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jessed · 11-20-2001, 04:09 PM

I've been fighting this problem for the past 24 hours and am clueless about what to try next. The background: yesterday I was browsing the internet when suddenly I lost my connection. My computer is hooked up to the same hub/cable modem as my roommates, and they can both still connect without a problem. So, I began trying to isolate the problem. First I tried a different cable - no go (and it works with my roommate's comp). Then I uninstalled and reinstalled my LAN card - device manager said that the device was working properly. Still didn't work. So I put my card in a different PCI slot - still didn't work. Finally I bought a new card (different brand) and put it in yet another unused PCI slot - and it still doesn't work. When I open up IE it just says "finding www._____.com" for 30 seconds or so before failing to connect.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks in advance.

*edit - forgot to say that I get link lights both on my LAN card and at my port on the hub. I've tried every port on the hub and I always get a link light but never can connect.

11-20-2001, 04:09 PM	#1
jessed Member (6 bit) Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 32	problems with LAN card I've been fighting this problem for the past 24 hours and am clueless about what to try next. The background: yesterday I was browsing the internet when suddenly I lost my connection. My computer is hooked up to the same hub/cable modem as my roommates, and they can both still connect without a problem. So, I began trying to isolate the problem. First I tried a different cable - no go (and it works with my roommate's comp). Then I uninstalled and reinstalled my LAN card - device manager said that the device was working properly. Still didn't work. So I put my card in a different PCI slot - still didn't work. Finally I bought a new card (different brand) and put it in yet another unused PCI slot - and it still doesn't work. When I open up IE it just says "finding www._____.com" for 30 seconds or so before failing to connect. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks in advance. *edit - forgot to say that I get link lights both on my LAN card and at my port on the hub. I've tried every port on the hub and I always get a link light but never can connect.