Network Interface Card, help

[xaze]

I have a problem, I think. I bought a rack server (1u) because they are so thin. Anyways, it has been a year and I am finally setting it up, but the NIC does not work. I do not know much about hardware (it definetly does not work though), so I was hoping someone could tell me how to get this replaced. In a desktop I would just replace the NIC, but this card is on the motherboard and in order to fit something in the slot it would have to be in the shape of an L (where the bottom part of the L is what plugs into the interface on the motherboard). Do they make these cards? If so, can you recommend an internet Web site and if not could you recommend a solution?

I am not trying to waste people's time. I have looked for a card like this and could not find it, so your help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[bcastner]

Do a repair of your Winsock sevice first:

http://members.shaw.ca/techcd/VB_Projects/WinsockFix.zip

 

[AvayaNovice]

How do we even know that he's using a windows based operating system? We don't.

You don't need an L shaped card, what you need is a PCI riser designed for your particular case (that is providing that your 1u case will even hold a single PCI card, ie. a NIC). If so, you should be able to purchase a riser for it, a place like KRI carries those --

http://www.servercases.com

Let me ask you this, there should be some tiny LEDs very close in proximity to the actial RJ45 jack on the motherboard itself. When you plug your patch cord into that RJ45 jack and then into a switch, or whatever device, do you get LED's on either side of the connection? IE. is there a link?

What OS are you using?

 

[xaze]

>Let me ask you this, there should be some tiny LEDs very >close in proximity to the actial RJ45 jack on the >motherboard itself. When you plug your patch cord into >that RJ45 jack and then into a switch, or whatever device, >do you get LED's on either side of the connection?

There is a LED outside of the case which does not light up at all.

>What OS are you using?

I am running a fresh install of windows xp (I just installed it today).

Will any one of these riser cards work (do I need a special one for network cards), and if I get one can I just plug in a regular NIC that you would buy at an office store or do I need something special?

Thanks for your time.

 

[AvayaNovice]

Sure thing, the riser card depends on the type of motherboard you have (you can look into that at

http://www.servercases.com

for example, or any site that explains it) a fixed type will only work on some motherboards, other motherboards require a ribbon type riser. It is a PCI riser, so any PCI style NIC card should work providing that it's not a 64bit model, which I don't even know if they exist, 32bit (standard) will work just fine.

The LEDs on that RJ45 (ethernet) port I was talking about should light up, just for the sake of argument -- try that same patch cord on another CPU just to ensure that you've eliminated that as a possible reason for it not functioning.

Otherwise... feel free to try another NIC.

With windows XP... do you see the NIC in the device manager? Do you see a "local area connection" in the network control panel? If so, does that connection have an X through it, or does it say disabled?

Just a thought.

Nick