Problem with 3COM 3C509 NIC

I installed a 3COM ISA 3C5099B-TPO card into an old 486
based computer running Windows 98. I downloaded the latest
drivers and followed the instructions for a custom
installation since my computer does not have plug-and-play
BIOS. I disabled plug-and-play on the card. The
installation appeared to progress smoothly. Both the NIC
test and the network test passed in the 3COM wizard during
installation. However, after the install was complete and
the computer rebooted, the network test under the 3COM NIC
diagnostic program fails saying that "no packets
returned". I have the other end of the cable connected to
a Linksys BEFW11S4 wireless router, which works with
several other devices. I've tried the cable with other
computers, and it works fine. Needless to say, the
computer with the 3C509B isn't connecting to the network.
The LEDs on the router, which indicate an active
connection, don't come come on when the computer is
powered on, though they will flash during the network
test. Windows Device Manager shows that the 3C509B is
installed and functioning. I've tried removing and
reinstalling the drivers 3-5 times.

Does anyone have any suggestions to get this card running?
Are these symptoms of a setup problem or does it look like
I have a bad card?

The only other clue of a problem I can see is that the
Window System Information utility shows the the following
drivers are not loaded for the 3C509 card: tcaatdi.inf and
w95el5x9.inf. How do I get these to load?

I'd guess a bad card, especially if Device Manager says it's configured
correctly. Remember that Device Manager doesn't really test hardware, all
it does is check to make sure that the driver can see the resources it's
supposed to.

You could put a head of cabbage inside your system (assuming, of course, you
had the right drivers <G>) and as long as the drivers for it could see any
I/O or IRQ resources it had been assigned, Device Manager would say it was
OK. :-)

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"Allan D." <oldwhitecar-RemoveThis-@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:234501c3e0af$9f9979c0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I installed a 3COM ISA 3C5099B-TPO card into an old 486
> based computer running Windows 98. I downloaded the latest
> drivers and followed the instructions for a custom
> installation since my computer does not have plug-and-play
> BIOS. I disabled plug-and-play on the card. The
> installation appeared to progress smoothly. Both the NIC
> test and the network test passed in the 3COM wizard during
> installation. However, after the install was complete and
> the computer rebooted, the network test under the 3COM NIC
> diagnostic program fails saying that "no packets
> returned". I have the other end of the cable connected to
> a Linksys BEFW11S4 wireless router, which works with
> several other devices. I've tried the cable with other
> computers, and it works fine. Needless to say, the
> computer with the 3C509B isn't connecting to the network.
> The LEDs on the router, which indicate an active
> connection, don't come come on when the computer is
> powered on, though they will flash during the network
> test. Windows Device Manager shows that the 3C509B is
> installed and functioning. I've tried removing and
> reinstalling the drivers 3-5 times.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions to get this card running?
> Are these symptoms of a setup problem or does it look like
> I have a bad card?
>
> The only other clue of a problem I can see is that the
> Window System Information utility shows the the following
> drivers are not loaded for the 3C509 card: tcaatdi.inf and
> w95el5x9.inf. How do I get these to load?

>-----Original Message-----
>I'd guess a bad card, especially if Device Manager says
it's configured
>correctly. Remember that Device Manager doesn't really
test hardware, all
>it does is check to make sure that the driver can see the
resources it's
>supposed to.
>
>You could put a head of cabbage inside your system
(assuming, of course, you
>had the right drivers <G>) and as long as the drivers for
it could see any
>I/O or IRQ resources it had been assigned, Device Manager
would say it was
>OK. :-)
>
>--
>Richard G. Harper [MVP Win9x] (E-Mail Removed)
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replied to.
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>
>
>"Allan D." <oldwhitecar-RemoveThis-@hotmail.com> wrote in
message
>news:234501c3e0af$9f9979c0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I installed a 3COM ISA 3C5099B-TPO card into an old 486
>> based computer running Windows 98. I downloaded the
latest
>> drivers and followed the instructions for a custom
>> installation since my computer does not have plug-and-
play
>> BIOS. I disabled plug-and-play on the card. The
>> installation appeared to progress smoothly. Both the NIC
>> test and the network test passed in the 3COM wizard
during
>> installation. However, after the install was complete
and
>> the computer rebooted, the network test under the 3COM
NIC
>> diagnostic program fails saying that "no packets
>> returned". I have the other end of the cable connected
to
>> a Linksys BEFW11S4 wireless router, which works with
>> several other devices. I've tried the cable with other
>> computers, and it works fine. Needless to say, the
>> computer with the 3C509B isn't connecting to the
network.
>> The LEDs on the router, which indicate an active
>> connection, don't come come on when the computer is
>> powered on, though they will flash during the network
>> test. Windows Device Manager shows that the 3C509B is
>> installed and functioning. I've tried removing and
>> reinstalling the drivers 3-5 times.
>>
>> Does anyone have any suggestions to get this card
running?
>> Are these symptoms of a setup problem or does it look
like
>> I have a bad card?
>>
>> The only other clue of a problem I can see is that the
>> Window System Information utility shows the the
following
>> drivers are not loaded for the 3C509 card: tcaatdi.inf
and
>> w95el5x9.inf. How do I get these to load?
>
>
>.
>I had a similar problem with an old Pentium 1 system
today and eventually resolved the issue by doing manual
testing and setup of the card. Used the drivers
downloaded from 3com.

hey Richard ! my old head of cabbage went bad and I had to install a new
one...know where i can get drivers. <g>


"Rick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:047601c3e74a$f9fc6610$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >I'd guess a bad card, especially if Device Manager says
> it's configured
> >correctly. Remember that Device Manager doesn't really
> test hardware, all
> >it does is check to make sure that the driver can see the
> resources it's
> >supposed to.
> >
> >You could put a head of cabbage inside your system
> (assuming, of course, you
> >had the right drivers <G>) and as long as the drivers for
> it could see any
> >I/O or IRQ resources it had been assigned, Device Manager
> would say it was
> >OK. :-)
> >
> >--
> >Richard G. Harper [MVP Win9x] (E-Mail Removed)
> >* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
> >* for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not
> replied to.
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> >
> >
> >"Allan D." <oldwhitecar-RemoveThis-@hotmail.com> wrote in
> message
> >news:234501c3e0af$9f9979c0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> I installed a 3COM ISA 3C5099B-TPO card into an old 486
> >> based computer running Windows 98. I downloaded the
> latest
> >> drivers and followed the instructions for a custom
> >> installation since my computer does not have plug-and-
> play
> >> BIOS. I disabled plug-and-play on the card. The
> >> installation appeared to progress smoothly. Both the NIC
> >> test and the network test passed in the 3COM wizard
> during
> >> installation. However, after the install was complete
> and
> >> the computer rebooted, the network test under the 3COM
> NIC
> >> diagnostic program fails saying that "no packets
> >> returned". I have the other end of the cable connected
> to
> >> a Linksys BEFW11S4 wireless router, which works with
> >> several other devices. I've tried the cable with other
> >> computers, and it works fine. Needless to say, the
> >> computer with the 3C509B isn't connecting to the
> network.
> >> The LEDs on the router, which indicate an active
> >> connection, don't come come on when the computer is
> >> powered on, though they will flash during the network
> >> test. Windows Device Manager shows that the 3C509B is
> >> installed and functioning. I've tried removing and
> >> reinstalling the drivers 3-5 times.
> >>
> >> Does anyone have any suggestions to get this card
> running?
> >> Are these symptoms of a setup problem or does it look
> like
> >> I have a bad card?
> >>
> >> The only other clue of a problem I can see is that the
> >> Window System Information utility shows the the
> following
> >> drivers are not loaded for the 3C509 card: tcaatdi.inf
> and
> >> w95el5x9.inf. How do I get these to load?
> >
> >
> >.
> >I had a similar problem with an old Pentium 1 system
> today and eventually resolved the issue by doing manual
> testing and setup of the card. Used the drivers
> downloaded from 3com.

http://www.farmersmarket.com/

They do have radish and carrot drivers, I know that much at least. :-)

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"Haggis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> hey Richard ! my old head of cabbage went bad and I had to install a new
> one...know where i can get drivers. <g>
>
>
> "Rick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:047601c3e74a$f9fc6610$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >I'd guess a bad card, especially if Device Manager says
>> it's configured
>> >correctly. Remember that Device Manager doesn't really
>> test hardware, all
>> >it does is check to make sure that the driver can see the
>> resources it's
>> >supposed to.
>> >
>> >You could put a head of cabbage inside your system
>> (assuming, of course, you
>> >had the right drivers <G>) and as long as the drivers for
>> it could see any
>> >I/O or IRQ resources it had been assigned, Device Manager
>> would say it was
>> >OK. :-)
>> >
>> >--
>> >Richard G. Harper [MVP Win9x] (E-Mail Removed)
>> >* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
>> >* for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not
>> replied to.
>> >* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>> >
>> >
>> >"Allan D." <oldwhitecar-RemoveThis-@hotmail.com> wrote in
>> message
>> >news:234501c3e0af$9f9979c0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> I installed a 3COM ISA 3C5099B-TPO card into an old 486
>> >> based computer running Windows 98. I downloaded the
>> latest
>> >> drivers and followed the instructions for a custom
>> >> installation since my computer does not have plug-and-
>> play
>> >> BIOS. I disabled plug-and-play on the card. The
>> >> installation appeared to progress smoothly. Both the NIC
>> >> test and the network test passed in the 3COM wizard
>> during
>> >> installation. However, after the install was complete
>> and
>> >> the computer rebooted, the network test under the 3COM
>> NIC
>> >> diagnostic program fails saying that "no packets
>> >> returned". I have the other end of the cable connected
>> to
>> >> a Linksys BEFW11S4 wireless router, which works with
>> >> several other devices. I've tried the cable with other
>> >> computers, and it works fine. Needless to say, the
>> >> computer with the 3C509B isn't connecting to the
>> network.
>> >> The LEDs on the router, which indicate an active
>> >> connection, don't come come on when the computer is
>> >> powered on, though they will flash during the network
>> >> test. Windows Device Manager shows that the 3C509B is
>> >> installed and functioning. I've tried removing and
>> >> reinstalling the drivers 3-5 times.
>> >>
>> >> Does anyone have any suggestions to get this card
>> running?
>> >> Are these symptoms of a setup problem or does it look
>> like
>> >> I have a bad card?
>> >>
>> >> The only other clue of a problem I can see is that the
>> >> Window System Information utility shows the the
>> following
>> >> drivers are not loaded for the 3C509 card: tcaatdi.inf
>> and
>> >> w95el5x9.inf. How do I get these to load?
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >I had a similar problem with an old Pentium 1 system
>> today and eventually resolved the issue by doing manual
>> testing and setup of the card. Used the drivers
>> downloaded from 3com.
>
>