Ive had a problem installing 2 NICs in a single pc.My problem was that when I installed a second NIC,the original NIC stopped working.Removed the new NIC,and the original NIC worked again.Device Manager said that both were working,and there were no conflicts.DFE-530TX+,DFE-530TX.Any advice appreciated.
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2 NICs , 1 PC
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Well...seems the problem has been rectified.It wasnt the drivers.I went into winipcfg and was able to ping all the NICs,etc.Windows did have me choose what Net adapter would be used for the network connection I was making(DSL).Ive never seen this before.I always had trouble putting in NICs,now theres two.Later.
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I assume that you are using Windows-OS on you machine.
Which OS exactly?
Can you check your TCP/IP settings for both NICs (ipconfig/all |more)? Through the "Auto" settings there could be a Default Gateway defined on both NICs.
And this will definitely not work on a Windows box.
If this is the case, you need to replace the Default-Gateway settings of the NIC, that is not connected to the Internet through a manual route.
Rgds
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Which OS exactly?
Can you check your TCP/IP settings for both NICs (ipconfig/all |more)? Through the "Auto" settings there could be a Default Gateway defined on both NICs.
And this will definitely not work on a Windows box.
If this is the case, you need to replace the Default-Gateway settings of the NIC, that is not connected to the Internet through a manual route.
Rgds
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