NIC is lost from device manager after few hours

Hi,

I have a strange problem. I have two Win98 machines using a NAT router/ADSL
modem. TCP/IP has been manually congifured on both PCs, DNS server addresses
added, DCHP disabled on router, default gateways added etc. Things work
greta on the other PC, but this one seems to lose the ethernet adapter from
the device manager after a few hours. The network box in control panel is
fine, the NIC adapter is still there. If I set up the network configuration
from scratch and re-install the NIC, then the PC will work for a few hours
again, then lose the NIC. It's all a bit bizarre.

I'm tempted to say it's a fault with the NIC, or possible the PCI slot it's
in, next job is to shift it to another slot. Funnily enough Windows refuses
to recognise this as a PNP device during installation.

Anyone have this problem? Anyone suggest a fix?

Thanks!

Mark.

Considering what you describe, I would try to replace the NIC
first...they're dirt cheap and would tell you really quickly if the
problem is in the NIC or elsewhere.

Good Luck...

GLCrews,MCP


On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 21:08:46 -0000, "markp"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I have a strange problem. I have two Win98 machines using a NAT router/ADSL
>modem. TCP/IP has been manually congifured on both PCs, DNS server addresses
>added, DCHP disabled on router, default gateways added etc. Things work
>greta on the other PC, but this one seems to lose the ethernet adapter from
>the device manager after a few hours. The network box in control panel is
>fine, the NIC adapter is still there. If I set up the network configuration
>from scratch and re-install the NIC, then the PC will work for a few hours
>again, then lose the NIC. It's all a bit bizarre.
>
>I'm tempted to say it's a fault with the NIC, or possible the PCI slot it's
>in, next job is to shift it to another slot. Funnily enough Windows refuses
>to recognise this as a PNP device during installation.
>
>Anyone have this problem? Anyone suggest a fix?
>
>Thanks!
>
>Mark.
>

Well when the card was moved to a different PCI slot the PC then recognised
the new hardware, installed the software correctly, and so far it's still
working. Maybe there was an interrupt clash or something, but it's seems OK
now (touch wood). Thanks for the suggestion, this would be the next thing to
try.

Mark.


"TheCrewser" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Considering what you describe, I would try to replace the NIC
> first...they're dirt cheap and would tell you really quickly if the
> problem is in the NIC or elsewhere.
>
> Good Luck...
>
> GLCrews,MCP
>
>
> On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 21:08:46 -0000, "markp"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >Hi,
> >
> >I have a strange problem. I have two Win98 machines using a NAT
router/ADSL
> >modem. TCP/IP has been manually congifured on both PCs, DNS server
addresses
> >added, DCHP disabled on router, default gateways added etc. Things work
> >greta on the other PC, but this one seems to lose the ethernet adapter
from
> >the device manager after a few hours. The network box in control panel is
> >fine, the NIC adapter is still there. If I set up the network
configuration
> >from scratch and re-install the NIC, then the PC will work for a few
hours
> >again, then lose the NIC. It's all a bit bizarre.
> >
> >I'm tempted to say it's a fault with the NIC, or possible the PCI slot
it's
> >in, next job is to shift it to another slot. Funnily enough Windows
refuses
> >to recognise this as a PNP device during installation.
> >
> >Anyone have this problem? Anyone suggest a fix?
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> >Mark.
> >
>