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NIC cards for NT?
Name: Stephen Date: November 3, 2000 at 11:08:39 Pacific
Comment:
Is there a NIC card that works well with NT? I have tried two PCI nic cards and they both are giving me errors when the computer starts that a device didn't respond. They have the correct drivers loaded on the computer which came with the hardware. Is there anywhere I can set the IRQ's in NT like the device manager of Windows 9X???
Name: Paul Date: November 3, 2000 at 12:10:48 Pacific
Reply:
Stay away from the 3 com and go with the compaq. You will have fewer problems.
Paul
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Response Number 2
Name: mick Date: November 3, 2000 at 12:45:32 Pacific
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compaqs are fine and i haven't had any problems with intel cards.
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Response Number 3
Name: tom Date: November 3, 2000 at 12:48:54 Pacific
Reply:
check in your bios settings. and make sure under the boot menu that plug and play os is selected to no.
i was getting the same errors. i changed that setting and now all my nics work fine.
let me know results
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Response Number 4
Name: lm-s Date: November 3, 2000 at 14:06:59 Pacific
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I've used Realtek cards on '95, '98, and NT with NO problems... They're often sold under other names as well... They're 'inexpensive(cheap...) and reliable. Netgear (have used them too) and D-Link are equally good to use. Avoid Linksys - they're not usually NE2000 compliant, an industry standard. Cards that are compliant will gladly advertise the fact (Realtek, Netgear, D-link are). Intel are usually good cards - but more $$$'s/£££'s - although usually slightly less so than 3Com...
HTH...
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Response Number 5
Name: dg Date: November 3, 2000 at 17:04:41 Pacific
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I use Linksys on my 2000server, NT Server and workstations and they work better than 3com cards.
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Response Number 6
Name: Steve Date: November 4, 2000 at 14:16:37 Pacific
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All the major brands of NIC cards should work ok...I have used lots of 3Com, Intel,a few Netgear and some other off brands...had only one problem with a cheap card...don;t remember name...on a Dell Server...turned out to be a mechanical problem on the Dell... If you have a major brand NIC and the correct drivers correctly installed...look elswhere...to check the IRQ's...start-programs-administrative tools-NT diagnostics-resources...Good Luck
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Response Number 7
Name: Noel Date: November 6, 2000 at 01:40:24 Pacific
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I use 3com cards for PC's and high end Compaq cards for NT servers. No problems using them in many years.
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Response Number 8
Name: T-1 Date: November 7, 2000 at 11:12:04 Pacific
Summary: I am setting up an HP 8576C with dual boot 98/NT4 SP 5. The NIC card says it is a HP EN1207D-TX PCI 10/100 Fast Ethernet Adapter in 98. I have tried the accton EN1207D-TX PCI driver and get a fatal ...
Summary: I am setting up an HP 8576C with dual boot 98/NT4 SP 5. The NIC card says it is a HP EN1207D-TX PCI 10/100 Fast Ethernet Adapter in 98. I have tried the accton EN1207D-TX PCI driver and get a fatal ...
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