Re: network failure..

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"Steve Winograd [MVP]" <winograd@xxxxxxxxx> wrote..

> I suspect that the Ethernet cable, connector, or crossover cable has
> become defective. Can you move the computers close enough together to
> connect them using only the crossover cable?

Update. I tested the crossover cable between the XPhome pc and an XPpro pc.
Network cable was detected. Feeling confident that the cable and the NIC on
the XPhome pc are ok, I brought the WinME and XPhome pc close enough to use
just the x-over cable. No go. No detection. I reseated the WinME NIC card
in another slot. At bootup, the OS "detected new hardware". I thought that
was strange because all I did was move the NIC to another pci slot.
Anyway.. it prompted me for the driver (AON-325.SYS), which I provided. At
reboot, still no go.

I also manually uninstalled the AON-325 network card reference in
DeviceMangler and rebooted. Once again, it prompted me for the driver,
which I provided, rebooted.. but still no go.

So.. the OS identifies the NIC hardware and prompts for driver, but the
connection between the 2 computers is still dead. What now?


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