Thread: help lost network connection

Originally Posted by lro11

control panel, system, device manager

If you're running the XP style display Control Panel -Performance and Maintenance - System - Device Manager.

If anything has a red X it doesn't have a working driver.

Here's the Intel download page for the motherboard, the Network driver is the same as the Optima page, but the Intel Chipset software is new, might make a difference.
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Since it's an Intel board it should all be pretty universal, Windows should automatically load a driver, in which case it probably isn't a driver problem.

No red X, no problem.

So then it's some other problem, something like Windows Firewall blocking you from the adsl modem/router - if you have a router turn off Windows Firewall and save yourself huge amounts of irritation.

Run the network installation wizard - again, turn off the firewall.

If that doesn't work it could be something bad with the motherboard?

Maybe.

For under $30 for a plug in network card at Dick Smith, might save you hours of pain and suffering.

D-Link Network Card 10/100Mb (XH7284) - Dick Smith Electronics - Australia. Search, Research, Buy Online.


Cheers
Simon

Originally Posted by cucinadio

guy im only a little novice, but ive reinstalled xp on mine a few time and one thing it did do was, i had to reloa all the drivers befor it all work derh i know but could it be a simple driver prob??, if so weeds i have the driver disk's if u need to borrow i dont know !!!

cheers

thanks for the offer and yes it was a driver issue

a guy at work had a look for me today and just ran the software and it installed......a right dill i looked,well he did delete the hardware that had ? marks against them and restarted the pc than ran the software or .exe files

amazingly when i got home i plugged the network cable in and away she went

just need to do some research on outlook so lookout guys.....i do remember thanking grizzly for a post the other day so best i go and have a look

thanks again guys