Re: NIC Card not visible in Device Manager nor Network Connections after SP2 intall.

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From: Lionel (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/28/04 

Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 16:10:17 +0200

Yes this is strange ... totally stange... if I cannot use the internet, I am
not posting here, right? :o)

If do not check 'Show all devices' I do not see any network adapters in
device manager... Even after doing "scan for hardware changes".... The thing
is that since I did an upgrade from SP1a to SP2 the settings of the network
card and Local Area Connection are still there (ip addresses, etc)...

This is my info from ipconfig/all:

Windows IP Configuration

        Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : laser
        Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
        Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
        IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
        WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

        Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast
Ethernet NIC
        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-E0-7D-C6-5D-E0
        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.1
        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.0.0.0
        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.138
        DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.138

Ok, about my system: I run WinXP SP2 ... I have an ADSL connection. The
modem is an Alcatel Speedtouch 530 connected via the NIC Card. The modem
acts as an internet gateway and also a router... i.e. The modem initiates
the connection with the internet and then my PC points to the modem to get
an internet connection (I hope that you are understanding me). When I said
that I cannot connect to the modem I meant that I cannot access the modem's
interface... The only way that I managed to connect to the modems interface
was by uninstalling the component called 'Internet Gateway Device Discovery
and Control Client.

Thank You
Lionel

"Lance" <lltbhill@link_earth.net> wrote in message
news:%232nE1AQjEHA.2908@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Wait a minute, how can you surf without your card showing up in the Device
> Manager? Do you have anything listed under "Network Adapters"? In the
> Device Manager, try right-clicking on Network Adapters and selecting "Scan
> for Hardware Changes." What does ipconfig /all say? Tell us a bit more
> about your system and how you're connecting to the internet.
>
> Lionel thought carefully and wrote on 8/27/2004 2:56 AM:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have this problem... I have just upgraded my Win XP to SP2 and since
>> then, my NIC Card is not visible in Device Manager nor Network
>> Connections folder.... I also cannot connect to the modem... I can only
>> surf the net.
>>
>> Can anyone help me in this pls?
>>
>>
>> Thank you
>> Lionel

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