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Subject: Re: Somewhat off topic...NIC problem

Author: Fabio Barrettone

Date: 07:21:30 01/03/01

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>   Fabio,
>    The one with the conflict is a Dell PIII 800 MHZ 133mhz FSB. Running 98. Not
>sure what the Mb is for this. This computer is the problem one and is doing the
>proxy access to the internet. A computer engineer here at work said that there
>may be a setup utility on the driver cd and I should install it manually not
>auto.

Yes, look for a CD for your motherboard (that should have been given to you at
the purchase). In it you should find the drivers you need. However it is strange
than in a Dell it is not all configured properly automatically. Maybe you have
reinstalled the OS?

>Also he said that some motherboards have shared PCI IRQ slots so maybe
>moving the board may help?

Also this is true. Many times slot 1 or 2 (and sometimes 3) is sharing IRQ with
the AGP board, but as I said in the precedent post this should not be a problem
if you have the drivers above mentioned. Try to install them firstly (as it
should resolve your problems asap) if it doesn't work then move your NIC on the
fourth (to be sure, since it should share IRQ with an LPT port and this doesn't
cause problems many times) or third slot. This problem often occours with Sound
Blaster Live! cards. However one of the two solutions (or the two combined)
should resolve your problem; if it is not so let me know and we will look at it
a little further.

Sincerely,
Fabio.



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