Home network problem

[Kyle]

Hey-
I've been having a really weird problem latly and am not really sure what could be causing it. I'm using @home cable internet through a linksys NIC, and after about 5 mins in either win2k or in win98, the net just dies. It cant find anything. However if I restart, or unplug the network cable and then wait a few seconds, it comes back. Also, just to make things stranger, both OS's will freeze while booting up if I have the network cable pluged in. If I unplug it, wait for it to boot, then plug it back in, I can use the net for about 5 mins.
I thought it might have been the switch I was running it through, so I plugged my comp directly into the modem, still the same problem.
Does this sound like a dead NIC to you guys? I dont have an extra to test out yet, and dont really want to buy another if thats not the problem.
Thanks

 

[namux]

Try removing the network card from your devices and reconfiguring it. Since you have the cable modem hooked directly to your nic, then there isn't many places the problem can reside in. Either the drivers got corrupted or you truly do have a bad nic. I can't think of anything else that might be causing this. Does your cable modem have a usb connection that you can maybe try using just to test if your the cable modem is working properly?

Is your cable modem still synced up with the @home cable line? There should be a sync light that stays on (not flashing) on the cable modem that indicates whether it is synced or not.

Is @home experiencing any downtime at the moment?

 

[Kyle]

I actually have a different comp with a different IP that is going through @home as well, and they aren't having any problems...I'm thinking its the nic. I will try changing PCI slots with it after work
Thanks for the reply

 

[yourharddrive]

try a new NIC @ home will replace 4 free if u bought from them