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OT- Technical Help Please?
"John F. Eldredge" wrote I have had a couple of times in the past (back when I was running Windows 95) that the network stack got completely garbled. Can this happen with Windows XP also? |
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OT- Technical Help Please?
On Sat, 2 Dec 2006 23:26:57 -0600, "Pat"
wrote: "John F. Eldredge" wrote I have had a couple of times in the past (back when I was running Windows 95) that the network stack got completely garbled. Can this happen with Windows XP also? It would not surprise me. You may want to try this technique and see if it helps. Under Network Connections, select the entry for your network card (shown on my system as Local Area Connection), select each of the entries in turn, and click on the Uninstall button. Once all of them have been uninstalled, shut down and restart your computer, or launch the Add Hardware wizard in the Control Panel, and it should reinstall the software. You will need your Windows XP CD, and, if the network card came with its own CD, you will need that CD as well. -- John F. Eldredge -- PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria |
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OT- Technical Help Please?
"John F. Eldredge" wrote On Sat, 2 Dec 2006 23:26:57 -0600, "Pat" wrote: "John F. Eldredge" wrote I have had a couple of times in the past (back when I was running Windows 95) that the network stack got completely garbled. Can this happen with Windows XP also? It would not surprise me. You may want to try this technique and see if it helps. Under Network Connections, select the entry for your network card (shown on my system as Local Area Connection), select each of the entries in turn, and click on the Uninstall button. Once all of them have been uninstalled, shut down and restart your computer, or launch the Add Hardware wizard in the Control Panel, and it should reinstall the software. You will need your Windows XP CD, and, if the network card came with its own CD, you will need that CD as well. I don't have a network card. The adapter is part of the motherboard. If I can't get it to work, I suppose I can install a network card. |
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OT- Technical Help Please?
On 2006-12-03, Pat wrote:
I have uninstalled and reinstalled the hardware twice and rebooted the computer twice. The troubleshooter says it can't help me. The adapter is enabled in the BIOS. If there is a diagnostic test, how do I find it? The cable is brand new. I have tried this without the 56k modem connected. Your computer manual would explain how to run user diagnostics. Not all BIOSes have user diagnostics built in. IBM has them. If you don't get any coded beeps or numeric codes popping up on the screen when you turn on the computer the power on self test isn't catching anything. The ethernet adapter on the motherboard might be bad. If the computer is still under warranty I'd take it back to the store. If it is out of warranty and you have a free PCI slot it would be cheaper to buy a new ethernet card than to replace the motherboard. Perhaps you can borrow an ethernet card from someone to see whether that solves your problem before you buy a new ethernet card. They aren't expensive but ten bucks is ten bucks. Bud |
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"William Hamblen" wrote The ethernet adapter on the motherboard might be bad. If the computer is still under warranty I'd take it back to the store. The motherboard is out of warranty. If it is out of warranty and you have a free PCI slot it would be cheaper to buy a new ethernet card I've got a bunch of empty PCI slots. Perhaps you can borrow an ethernet card from someone to see whether that solves your problem before you buy a new ethernet card. They aren't expensive but ten bucks is ten bucks. Hey, if I knew anyone around here well enough to borrow their ethernet card, I'd actually have someone to talk with now and then, instead of 99.9% silence! |
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OT- Technical Help Please? RESOLVED
Got it working now. Thanks to all who offered suggestions!
It was a driver issue - too bad Windows does not suggest when it can't find an updated driver (and it apparently can never find an updated driver) checking the manufacturer's website (and maybe even give a hint where that might be), it would save a lot of headaches. |
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OT- Technical Help Please?
"Pat" wrote in message ... "MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote If you don't get an answer here (I certainly can't help), I suggest that you post a similar question to 24hoursupport.helpdesk. They are often very helpful. Is that a newsgroup? BTW now I know why "provided by CenturyTel" appeared in the IE title - their Tech Support had me change the connection to ctel in IE Internet Options/Connections. So I am *not* connected via DSL now. Yes, it's a newsgroup. MaryL |
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