I installed an OS for the first time...

n0estoy · December 4th, 2001, 21:26

Yay for me. it was a clean install and it was beautiful. Windows XP is purty. Now for my problem. When i try to connect to the internet, it tells me that it can't find the adapter...or something like that. I guess the adapter is some old 3COMM 3C450 broadband card that we have in there. We have the dsl connection and everything, but the comp can't connect. Is this a driver problem, or a configuration problem or what? I already used the CD from our ISP to install everything we should need....is there something extra i need to do since i'm starting from a clean install...or is there a conflict with the new OS or what. Any help would be appreciated.
thanx.

edit: hey! my post count was just at 311! Long live 311, so Come Original!

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December 4th, 2001, 22:01

that's hard to say....try to look into the device manager (go to control panel, choose system, and it should be there somewhere) and see if there's an adapter listed and if it's correctly installed.

eazye · December 4th, 2001, 22:09

it defienatly isnt a compatibility error windows should support any 3com

it has to be with the driver or irq setting or something since you cant use the internet you cant get a drivef(so how are u posting?)i ll look for one and post it here

eazye · December 4th, 2001, 22:14

well andre after looking for yor drivers i found this

Quote:

: This card is not supported in Win2k. Keep that in mind if you go dual-boot. It will be recognized but there are no drivers anywhere for it. 3Com will not create any drivers for this product under Win2k Either

windows xp is the same as win2k hardware access wise and this may be the case for you i think 3com will release drivers for xp though because of its growing popularity so id say look for a driver and be patient

n0estoy · December 5th, 2001, 00:38

thanks a lot guys.
eazye: i was afraid of that. the card is kinna old. it seemed to be recognized and everything, but something is obviously not right. We have 2 comps, and installed XP on the one downstairs. This one still has 98se (which is how i'm online).

eazye · December 5th, 2001, 06:53

at least there cheap

December 5th, 2001, 07:18

Quote:

Originally posted by andré
thanks a lot guys.
eazye: i was afraid of that. the card is kinna old. it seemed to be recognized and everything, but something is obviously not right. We have 2 comps, and installed XP on the one downstairs. This one still has 98se (which is how i'm online).

hmm, maybe some generic driver will work...or you need to buy a new card ....this is one of those reasons why I dont like XP (my tv card doesnt work correctly either, for example).

eazye · December 5th, 2001, 12:25

for sure for sure network cards are all pretty similar try drivers from whole different companys and stuff one of them might work

Badaro · December 5th, 2001, 16:29

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Originally posted by eazye
for sure for sure network cards are all pretty similar try drivers from whole different companys and stuff one of them might work

Try searching some forums out there for info, and some driver sites like Windrivers and Driverzone.

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n0estoy · December 5th, 2001, 22:36

thanks, i'll try the links provided. i'm not willing to give up yet.

robi_wan_kenobi · December 13th, 2001, 14:32

Also try , www.driverguide.com , loggin: drivers pass: all , and why not CNET driver section , on www.downloads.com.
Hope it help.

**Shadow Lady** · December 13th, 2001, 15:13

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Originally posted by robi_wan_kenobi
Also try , www.driverguide.com , loggin: drivers pass: all , and why not CNET driver section , on www.downloads.com.
Hope it help.

hey is illegal to post the loggin and password

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December 13th, 2001, 15:15

nah...it's the same for everyone anyways...just a dirty trick so they can spam you with adverts.

**Shadow Lady** · December 13th, 2001, 15:17

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Originally posted by Samor
nah...it's the same for everyone anyways...just a dirty trick so they can spam you with adverts.

WOW that was fast !
ohhh... then is like a loging for all public ?
that´s great
if all sites were like that

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n0estoy · December 14th, 2001, 02:12

finally found the problem. it was the P.P.P.o.E supplied by the ISP that wasn't compatible w/ XP. I just had to switch to the native P.P.P.o.E in XP and everything works fine...even w/ that ancient 3Com card. thanx for all the help!

December 14th, 2001, 08:48

Quote:

Originally posted by Shadow Lady

WOW that was fast !
ohhh... then is like a loging for all public ?
that´s great
if all sites were like that

actually I'd prefer if they didnt require a login at all

**Shadow Lady** · December 14th, 2001, 14:51

Quote:

Originally posted by Samor

actually I'd prefer if they didnt require a login at all

mmm... that could work too

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robi_wan_kenobi · December 14th, 2001, 18:15

Hey Shadow_Lady is that some sort of pursuit

. just kidding.
Thanx for the bodyguard Samor, the guys at driverguide are not going to be sad with it, otherwise they would implement another method of loggin ... And spam sux

n0estoy · December 15th, 2001, 05:36

Ok, the computer downstairs has shut itself off, and now it won't even start. Can someone tell me how this is even possible, and what the heck is going on??

...and yes...it is connected to a power source....

robi_wan_kenobi · December 16th, 2001, 22:44

Maybe your PowerSource is gone, try to replace it ok?
And how it is possible? power sources are extremelly sensitive devices, any abnormality in the line can damage it.
Hope it helps...

December 4th, 2001, 21:26	#1
n0estoy old-timer Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: texas Posts: 1,319	I installed an OS for the first time... Yay for me. it was a clean install and it was beautiful. Windows XP is purty. Now for my problem. When i try to connect to the internet, it tells me that it can't find the adapter...or something like that. I guess the adapter is some old 3COMM 3C450 broadband card that we have in there. We have the dsl connection and everything, but the comp can't connect. Is this a driver problem, or a configuration problem or what? I already used the CD from our ISP to install everything we should need....is there something extra i need to do since i'm starting from a clean install...or is there a conflict with the new OS or what. Any help would be appreciated. thanx. edit: hey! my post count was just at 311! Long live 311, so Come Original! Last edited by n0estoy; December 4th, 2001 at 21:27..

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December 4th, 2001, 22:01	#2
Samor Guest Posts: n/a	that's hard to say....try to look into the device manager (go to control panel, choose system, and it should be there somewhere) and see if there's an adapter listed and if it's correctly installed.

December 4th, 2001, 22:09	#3
eazye Banned Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: kanata Posts: 215	it defienatly isnt a compatibility error windows should support any 3com it has to be with the driver or irq setting or something since you cant use the internet you cant get a drivef(so how are u posting?)i ll look for one and post it here

December 5th, 2001, 00:38	#5
n0estoy old-timer Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: texas Posts: 1,319	thanks a lot guys. eazye: i was afraid of that. the card is kinna old. it seemed to be recognized and everything, but something is obviously not right. We have 2 comps, and installed XP on the one downstairs. This one still has 98se (which is how i'm online).

December 5th, 2001, 06:53	#6
eazye Banned Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: kanata Posts: 215	at least there cheap

December 5th, 2001, 12:25	#8
eazye Banned Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: kanata Posts: 215	for sure for sure network cards are all pretty similar try drivers from whole different companys and stuff one of them might work

December 5th, 2001, 22:36	#10
n0estoy old-timer Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: texas Posts: 1,319	thanks, i'll try the links provided. i'm not willing to give up yet.

December 13th, 2001, 14:32	#11
robi_wan_kenobi Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Campinas-Brazil Posts: 69	Also try , www.driverguide.com , loggin: drivers pass: all , and why not CNET driver section , on www.downloads.com. Hope it help.

December 13th, 2001, 15:15	#13
Samor Guest Posts: n/a	nah...it's the same for everyone anyways...just a dirty trick so they can spam you with adverts.

December 14th, 2001, 02:12	#15
n0estoy old-timer Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: texas Posts: 1,319	finally found the problem. it was the P.P.P.o.E supplied by the ISP that wasn't compatible w/ XP. I just had to switch to the native P.P.P.o.E in XP and everything works fine...even w/ that ancient 3Com card. thanx for all the help!

December 14th, 2001, 18:15	#18
robi_wan_kenobi Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Campinas-Brazil Posts: 69	Hey Shadow_Lady is that some sort of pursuit . just kidding. Thanx for the bodyguard Samor, the guys at driverguide are not going to be sad with it, otherwise they would implement another method of loggin ... And spam sux

December 15th, 2001, 05:36	#19
n0estoy old-timer Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: texas Posts: 1,319	Ok, the computer downstairs has shut itself off, and now it won't even start. Can someone tell me how this is even possible, and what the heck is going on?? ...and yes...it is connected to a power source....

December 16th, 2001, 22:44	#20
robi_wan_kenobi Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Campinas-Brazil Posts: 69	Maybe your PowerSource is gone, try to replace it ok? And how it is possible? power sources are extremelly sensitive devices, any abnormality in the line can damage it. Hope it helps...