Slow bootup after installing a NETGEAR nic

[elunico]

I just installed netgear's FA-310TX fast ethernet pci nic. But when I reboot back to win98, the boot up sequence slowed down significantly (very) :|. It was almost as if the hdd went idle for over 30 sec.

The only problem i can think of is the installation of the drivers. win98 asks for them and loads those from a:, but after only 4% completion it asks for files in the win98 cd. But this wasn't the problem after all, because the nic manual explained this weird occurance would happen when installing under win98. So, anybody have any ideas?

 

[Sugadaddy]

Did you reboot more than once, because the first boot after install should be longer because it updates files...

 

[elunico]

Yes. And slow boot up every single time. But this occurence did not happen under win2k.

 

[TheBigZ]

Maybe it's lookin for an ip from a dhcp server? Check your settings under the tcp/ip binding for the nic.

 

[elunico]

The tcp/ip box is checked under the "binding" tab for the card. Under the "Driver type" tab i chose enhanced mode (16 and 32 bit). I checked the network adapters in device manager and 2 showed up: (1) dial-up adapter (2) netgear FA310TX. Should i remove(1)? Also, the computer is not hooked up to network yet.

 

[TheBigZ]

Right-click Network Neighborhood and hit properties. Scroll down the list if needbe and double click TCP/IP -> (Name of your NetGear nic). That should bring up the TCP/IP Properties window to the IP Address tab. If Obtain An IP Address Automatically is checked, that may be the source of your problem.
What's the nic for? Just your local lan?

 

[Tripleshot]

Don't remove either.all you need do is set up the nic to a ficticous ip like 192.168.10.3 or something and then reboot it.It is just looking for a connection and searchinmg dhcp.Disable dhcp and you can readjust the rest when you set up your network parameters. It's a good nic I have several.

 

[elunico]

There was no IP Address tab, only driver type, bindings and advanced

 

[elunico]

OK, i used winipcfg to check my ip settings and here's what showed up:

Adapter Address: 00-A0-CC-66-10-F7
IP Autoconfiguration Address: 169.254.7.97
DHCP Server: 255.255.255.255

How do i setup the nic with a fictious IP? How do i disable DHCP?

 

[Tripleshot]

1) right click network neighborhood
2)left click properties
3)scroll to tcp/ip->netgear FA310TX Fast Ethernet Adaptor--left click
4)open properties
5)look at ip address
6)de-select obtain ip addres automatically
7)select specify and ip address
8) type in 192.168.10.3 in ip address
9)type in 255.255.255.0 in subnet mask
10) Reboot

 

[Tripleshot]

How do i setup the nic with a fictious IP? How do i disable DHCP?

Do exactly as I posted steps 1-10 and you will have disabled dhcp and put in the ficticous static ip address.

When you set up your network, you will come back here and reset things to configure to your specific network requirements.

Are you trying to set up a network?

 

[elunico]

I am only putting in a nic for a cable modem or dsl connection. Network..later.

oops... my mistake... found the tab, will reboot now, hope this works

it worked!!!!!
i really appreciate all of your advice, thanks a lot!!
and thank goodness for newsgroups like these

 

[corkyg]

Win98 FE & SE always slow down the boot cycle significantly when a NIC is installed. There's really nothing unusual about that.

 

[megatexel]

You have to click on the TCP/IP settings for the Netgear NIC. I have had this problem myself. Just specify IP address and subnet.

 

[Tripleshot]

elunico

Glad to help.You may never have to ask how to fix that again.Now do me a favor.

Promise to help the next person that needs that answer, and keep coming back.We care about quailty computing.

 

[nippyjun]

I had the same problem and I couldnt fix it. Then I had to move my sound card into a different slot. Since I moved the sound card the boot up time is fast again.

 

[Tripleshot]

nippyjun

sounds like what you had was an IRQ conflict or I/O conflict that needed to be taken care of first.Thats a good point.I was trying to take care of "slow boot after nic install" problem.Once your in, with any new piece of hardware,it is best to immediatlly go into sytem properties and check for conflicts.

 

[Jhhnn]

Slow boots with a nic and no network are the rule. Windows is looking for a network, and will look for what seems like an eternity during the boot cycle. Try this. Go to Start,Control Panel,System,find the nic, and click the box "disable in this hardware profile" and reboot. You can enable the nic any time you are actually on a network.

 

[Special K]

Even if you do use DSL and get a dyanmic IP address from your ISP every time, you might still want to try the 10 steps that Tripleshot posted. I have DSL with a dynamic IP and I tried what he posted and it fixed the long pause during bootup.

 

[AMB]

nippyjun, I did the same thing as you, by and chance have you got an Sb Live

 

[nippyjun]

AMB, Yes I do have a soundblaster live. I didn't have any IRQ conflicts, all I did was move the soundblaster and it worked.

 

[RSI]

I have two computers networked together, using two DLINK cards (DFE538TX PCI in server and DE220 ISA in client), and I have long boot times on both (much longer than before the network).

They are networked and I want to keep it that way.. any way to reduce boot time without losing anything?

-RSI