Win2k "phantom" NIC

haiwan

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Sep 5, 2001
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NIC: 3Com EtherLink XL 10/100 PCI TX NIC (3C905B-TX)
OS: Win2k sp2

I recently pulled the NIC out of my computer, and after I put it back in, it was detected plug and play and all that. However, after both its names, it has #2.

After putting in the correct settings, I get a message saying that the IP I have entered is already in use with the original NIC, not #2. It says that I may have problems, which in fact I am. It says that the device is hidden becuase it is no longer phsically there.


All I see in device manager is 3Com EtherLink XL 10/100 PCI TX NIC (3C905B-TX) #2

My question is: how do I get rid of the old NIC settings, or just how do I totally reset all the network adapters?

 

Wik

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Mar 20, 2000
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Control Panel
Add/Remove Hardware
Uninstall/Unplug a device
Unistall a device
Click the box for Show hidden devices
Remove the network adapters

 

haiwan

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fixed it

it turns out that the ghost nic isnt displayed in the device manager, even when showing hidden devices, but it can be seen when going through add/remove hardware