10/100 NIC Card not working on 2nd Win98(non-SE) machine

[Karl Blessing]

Upstairs I got the NIC working just fine, install it's drivers, setup some protocals, etc etc, i'm also using a 10mbit hub that both are pluged into, the second machine downstairs, has the same type of NIC cept, when i install the correct drivers, windows will freeze before it can even complete bootup, and if i try what it wants for drivers, the hardware is disabled, and cannot be used. I also tried switching PCI slots(Sometimes this works on some devices, it'll install a fresh new batch)<br>
same prob, now i just got it on there, showing, says it's there, and ok, but no responce from it, and adapter isnt even listed in the network properties.<br>
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any clue? <p>Karl<br><a href=mailto:kb244@bellsouth.net>kb244@bellsouth.net</a><br><a href=

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[pmkincaid]

Do you have another card you can try? Might be a bad NIC.<br>
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Also, are you getting link lights on the NIC and on the hub? That also might help in identifying a bad NIC.<br>
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When exactly is Windows locking up? Is it on the Win98 Splash Screen or does it make it past that to the desktop? If its the latter, can you Ctrl-Alt-Del and see if anything is causing the lock. Can you start in Safe Mode and Safe Mode with Network Connection?<br>
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I personally would try and get my hands on another identical card (try the one that you got working in the machine upstairs, and try the one you are having problems with in the upstairs machine to see if its a hardware problem).<br>
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What type of NIC is it (i.e. what brand/model card)?<br>
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Hope this helps a bit,<br>
Paul Kincaid

 

[Karl Blessing]

Thery're both the same card, both machines run Win98(nonSE), the hub retrieves an working light from both NIC, it locks up during the splace(second splash, you know how it loads the dos stuff, then the second time it splash is when it starting to load windows), and also i can go into safe mode but ic ant get the thing to work.<br>
and its a Ethernet 10/100 NIC by Realtek. and i have no spare NICs , i dont go out of my house ans spend an extra 40$ just so i have another NIC laying around. <p>Karl<br><a href=mailto:kb244@bellsouth.net>kb244@bellsouth.net</a><br><a href=

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[pmkincaid]

Did you try switching the cards around to see if it did the same thing in opposite machines?<br>
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Also, have you tried starting up with a bootlog file and seeing if that has anything at all in it?<br>
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[Karl Blessing]

All fixed<br>
i replaced mine with a new 3COM one, no mine wasnt bad, i just like how quickly 3com sets up, and the one downstairs, was poped out again, i screwed it down tight this time, i hate that case, had a hard enough time putting my old Geforce SDR into it(old cuz i upgraded to a new DDR one).<br>
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anyways all fixed anycase any1 decides to post more <p>Karl<br><a href=mailto:kb244@bellsouth.net>kb244@bellsouth.net</a><br><a href=

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