I was helping my brother install an Audigy 2 ZS to replace his Soundblaster Live. His machine is a Shuttle VIA Chipset with a P3-733, 512 pc-133 RAM, an old LinkSys 10mbp card with CAT5 and 10B-T connectors on the back (using the CAT5). The network card is plugged into a D-LINK router and which is then connected to a SurfBoard 3100 Cable Modem. Before we turned it off the internet connection was working correctly.
Anyways, unplugged all of the wires, openned the computer, pulled out the old card, stuck the new one in, replugged everything and ran the Audigy installer and rebooted.
At this point the little icon in Windows (XP Pro SP2) that shows your network is not connected was showing. First I checked the wire. Have a green light on the NIC, a green light on the router that comes and goes as I plug the wire in and out. To be sure I tried with another wire as well. I pulled the power on the Router, the Wireless router addon box (also a D-LINK), the cable modem and turned the computer off. Then booted Cable Modem, Computer and then router(s). Still nothing
IPCONFIG = Media Disconnected. So then I plugged the cable modem directly into the computer. Did all of the same resets / reboots, IPCONFIG, flushDNS, RELEASE, RENEW... etc... still Media Disconnected.
So I am at a lose. What should I do next???
Of course I don't have the computer in front of me, so I am trying to make a list. Could this be a registry problem? Would running a restore point help? Should I go out and buy another network card (I know 100mbp card is an upgrade and not expensive)...? Should I pull the Audigy out and put the Live back in to see if this fixes it? What am I missing?
Ideally I would be able to fix things without having to try a new network card.
Thanks!
Dan P.
Anyways, unplugged all of the wires, openned the computer, pulled out the old card, stuck the new one in, replugged everything and ran the Audigy installer and rebooted.
At this point the little icon in Windows (XP Pro SP2) that shows your network is not connected was showing. First I checked the wire. Have a green light on the NIC, a green light on the router that comes and goes as I plug the wire in and out. To be sure I tried with another wire as well. I pulled the power on the Router, the Wireless router addon box (also a D-LINK), the cable modem and turned the computer off. Then booted Cable Modem, Computer and then router(s). Still nothing
IPCONFIG = Media Disconnected. So then I plugged the cable modem directly into the computer. Did all of the same resets / reboots, IPCONFIG, flushDNS, RELEASE, RENEW... etc... still Media Disconnected.
So I am at a lose. What should I do next???
Of course I don't have the computer in front of me, so I am trying to make a list. Could this be a registry problem? Would running a restore point help? Should I go out and buy another network card (I know 100mbp card is an upgrade and not expensive)...? Should I pull the Audigy out and put the Live back in to see if this fixes it? What am I missing?
Ideally I would be able to fix things without having to try a new network card.
Thanks!
Dan P.
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