Anything else to check(dead onboard NIC)

The_Other_One

The_Other_One

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OK, dad said his internet's been acting up and recently has totally died on his desktop. It still works fine on his laptop(wireless) So it's definetly not the router or modem.

I just got back and checked it out. The computer shows the cable is unplugged. I checked the cable and it definetly was plugged in. I tried plugging it into my laptop and it worked. But still nothing on the PC. No errors on device manager or anything... I booted with BartPE, and it still can't find the network. No difference if I manually enter the info(so it's not software related)

I double checked and everything's correct in the bios... Probably a dead NIC. I just thought I'd double check before we did anything drastic. He MIGHT get a new computer... I know a new NIC would solve it, but this is an older 1.1GHz Duron.
 
Get a replacement that can still be used in a newer build. If the nik is still good it may be a hidden driver issue. You could try uninstalling or updating the driver while in the DM to try a fresh install. Often dirvers look good where the "device is properly" message is bunk! The drivers could have been made inactive by something. Let Windows perform a fresh hardware detection.
 
Dad had a NIC from his old PC so we just threw that in there and it worked. I was nearly positive it would, but I figured better ask around. He plans to keep using it for a while longer, but will probably start looking for a new PC soon...

BartPE detected the card as a VIA compatable card(which it is) and acted like it was altering the settings and all, but I could never aquire an IP using DHCP or PING anything using manually set IPs.

I'm quite sure it wasn't driver related as BartPE wouldn't work either. Now, that program might not have the best drivers for his computer, but I was thinking at one point I ran VNC from his computer(just to test the connection to mine...)
 
VIA compatible? ouch! The idea of redoing the drivers for the card was to see if it needed a quick repair. But any expansion card can have a chip go on it after a few years of use. Have you tried using a can of air to clean the case and slots and reseat the card? That would be one to try before ruling it as a bad card.
 
ut oohhh... bad lan? :confused: Time for an upgrade! You can try the updates but.... :( I think you know the rest of the story.
 
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