Network Card Troubles

[Dragomir Kollaric]

Network Card under WIN-XP (service pack 1)
installed.


I know only from what I've been told about this. The OS was
in the meantime fresh installed. But I'd like to know if
there would have been a easier method (less time-consuming
as well) to solve the situation.

The NIC is connected via *CABLE* to a router, and it gets
its IP-Address via DHCP. All of this was correct, still
the NIC would /NOT/ connect to the router. Other PCs
connected to the same router could get Internet access.
After reinstalling the OS the NIC works as it should.

If the user had removed the NIC and all the protocols
associated with it, rebooted the PC without it installed,
and then refitted the PC with the NIC would XP have
automatically found it, and installed the protocols and
driver? So that the user could have manually configured it
to use DHCP? Or is DHCP the *default* on Win-XP?





Dragomir Kollaric

 

[smlunatick]

Network Card under WIN-XP (service pack 1)
installed.

I know only from what I've  been told about this. The OS was
in the  meantime fresh  installed. But I'd  like to  know if
there would  have been a easier  method (less time-consuming
as well) to solve the situation.

The NIC  is connected via *CABLE*  to a router, and  it gets
its  IP-Address via  DHCP. All  of this  was correct,  still
the  NIC  would  /NOT/  connect to  the  router.  Other  PCs
connected  to the  same  router could  get Internet  access.
After reinstalling the OS the NIC works as it should.

If  the user  had  removed  the NIC  and  all the  protocols
associated with  it, rebooted  the PC without  it installed,
and  then  refitted  the  PC  with the  NIC  would  XP  have
automatically  found it,  and  installed  the protocols  and
driver? So that  the user could have  manually configured it
to use DHCP? Or is DHCP the *default* on Win-XP?

Dragomir Kollaric

Several NIC adapter "may" require additional drivers that XP may not
have "built in."

The cable can also be "defective."