on-board LAN card problem

[arnuld]

hai all,

i will be brief. my hardware is:

LAN Card: RealTek RTL8201CL (on-board)
Motherboard: ASUS K8V-MX

without any phone-line, if i switch-on my router then in system tray i
can see "local area connection is now connected" with ethernet LED on
my router goes ON & at the very next moment it says "a network cable is
unplugged" & ethernet LED goes OFF. within next 7 seconds it shows
these 2 messages frequently.

Is On-Board LAN providing problems. what is the solution? i am not
able to have a continuous connection to the internet. i replaced my
router & LAN Cable (RJ-45) with *new ones* but problem is still there.

any idea?


"arnuld"

 

[Guest]

I would go to the asus web site and download and install the latest drivers
for the onboard NIC.

 

[Guest]

Excellent choice of motherboard, Arnuld. I ran a K8V-MX for about a year
before upgrading to a K8N-VM for PCI-express support.

Anyways.

If you have already replaced the router and cat5 cable, the only possible
issue sits in the PC itself. Make sure you have run a full virus and adware
scan, and downloaded and run winsockfix to rule out an issue caused by
malware.

A newer version of the NIC driver is also available on Windows update and
ASUStek's website.

To troubleshoot the NIC, open the command prompt and enter the following
command:

ping localhost -t

If you ever get a request timeout, your network card is probably
experiencing issues. ASUSteks motherboard warranty is around 3 years, so you
may want to contact them from there.

Good luck!

 

[arnuld]

I would go to the asus web site and download and install the latest drivers
for the onboard NIC.

i tried it but it doesn't work. even after upgrading the driver,
problem is still there.

"arnuld"

 

[Guest]

Depends on what happened around the time that the problems started. Since
replacing the modem and cables didn't help, I'd suspect the NIC.

New NIC cards are cheap ($5 to $15) at BestBuy, etc. I'd try that (don't
forget to disable the onboard card also).

- John

 

[arnuld]

Depends on what happened around the time that the problems started. Since
replacing the modem and cables didn't help, I'd suspect the NIC.

New NIC cards are cheap ($5 to $15) at BestBuy, etc. I'd try that (don't
forget to disable the onboard card also).

- John

i tried the brand new NIC & still i am facing the same problem.

any ideas?

 

[Jonny]

hai all,

i will be brief. my hardware is:

LAN Card: RealTek RTL8201CL (on-board)
Motherboard: ASUS K8V-MX

without any phone-line, if i switch-on my router then in system tray i
can see "local area connection is now connected" with ethernet LED on
my router goes ON & at the very next moment it says "a network cable is
unplugged" & ethernet LED goes OFF. within next 7 seconds it shows
these 2 messages frequently.

Is On-Board LAN providing problems. what is the solution? i am not
able to have a continuous connection to the internet. i replaced my
router & LAN Cable (RJ-45) with *new ones* but problem is still there.

any idea?


"arnuld"

If you spun your wheels, spent money and time, and failed to fix the
problem; if it is a problem, go another route. Disable the onboard NIC in
the bios. Install a good NIC card.

 

[Guest]

He already tried another NIC.

Arnuld, the next step is to rule out a problem with the operating system
itself. Go to netbootdisk.com and follow the steps to create a network boot
disk. If you do not have a floppy drive, backup, format and reinstall.

After creating the disk, boot into the netbootdisk utility. Try pinging
local and remote addresses with the -t parameter. If you're still timing out,
junk the motherboard. If you're maintaining a connection, format and
reinstall Windows.

 

[arnuld]

He already tried another NIC.

Arnuld, the next step is to rule out a problem with the operating system
itself. Go to netbootdisk.com and follow the steps to create a network boot
disk. If you do not have a floppy drive, backup, format and reinstall.

After creating the disk, boot into the netbootdisk utility. Try pinging
local and remote addresses with the -t parameter. If you're still timing out,
junk the motherboard. If you're maintaining a connection, format and
reinstall Windows.

hey folks, thanks a lot for your precious time, ifound the solution &
here it is:

well, i borrowed an ADSL modem from someone for a day & it is *running*

this modem uses PPPoE directly, unlike my D-Link router which connects
through Bridge-mode & then i create a dial-up for that. BUT still this
modem never "unplugs" like my D-link, which as you know goes
"connected" & "unplugged" frequently.

still i am not able to understand the problem? what was the reason for
all this tension & crap i was facing from last 7 days.

any idea?

"arnuld"

 

[Yves Leclerc]

If you install a separate NIC, you need / should disable to on-board one.
This should solve your problem.

 

[Jonny]

He already tried another NIC.

Arnuld, the next step is to rule out a problem with the operating system
itself. Go to netbootdisk.com and follow the steps to create a network
boot
disk. If you do not have a floppy drive, backup, format and reinstall.

After creating the disk, boot into the netbootdisk utility. Try pinging
local and remote addresses with the -t parameter. If you're still timing
out,
junk the motherboard. If you're maintaining a connection, format and
reinstall Windows.

Yep. I was typing the reply when he posted that info. See time of posts.
Thanks dude.