Cr@p, My NIC is acting weird, need some ideas

[darthur]

Here's the deal. Saturday my system was fine and I was able to get on line. Sunday, I could not get on line.

It is not a problem with the network. (Its on a managed DSL router and the NOC for my ISP has checked and there is no problem up to my comp and I am currently using the connection with my laptop to post this so I know it works).

It seems my system hates NICs all of a sudden and I can not figure out why. I am running Windows ME on a 1.2gig Athlon w/a Abit kt7-raid board. Here is what I have tried so far.

Checked network settings and tried various settings including dynamic and static IPs.
Physically removing and reinstalling the D-Link DFE-530tx+ NIC that was working until Sunday, and have removed it and removed all network settings, reninstalled the card and network stuff.
Replaced the D-Link card with a Linksys LNE100tx ver5.1 and reinstalled all network settings.
Tried the NICs in different PCI slots.

My ISP is able to see the computer but I cannot connect out (tried various browsers, e-mail programs, telnet). I have tried pinging the router with both cards installed, but it just times out. I did not install any new software or do anything other then play Panzer General 3 between the time when it worked and when it didn't.

Any suggestions on what the problem is or tricks I could try would be greatly appreciated.
thanks.

 

[DaiShan]

is your computer pulling an ip address from the router? if not you can manually enter one to use, also if you do this make sure you input for the gateway the ip address of your router.

 

[darthur]

I am receiving data from the router. With the sys set to obtain IP automatically I get assigned an IP and in winipcfg I can release the addy and renew it (I get assigned the same IP but I think that is cause its the only sys hooked into the router).

 

[DaiShan]

waht is the internal ip address your computer is receiving? does it start 169.xxx etc? if so that is the default value given by windows, either way I would suggest manually inputting the information into your network connections.

 

[darthur]

bumb for some help

 

[DaiShan]

oh I didn't see your mobo, do you have the latest 4 in 1's? which pci slot is the nic in? make sure it isn't in slot 4 or 6.

 

[darthur]

LOL@myself

bumbed it as DiaShan was posting.

The router is assigning in the 192.xxx which is the routers IP. I have tried giving it a static IP and that doesn't work either. What really puzzles me is that my laptop (an old p100 running win95) works fine with either a static IP or assigned IP. It just seems to be my desktop sys that's all messed up.

I am almost to the point of reinstalling the OS to see if that helps cause I have now tried 3 different NICS and none of them work. I dont have another desktop to try them out on but it would be really weird if I had 3 bad cards, all less then 2 months old.

thanks

 

[darthur]

I do have the 4.36 version of the drivers installed.

The NIC was originally in slot 2 when it worked but it is currently in slot 6 so after I get done burning my backup CD (you know, just in case I launch the sys out the window in a fit of rage) I will try it in a different slot.
thanks

 

[darthur]

I just dont get it. How can I have an IP assigned to my system from the router, but I can not ping the router back.

Is this a problem with
1) the router?
2) the NIC?
3) Windows?

I think I have ruled out the NIC based on the fact that I have tried 3 of them and they all have the exact same problem. My ISP says the router is working fine and my laptop works on it? That leaves windowsME. Any suggestions on where to look in the OS for problems?

 

[jmagg]

Have you tried removing TCP/IP, and reinstalling it in network propreties?