Windows ME and AOL for Broadband

I am trying to connect to AOL for broadband. I had a tech
install the cable modem and ethernet card. Here is the
problem, device manager knows the ethernet card, but the
winip software does not. It say NDIS 5.0 driver instead
of the realteck card. Any suggestions to correct this
problem???

My guess is that NDIS 5.0 is your Realtek card. I believe your problem lies
elsewhere.

Carey

"Wally P" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:0ab301c3bfdb$0ccab4a0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I am trying to connect to AOL for broadband. I had a tech
> install the cable modem and ethernet card. Here is the
> problem, device manager knows the ethernet card, but the
> winip software does not. It say NDIS 5.0 driver instead
> of the realteck card. Any suggestions to correct this
> problem???

No I was told it should show the realtek card and also
obtain an ip address from the AOL DHCP server.
>-----Original Message-----
>My guess is that NDIS 5.0 is your Realtek card. I believe
your problem lies
>elsewhere.
>
>Carey
>
>"Wally P" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:0ab301c3bfdb$0ccab4a0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I am trying to connect to AOL for broadband. I had a
tech
>> install the cable modem and ethernet card. Here is the
>> problem, device manager knows the ethernet card, but the
>> winip software does not. It say NDIS 5.0 driver instead
>> of the realteck card. Any suggestions to correct this
>> problem???
>
>
>.
>

The problem here is assuming the person who told you that actually knew what
they were talking about.

Yes, you should be able to obtain an IP address from AOL, however, if your
card says NDIS 5.0 then it means it loaded a generic driver for it. This may
or may not be a problem. Many manufacturers do not alter the reference
driver from the chipset manufacturer. As a result, it's quite common to see
the generic name on all sorts of hardware.

Does the card show any problems in the device manager?

Did you load the drivers that came with the card?

Have you talked to someone else to see if they tell you anything
differently? (Don't lead them on...let them tell you on their own and see if
the two stories are even identical).

Carey

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:121f801c3c00f$60b9fd30$(E-Mail Removed)...
> No I was told it should show the realtek card and also
> obtain an ip address from the AOL DHCP server.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >My guess is that NDIS 5.0 is your Realtek card. I believe
> your problem lies
> >elsewhere.
> >
> >Carey
> >
> >"Wally P" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >news:0ab301c3bfdb$0ccab4a0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> I am trying to connect to AOL for broadband. I had a
> tech
> >> install the cable modem and ethernet card. Here is the
> >> problem, device manager knows the ethernet card, but the
> >> winip software does not. It say NDIS 5.0 driver instead
> >> of the realteck card. Any suggestions to correct this
> >> problem???
> >
> >
> >.
> >

i download an updated version for the Realtek 8139 card,
but still not able to connect to AOL. The tech said that
there was a software problem. Device manager shows the
card will not problem. I even reloaded ME from the CD.
>-----Original Message-----
>The problem here is assuming the person who told you that
actually knew what
>they were talking about.
>
>Yes, you should be able to obtain an IP address from AOL,
however, if your
>card says NDIS 5.0 then it means it loaded a generic
driver for it. This may
>or may not be a problem. Many manufacturers do not alter
the reference
>driver from the chipset manufacturer. As a result, it's
quite common to see
>the generic name on all sorts of hardware.
>
>Does the card show any problems in the device manager?
>
>Did you load the drivers that came with the card?
>
>Have you talked to someone else to see if they tell you
anything
>differently? (Don't lead them on...let them tell you on
their own and see if
>the two stories are even identical).
>
>Carey
>
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:121f801c3c00f$60b9fd30$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> No I was told it should show the realtek card and also
>> obtain an ip address from the AOL DHCP server.
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >My guess is that NDIS 5.0 is your Realtek card. I
believe
>> your problem lies
>> >elsewhere.
>> >
>> >Carey
>> >
>> >"Wally P" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >news:0ab301c3bfdb$0ccab4a0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> I am trying to connect to AOL for broadband. I had a
>> tech
>> >> install the cable modem and ethernet card. Here is
the
>> >> problem, device manager knows the ethernet card, but
the
>> >> winip software does not. It say NDIS 5.0 driver
instead
>> >> of the realteck card. Any suggestions to correct
this
>> >> problem???
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
>
>
>.
>

Definitely sounds like it could be a software problem, but it doesn't appear
to be a driver issue. I suggest you run a spyware checker
(www.lavasoftusa.com) and remove any unnecessary programs from starting when
Windows starts using MSCONFIG.

Carey


<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:00d201c3c0e9$41901360$(E-Mail Removed)...
> i download an updated version for the Realtek 8139 card,
> but still not able to connect to AOL. The tech said that
> there was a software problem. Device manager shows the
> card will not problem. I even reloaded ME from the CD.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >The problem here is assuming the person who told you that
> actually knew what
> >they were talking about.
> >
> >Yes, you should be able to obtain an IP address from AOL,
> however, if your
> >card says NDIS 5.0 then it means it loaded a generic
> driver for it. This may
> >or may not be a problem. Many manufacturers do not alter
> the reference
> >driver from the chipset manufacturer. As a result, it's
> quite common to see
> >the generic name on all sorts of hardware.
> >
> >Does the card show any problems in the device manager?
> >
> >Did you load the drivers that came with the card?
> >
> >Have you talked to someone else to see if they tell you
> anything
> >differently? (Don't lead them on...let them tell you on
> their own and see if
> >the two stories are even identical).
> >
> >Carey
> >
> ><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >news:121f801c3c00f$60b9fd30$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> No I was told it should show the realtek card and also
> >> obtain an ip address from the AOL DHCP server.
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >My guess is that NDIS 5.0 is your Realtek card. I
> believe
> >> your problem lies
> >> >elsewhere.
> >> >
> >> >Carey
> >> >
> >> >"Wally P" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> >news:0ab301c3bfdb$0ccab4a0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >> I am trying to connect to AOL for broadband. I had a
> >> tech
> >> >> install the cable modem and ethernet card. Here is
> the
> >> >> problem, device manager knows the ethernet card, but
> the
> >> >> winip software does not. It say NDIS 5.0 driver
> instead
> >> >> of the realteck card. Any suggestions to correct
> this
> >> >> problem???
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >.
> >> >
> >
> >
> >.
> >

What I have found is that dial up networking has 0.0 mb
when I check it from the Add/Remove programs. That is
what AOL says the problem is. I need to know how to
recover it. i have reloaded ME twice with no help. Any
suggestions.
>-----Original Message-----
>Definitely sounds like it could be a software problem,
but it doesn't appear
>to be a driver issue. I suggest you run a spyware checker
>(www.lavasoftusa.com) and remove any unnecessary programs
from starting when
>Windows starts using MSCONFIG.
>
>Carey
>
>
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:00d201c3c0e9$41901360$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> i download an updated version for the Realtek 8139 card,
>> but still not able to connect to AOL. The tech said
that
>> there was a software problem. Device manager shows the
>> card will not problem. I even reloaded ME from the CD.
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >The problem here is assuming the person who told you
that
>> actually knew what
>> >they were talking about.
>> >
>> >Yes, you should be able to obtain an IP address from
AOL,
>> however, if your
>> >card says NDIS 5.0 then it means it loaded a generic
>> driver for it. This may
>> >or may not be a problem. Many manufacturers do not
alter
>> the reference
>> >driver from the chipset manufacturer. As a result, it's
>> quite common to see
>> >the generic name on all sorts of hardware.
>> >
>> >Does the card show any problems in the device manager?
>> >
>> >Did you load the drivers that came with the card?
>> >
>> >Have you talked to someone else to see if they tell you
>> anything
>> >differently? (Don't lead them on...let them tell you on
>> their own and see if
>> >the two stories are even identical).
>> >
>> >Carey
>> >
>> ><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >news:121f801c3c00f$60b9fd30$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> No I was told it should show the realtek card and
also
>> >> obtain an ip address from the AOL DHCP server.
>> >> >-----Original Message-----
>> >> >My guess is that NDIS 5.0 is your Realtek card. I
>> believe
>> >> your problem lies
>> >> >elsewhere.
>> >> >
>> >> >Carey
>> >> >
>> >> >"Wally P" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >> >news:0ab301c3bfdb$0ccab4a0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> >> I am trying to connect to AOL for broadband. I
had a
>> >> tech
>> >> >> install the cable modem and ethernet card. Here
is
>> the
>> >> >> problem, device manager knows the ethernet card,
but
>> the
>> >> >> winip software does not. It say NDIS 5.0 driver
>> instead
>> >> >> of the realteck card. Any suggestions to correct
>> this
>> >> >> problem???
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >.
>> >> >
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
>
>
>.
>