NIC Query

Hi

I have just reformatted my hard disk and reloaded Windows ME.
Everything seems to be working fine except for my internet connection.
I'm using broadband from Blueyonder with a Netgear FA311/312 nic and
Motorola Surfboard 4100 cable modem. I use an Ethernet connection. The
problem seems to be that TCP/IP has not been installed for the nic.
Should this have happened automatically during the reformat and
reinstall of windows or do I need to separately install a driver for
the nic and then configure TCP/IP? When I was reinstalling windows,
the cable modem was switched on throughout the process. Would this
make any difference?

Thanks very much.

Paul

"Paul Felton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> I have just reformatted my hard disk and reloaded Windows ME.
> Everything seems to be working fine except for my internet connection.
> I'm using broadband from Blueyonder with a Netgear FA311/312 nic and
> Motorola Surfboard 4100 cable modem. I use an Ethernet connection. The
> problem seems to be that TCP/IP has not been installed for the nic.
> Should this have happened automatically during the reformat and
> reinstall of windows or do I need to separately install a driver for
> the nic and then configure TCP/IP? When I was reinstalling windows,
> the cable modem was switched on throughout the process. Would this
> make any difference?
>
> Thanks very much.
>
> Paul

Hi Paul,
Can I ask you for clarification?
I am not sure from reading your post if :
a: The NIC driver was not installed
b: The NIC driver was installed but TCP/IP protocol wasn't
c: The NIC driver and TCP/IP were installed but were not bound to each
other.


Look in SYSTEM - DEVICE MANAGER - Network Adapters.
Is your NIC there? is it reporting any resource conflicts?
Is Dial up networking in there?
if so has that got TCP/IP bound to it in "Network"


If the wrong NIC is listed delete it and reboot, plug & play should detect
it and when prompted feed it it's proper driver.

If its is JUST the TCP/IP protocol that is missing, just install it :
Network - Add - Protocol - Microsoft - TCP/IP


Just one other Q,
When you say you re-installed Millennium (I wouldn't have bothered but I
digress....)
Do you mean that, or did you use your PC manufacturers recovery disk?


Graham


%Profound_observation%

Hi Graham

Thanks very much for replying.

> Can I ask you for clarification?
When I look in Control panel - Network, TCP/IP is there but there's
nothing attached to it

> Look in SYSTEM - DEVICE MANAGER - Network Adapters.
> Is your NIC there? is it reporting any resource conflicts?
No, it's missing

> Is Dial up networking in there?
Yes, the dial-up adapter is there

> if so has that got TCP/IP bound to it in "Network"
No

> Do you mean that, or did you use your PC manufacturers recovery disk?
Yes, I used the Operating System disk that was supplied with the m/c
(a Dell)and simply ran the Setup.exe program

> If the wrong NIC is listed delete it and reboot, plug & play should detect
> it and when prompted feed it it's proper driver.

When I reloaded ME, I wasn't prompted at any time for the NIC driver.
I've now downloaded it from netgear's site. What I was thinking of
doing when I get home at the weekend is to run "Add new hardware" and
try and instal the NIC. Do you think that will sort it? Should I also
delete TCP/IP before I do this?

Thanks a lot.
Paul

"Graham" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<4086ffff@212.67.96.135>...
> "Paul Felton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed) om...
> > Hi
> >
> > I have just reformatted my hard disk and reloaded Windows ME.
> > Everything seems to be working fine except for my internet connection.
> > I'm using broadband from Blueyonder with a Netgear FA311/312 nic and
> > Motorola Surfboard 4100 cable modem. I use an Ethernet connection. The
> > problem seems to be that TCP/IP has not been installed for the nic.
> > Should this have happened automatically during the reformat and
> > reinstall of windows or do I need to separately install a driver for
> > the nic and then configure TCP/IP? When I was reinstalling windows,
> > the cable modem was switched on throughout the process. Would this
> > make any difference?
> >
> > Thanks very much.
> >
> > Paul
>
> Hi Paul,
> Can I ask you for clarification?
> I am not sure from reading your post if :
> a: The NIC driver was not installed
> b: The NIC driver was installed but TCP/IP protocol wasn't
> c: The NIC driver and TCP/IP were installed but were not bound to each
> other.
>
>
> Look in SYSTEM - DEVICE MANAGER - Network Adapters.
> Is your NIC there? is it reporting any resource conflicts?
> Is Dial up networking in there?
> if so has that got TCP/IP bound to it in "Network"
>
>
> If the wrong NIC is listed delete it and reboot, plug & play should detect
> it and when prompted feed it it's proper driver.
>
> If its is JUST the TCP/IP protocol that is missing, just install it :
> Network - Add - Protocol - Microsoft - TCP/IP
>
>
> Just one other Q,
> When you say you re-installed Millennium (I wouldn't have bothered but I
> digress....)
> Do you mean that, or did you use your PC manufacturers recovery disk?
>
>
> Graham
>
>
> %Profound_observation%

"Paul Felton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed) om...
> Hi Graham
>
> Thanks very much for replying.
>
> > Can I ask you for clarification?
> When I look in Control panel - Network, TCP/IP is there but there's
> nothing attached to it
>
> > Look in SYSTEM - DEVICE MANAGER - Network Adapters.
> > Is your NIC there? is it reporting any resource conflicts?
> No, it's missing
>
> > Is Dial up networking in there?
> Yes, the dial-up adapter is there
>
> > if so has that got TCP/IP bound to it in "Network"
> No
>
> > Do you mean that, or did you use your PC manufacturers recovery disk?
> Yes, I used the Operating System disk that was supplied with the m/c
> (a Dell)and simply ran the Setup.exe program
>
> > If the wrong NIC is listed delete it and reboot, plug & play should
detect
> > it and when prompted feed it it's proper driver.
>
> When I reloaded ME, I wasn't prompted at any time for the NIC driver.
> I've now downloaded it from netgear's site. What I was thinking of
> doing when I get home at the weekend is to run "Add new hardware" and
> try and instal the NIC. Do you think that will sort it? Should I also
> delete TCP/IP before I do this?
>
> Thanks a lot.
> Paul
>
> "Graham" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<4086ffff@212.67.96.135>...
> > "Paul Felton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed) om...
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > I have just reformatted my hard disk and reloaded Windows ME.
> > > Everything seems to be working fine except for my internet connection.
> > > I'm using broadband from Blueyonder with a Netgear FA311/312 nic and
> > > Motorola Surfboard 4100 cable modem. I use an Ethernet connection. The
> > > problem seems to be that TCP/IP has not been installed for the nic.
> > > Should this have happened automatically during the reformat and
> > > reinstall of windows or do I need to separately install a driver for
> > > the nic and then configure TCP/IP? When I was reinstalling windows,
> > > the cable modem was switched on throughout the process. Would this
> > > make any difference?
> > >
> > > Thanks very much.
> > >
> > > Paul

Try the add new hardware option. If that doesn't work try the card in a
different slot, (that has worked for me on many occasions).
Keep in mind that its the NIC driver you are installing in the first
instance,
Don't concern yourself with TCP/IP you can see the NIC in Device Manager.
Make sure that P&P isn't disabled in the BIOS.


I am still not 100% convinced that the Dell OS Disk is not in fact a system
recovery 'image' disk, after all setup.exe is very common filename.
If it is, and the Netgear FA311/312 was not in the machine as supplied by
Dell, that would explain a lot.
Did your disk install all the non-Microsoft apps that came with your
machine?
Did it just display a simple progress bar and took just a few minutes to
run?

Keep us posted.
Graham



%Profound_observation%

Went to Add Hardware and installed the PCI card using my new drivers
disk. All is now well Thanks again,

Cheers
Paul

"Graham" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<40882fa9@212.67.96.135>...
> "Paul Felton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed) om...
> > Hi Graham
> >
> > Thanks very much for replying.
> >
> > > Can I ask you for clarification?
> > When I look in Control panel - Network, TCP/IP is there but there's
> > nothing attached to it
> >
> > > Look in SYSTEM - DEVICE MANAGER - Network Adapters.
> > > Is your NIC there? is it reporting any resource conflicts?
> > No, it's missing
> >
> > > Is Dial up networking in there?
> > Yes, the dial-up adapter is there
> >
> > > if so has that got TCP/IP bound to it in "Network"
> > No
> >
> > > Do you mean that, or did you use your PC manufacturers recovery disk?
> > Yes, I used the Operating System disk that was supplied with the m/c
> > (a Dell)and simply ran the Setup.exe program
> >
> > > If the wrong NIC is listed delete it and reboot, plug & play should
> detect
> > > it and when prompted feed it it's proper driver.
> >
> > When I reloaded ME, I wasn't prompted at any time for the NIC driver.
> > I've now downloaded it from netgear's site. What I was thinking of
> > doing when I get home at the weekend is to run "Add new hardware" and
> > try and instal the NIC. Do you think that will sort it? Should I also
> > delete TCP/IP before I do this?
> >
> > Thanks a lot.
> > Paul
> >
> > "Graham" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<4086ffff@212.67.96.135>...
> > > "Paul Felton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > news:(E-Mail Removed) om...
> > > > Hi
> > > >
> > > > I have just reformatted my hard disk and reloaded Windows ME.
> > > > Everything seems to be working fine except for my internet connection.
> > > > I'm using broadband from Blueyonder with a Netgear FA311/312 nic and
> > > > Motorola Surfboard 4100 cable modem. I use an Ethernet connection. The
> > > > problem seems to be that TCP/IP has not been installed for the nic.
> > > > Should this have happened automatically during the reformat and
> > > > reinstall of windows or do I need to separately install a driver for
> > > > the nic and then configure TCP/IP? When I was reinstalling windows,
> > > > the cable modem was switched on throughout the process. Would this
> > > > make any difference?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks very much.
> > > >
> > > > Paul
>
> Try the add new hardware option. If that doesn't work try the card in a
> different slot, (that has worked for me on many occasions).
> Keep in mind that its the NIC driver you are installing in the first
> instance,
> Don't concern yourself with TCP/IP you can see the NIC in Device Manager.
> Make sure that P&P isn't disabled in the BIOS.
>
>
> I am still not 100% convinced that the Dell OS Disk is not in fact a system
> recovery 'image' disk, after all setup.exe is very common filename.
> If it is, and the Netgear FA311/312 was not in the machine as supplied by
> Dell, that would explain a lot.
> Did your disk install all the non-Microsoft apps that came with your
> machine?
> Did it just display a simple progress bar and took just a few minutes to
> run?
>
> Keep us posted.
> Graham
>
>
>
> %Profound_observation%