Can't Connect

[Buddha Pest]

I just formatted and reinstalled XP Pro on a Pavilion a1450n computer. Have
SP2, earliest version but can't connect to get updates. Device manager says
my network card is working correctly. Device manager says the network card
is a "1394 Net Adapter." But when I do a "ipconfig" at command prompt I get
"Windows IP Configuration", no IP at all. I "ping 127.0.0.1" and everything
is fine. I do a ipconfig release and renew, same thing, "Windows IP
Configuration". No router, directly into Sprint modem. The techs at Sprint
say they can't help until I get an IP from "ipconfig." Anyone have any idea
what is going on?

I am reinstalling from Vista Beta 2 5384 and it recognized this card and
connected with no problems at all. Thanks for any help.

 

[Malke]

I just formatted and reinstalled XP Pro on a Pavilion a1450n computer.
Have SP2, earliest version but can't connect to get updates. Device
manager says my network card is working correctly. Device manager says
the network card is a "1394 Net Adapter." But when I do a "ipconfig"
at command prompt I get "Windows IP Configuration", no IP at all. I
"ping 127.0.0.1" and everything is fine. I do a ipconfig release and
renew, same thing, "Windows IP Configuration". No router, directly
into Sprint modem. The techs at Sprint say they can't help until I get
an IP from "ipconfig." Anyone have any idea what is going on?

I am reinstalling from Vista Beta 2 5384 and it recognized this card
and connected with no problems at all. Thanks for any help.

The 1394 Net Adapter is not your ethernet card. It is firewire and
unless you know you are connecting to the Internet using it, this
explains why you can't get online. You need to install all the drivers
for your computer - motherboard chipset, ethernet network adapter,
video, audio, etc. Get the drivers from HP for your specific model
Pavilion.

Malke

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Drivers for your computer can be found here:

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareList?lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=1843646&lang=en&os=228

 

[Buddha Pest]

Malke & Doug, thanks for the replies and the link. I finally got that link
from HP. Downloaded the drivers and I've got just about everything working.
I had a LinkSYS card laying around and am now online with it. The difference
between Vista and XP is already apparent with this "1394 Net Adapter." XP
didn't have a clue and Vista picked it right up. Hope all of the final
release is as good. Thanks again, guys.

 

[Malke]

Malke & Doug, thanks for the replies and the link. I finally got that
link from HP. Downloaded the drivers and I've got just about
everything working. I had a LinkSYS card laying around and am now
online with it. The difference between Vista and XP is already
apparent with this "1394 Net Adapter." XP didn't have a clue and Vista
picked it right up. Hope all of the final release is as good. Thanks
again, guys.

Glad you got it sorted. Thanks for taking the time to let us know.

Malke