drivers (if you want sound)

Windows installs the firewire drivers and USB. But not sound, the LAN, or the chipset / videocard drivers. You have to go to the site (for whoever made them), then download the drivers then install them

Or if theyre on CD, install them from the CD 		Speedy Gonzales (78)
760133 2009-03-27 22:19:00 Thanks Speedy

I knew the 1394 was not right but it was all that was there.
Grabbed the driver off intel site and all is sweet.

You must be due god status around here soon.

thanks for your prompt response. Cheers 		bestie (6891)
760134 2009-03-28 01:37:00 I knew the 1394 was not right but it was all that was there.
Grabbed the driver off intel site and all is sweet.



All is not sweet unless you got ALL the drivers Speedy mentioned.
Get them off the manufacturers site for your laptop. 		pctek (84)
760135 2009-03-28 07:10:00 Thanks PC TEK, I had already installed the video card drivers and updated via the USB internet connection and sound card was also working fine.

Only issue I hadn't resolved was the LAN.

Thanks for making sure I had understood the other potential issues.

Cheers 		bestie (6891)
760136 2009-03-28 07:17:00 Since the ethernet / LAN is working, I would use it.

USB can be a bit dodgy / unreliable 		Speedy Gonzales (78)
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