Onboard NIC Laptop

Xithus · 18-10-2002 10:27pm #1

I bought a 2nd hand lappo and I cant get the onboard lan working.. I have it enabled in the bios and XP says it exists and is working. But when I plug in the cable I get nothing, no lil light

Well I was just wondering if theres something I should know bout lappos.. Any suggestions would be most welcome !

GUI · 19-10-2002 12:08pm

what type of interface is the card? rj45 or bnc?

what type of media are u using ..
straight-thru cable
or crossover cable?

also what are u connecting the nic to?
a networking device eg. hub or switch
or another nic ?

answer these and i can help u with ur prob

Xithus · 20-10-2002 10:23am

Its RJ45, Im using straight wired, And its connecting to a switch.

GUI · 20-10-2002 11:33am

Go into device manager and check if the nic is enabled..
i know this is obvious but double-check because
when win2k/xp disables nics..
it disables the led on them too

also is the led on the switch port flashing?

Xithus · 20-10-2002 6:02pm

I had checked that, xp reports it enabled and working. The lights on the switch dont flash either now. I think ive tried everything at this stage so id reckon its a hardware failure..

GUI · 20-10-2002 6:55pm

test the network cable ?

Onboard NIC Laptop

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