NIC installation problem.

[cderow]

I am currently having difficulty installing a 3com C905B-TX NIC in a Compaq Deskpro M6200 with Windows 98 installed. Every time I install the software from disk, go to Control Panel, select the card, and restart, the Network properties come up blank. I know it is seated tightly because the light is on. Since Windows 95 was originally installed on the machine, I'm thinking it is a software conflict with 98. If this is the case, 3com has no updated drivers on there website. I'm stumped, so any ideas would be helpful. Thanks.

 

[Guest_imported]

In my experience, this sort of problem where the network properties comes up blank after an apparently successful installation usually indicates incorrect network drivers are being used.

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[Enigma666]

The drivers should be built within the Windows 98 CD, under the folder "Win98". See if those drivers stick.

 

[tlcscousin]

Try deleting the card from device manager. Then reboot or refresh,and let it find the card,then point to the drivers disk or let it try the default win drivers.

 

[Laffalot]

Hi,

When you upgraded to 98 was it a compaq version. Sometimes compaqs can be funny when they are not loaded with Compaq Windows. You often get curious faults. If it is some other version try getting a full version for your compaq machine.

If it is then the previous post is sound advice however I have known machines that don't work with the manufacture drivers but do with the windows built in drivers. So first try the manufactures drivers as per previous post but if no joy repeat but when asked for a driver load up sometjing like a "blah blah or compatible" type driver.

regards

 

[robhum]

Check out the read me on the 3com driver disk, I seem to remember a problem with the windows driver. I think you have to run a delete program from the 3 com disk which removes the windows driver and prompts you for the correct driver from 3com.
Cheers

 

[jimcr]

Did you have anything in the network properties before , If not its comming up because you need to add service, protocals , ip address ect. This happend to me after I upgraded to a new card . all the properties were gone . And it switched back to dhcp after I reinstall all mentioned about .
Then I switched to my XP and it transfered all the settings for me , go figure.