Cannot get the NiC card to work. Have tried different slots, tried different cards. PC recognizes it, but no signal is getting to or from the card. Suggestions please.
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NiC Card
- Thread starter LadyLamond
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Light is on... drivers installed
Win 98, AMD Thunderbird 900, 512 ram, just using normal cables, yes on router, already tried to reset router...
Win 98, AMD Thunderbird 900, 512 ram, just using normal cables, yes on router, already tried to reset router...
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LadyLamond said:
Ok, we are talking about an ethernet 10/100 PCI card right?
By normal cables you mean Cat5e patch cable I hope, there is a difference between patch and crossover cables that is not visibly noticable but it makes a big difference because they are wired differently.....some routers can't handle the crossover cable (crossover cables cost less money than the patch cables)....
What brand of router do you have and model #?
What brand of ethernet card do you have?
Also, What version of Internet explorer are you running and what other systems do you have connected to the router? If any are XP you need to run the XP utility on the 98 to get it to work....
Also, a big thing, do you have a firewall installed on your computer????? If so you need to configure it to allow access to the IP address that the router is using......
Those were just a bunch of thoughts, there are many possibilities to why it won't work.....
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yes it is a 10/100 card
that would be my guess as well for the cables
Linksys BEFSR41
IE6
only other system connected atm is one running 98 also
XP computer is down atm
the router I believe has a firewall, but dont quote me on it, as for any on the machine, nada
that would be my guess as well for the cables
Linksys BEFSR41
IE6
only other system connected atm is one running 98 also
XP computer is down atm
the router I believe has a firewall, but dont quote me on it, as for any on the machine, nada
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LadyLamond said:
you need to verify if the cables are crossover or patch cables, you will get the lights flashing if it's the wrong cable, but no connection......here is a link to compare to the ends of your cables.... http://www.aptcommunications.com/ncode.htm
scroll down and look at the first set of pictures......notice the small picture of the plug in the center pointing out pin 1....now compare both ends of the same cable....if both ends look like T-568A then you have patch cables, if one end looks like T-568A and the other T-568B then you have crossover cables and need to get the regular patch cables.....
I know of a couple of sites to get those really cheep if that is the case....(like 20% of the regular cost at the store)....
basicly the easiest way to check them is to pull the "boot" back off the end, it should slide down the cable depending on if it's molded or just a boot..... (if you read on you'll find that only 4 of the 8 wires are used, to bad they don't use all 8, it would be so much faster...
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Ok, the lights just came on with an idea from something I've heard before.....I've heard that people have had problems with the Linksys routers because they sometimes won't configure properly...
How long have you had your router??? If it's new, pack it back up and take it back and go to bestbuy.com and get a D-Link DI-604 (only 19.99 after rebates)....best router I've ever installed and personally used, it's autosensing, all you need to do is plug it in.....I've used this specific router with windows 98 and it works great.....
How long have you had your router??? If it's new, pack it back up and take it back and go to bestbuy.com and get a D-Link DI-604 (only 19.99 after rebates)....best router I've ever installed and personally used, it's autosensing, all you need to do is plug it in.....I've used this specific router with windows 98 and it works great.....
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LadyLamond said:
well, if the cables are the right ones try going into internet options and delete all connections....and under lan settings make sure there are no check marks.....you DO NOT want to click on setup under connections.....
now go into network connections in the control panel, make sure you have "Internet Connection sharing" enabled and also while in there make sure you don't have an IP address manually listed.....You should also have Client for Microsoft Networks installed too (check to make sure that there isn't an ip address listed for this one either).....and if there is anything else or these aren't listed let me know what they are....I would give you more specific directions, but I don't have a windows 98 system here (I only have windows 3.1/95/2000/xp systems here, but I do remember doing this before....) If it still doesn't work let me know and I'll throw 98 onto an empty drive and I'll set it up on my network and we'll compare settings closer.....
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drfeelgood said:Sounds like the NIC is burned out to me. For $10.00 USD you can test my theory.
It's either software/configuration related or bad cables, she has tried different cards.....
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RTM said:
Good idea, why didn't I think of that....I'll tell you why.....(ponders for a minute) *shrugs* I don't remember why I didn't, lol, must have been all the caffene I've had today (4 large cappachino's) hehehehehe
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doofus125 said:Good idea, why didn't I think of that....I'll tell you why.....(ponders for a minute) *shrugs* I don't remember why I didn't, lol, must have been all the caffene I've had today (4 large cappachino's) hehehehehe
I don't know man, usually caffiene enhances my computer-related abilities.
LadyLamond said:
No ping detected? Hmmm. Would it be possible to get the exact message that appears when you type ipconfig? The numbers it spits out are somewhat important.
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TY all for the suggestions, we were able to get his computer onto the internet. Thank you again.
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