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those working with PC's and networks have you ever heard of a problem like
this, it's a real strange one:
If I startup the PC with the ethernet cable into the onboard (gigabyte)
network card then vista will hang when those little bars are going across the
screen (Isn't that the stage where the OS is loading up drivers and things?).
it will do this all day long with the cable plugged in. To get the OS to boot
I have to remove cable, switch off PC at the power supply and also unplug.
Then when i restart it will work fine.
May be worth mentioning that the cable is coming from a D link DI 624
wireless router, although as said, i'm using a cable from said router. I've
checked as much as I know about on the router config screen. MAC address
filtering is disbled, besides I cloned my network cards MAC address to the
router already (thought router may still be looking for the network card on
my old PC). I've run the wizard too, rebooted the router.
Not sure what I've missed It didn't have any problems supplying my XP pro
PC with connection!
If I leave out the router of my network setup altogether and just plug the
internet cable from my ISP's cable modem direct to the PC's network card then
it will startup no problem, over and over.
Another thing worth mentioning is that if i start up the PC without the
internet cable plugged in and the OS is running and THEN i plug in the cable
coming from the router then i will have connection! However on restarting or
shutting down and restarting later whether the cable is in or out of the
network cable port, then it will block again. it's as if it remember that the
router was plugged in before and won't start again!
Am I being dumb and missing a setting in Vista somewhere because i'm not
used to it? Or the router maybe? I could set it up OK for my XP pro PC but
maybe vista is different network wise?
I just don't get it though, how could a setting or router stop a whole OS
from booting up? OK, I can see maybe how I may have connection problem due to
router or vista settings, but to stop a whole OS starting up? WTF.
Really getting on my tats now
this, it's a real strange one:
If I startup the PC with the ethernet cable into the onboard (gigabyte)
network card then vista will hang when those little bars are going across the
screen (Isn't that the stage where the OS is loading up drivers and things?).
it will do this all day long with the cable plugged in. To get the OS to boot
I have to remove cable, switch off PC at the power supply and also unplug.
Then when i restart it will work fine.
May be worth mentioning that the cable is coming from a D link DI 624
wireless router, although as said, i'm using a cable from said router. I've
checked as much as I know about on the router config screen. MAC address
filtering is disbled, besides I cloned my network cards MAC address to the
router already (thought router may still be looking for the network card on
my old PC). I've run the wizard too, rebooted the router.
Not sure what I've missed It didn't have any problems supplying my XP pro
PC with connection!
If I leave out the router of my network setup altogether and just plug the
internet cable from my ISP's cable modem direct to the PC's network card then
it will startup no problem, over and over.
Another thing worth mentioning is that if i start up the PC without the
internet cable plugged in and the OS is running and THEN i plug in the cable
coming from the router then i will have connection! However on restarting or
shutting down and restarting later whether the cable is in or out of the
network cable port, then it will block again. it's as if it remember that the
router was plugged in before and won't start again!
Am I being dumb and missing a setting in Vista somewhere because i'm not
used to it? Or the router maybe? I could set it up OK for my XP pro PC but
maybe vista is different network wise?
I just don't get it though, how could a setting or router stop a whole OS
from booting up? OK, I can see maybe how I may have connection problem due to
router or vista settings, but to stop a whole OS starting up? WTF.
Really getting on my tats now