did my onboard network adapter just die on me?

[InlineFour]

it's been working fine until now. it cannot find a dhcp server after running ipconfig/renew and restarting the computer. i even reseted the dhcp (router). then i installed a pci network adapter and it worked fine. so did the onboard network just crap on me?

 

[spidey07]

could be.

are you getting a link light on both the switch and the network card in question? You can try reloading drivers just in case.

Otherwise network cards can and do go bad.

 

[InlineFour]

yeah, i get the network link light on both ends. how the hell can it just go bad suddenly? does the brand have anything to do with it? eg. realtek might die faster than an intel nic? last time i had a network card go bad on me was from a storm.

 

[InlineFive]

Does System Information or the Windows Hardware Manager show anything for that piece of hardware?

Have you tried uninstalling the piece of hardware, reinstalling the computer and then restarting it?

 

[Kelemvor]

Just uninstall the internal thing through Device manager. Then reboot and see if it reinstalls itself thorugh Windows. That normally fixes a lot of wacky network card issues.

 

[InlineFour]

just did a system restore to a previous time. it seems to work again now. =\

 

[Bluestealth]

I had a similair problem with my built in Via network adapter a while back, it would work PERFECTLY 24/7 for months on end then all of a sudden had CRC, dhcp, link status, and card state errors. I have a feeling this might be more to be a drivers/software issue then hardware, but I can't think of a reason it should be happening. If I try to disable said adapter or change its powerstate it will also require a reboot to reenable it(connection failed, stays as disabled). I like having on board network adapters but it seems that either Microsoft or chipset manufactuers are dropping the ball on non-server ones. The board in question happens to have a workstation chipset. Also my brother has had no end of dhcp problems, as well as the inability to even pass packets some days on his NForce2 onboard lan, though he has had no problems with the good old linksys 10/100 adapter.