Re: network failure..
- From: "Steve Winograd [MVP]" <winograd@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2005 01:28:38 -0600
In article <u32ze.5509$is5.646007@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Ogg"
<sorry-nopam-wanted@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 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.
That suggests that the WinME NIC is defective.
>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.
A device in a new slot is new hardware. BTW, you should un-install a
device in Device Manager before removing it or moving it to another
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.
The system recognizes the NIC, but the NIC doesn't seem to be working.
>So.. the OS identifies the NIC hardware and prompts for driver, but the
>connection between the 2 computers is still dead. What now?
I think that the WinME NIC is defective. Here's what I'd do:
1. Un-install the NIC in Device Manager.
2. Move it back to its original slot, go to Device Manager, and
un-install it.
3. Remove the old NIC from the computer.
4. Buy and install a new NIC.
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