Problems with ethernet controller

[Jody Hodgson]

Having problems with my PCI ethernet controller, lost my windows 98 CD-rom
and need protman.dos anyone know how or were I can get it ???

 

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

At the website of the NIC card manufacturer.

 

[Jody Hodgson]

that would have been my first port of call had it not been installed by a
friend who I now live 60mile away from and haen't been able to get in touch
recently. Other ideas?

 

[Jerry]

What does you friend living 60 miles away have to do with you downloading
the file from the web site of the NIC manufacturer?

 

[Jody Hodgson]

because I can't get on-line access from the PC the mystery card is fitted in

 

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

Then download them on the PC you are currently working on, burn them to a CD
and install that way.

 

[Jody Hodgson]

as mentioned previously have no idea who manufacturer is

 

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

First port of call should be the website of the PC manufacturer and look
there.

 

[Jody Hodgson]

It is a scratch built PC I'm looking for some sort of generic download that
will allow me on-line so I can update to a more appropriate one. Although I
appriciate your intrest in helping, basic baby steps are not needed, thank
you. But if you have more specific advise I'm all ears.

 

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

You're going to have to take the card out of the PC and identify it by the
FCC number on the card.

Or even simpler, just go out and buy a new one for about $10.00

If you build a PC, you should know what is in it. It's only OEM models that
folks generally have difficulty in identifying parts. It's one of the main
reasons folks do their own builds.

 

[Darkknight]

just do a search on google protman.dos is freely available for download
at many sites

 

[Jody Hodgson]

Many sites claim they have protman.dos but after many hrs of searching only
one actually had it www.driverguide.com and I would recommend it to one and
all, as for finding the driver for the card, well.... needles and haystacks
spring to mind and I've decided to give it up as a bad job and just buy a
new one

Thanxz all anyways

Jode

 

[Jody Hodgson]

I didn't build it which is halve the problem, and after many hrs of serching
the best options seems to be buying a new one, thanxz anyway
Jode

 

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP\)]

Try this, open Control Panel, open System, go to the Hardware tab, click
Device manager, scroll to Network adapters, click the plus sign, that might
not only reveal the manufacturer of the NIC but the model number as well.
Then you could go directly to the manufacturer's website for the download.

Or, you could install the following free application that might identify it
as well, Belarc Advisor, www.belarc.com

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