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MAC Add all zeros?
Name: Mal495 Date: November 11, 2005 at 21:01:30 Pacific OS: WinXP Pro CPU/Ram: Celeron/256
Comment:
ipconfig /all shows mac address = 00-00-00-00-00-00. This laptop has a SiS 900-Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter. I get an ip address when I boot up but still cant connect to interner with laptop. How an I fix this?
Name: Richard59 Date: November 11, 2005 at 22:20:31 Pacific
Reply:
What are you connecting to? In Device Manager is the network Adaptor listed and shown as working? Did this system ever work or is this a newly installed operating system in an old system? Do you mean Dell Inspiron 100 or 1000? In Control Panel> Network Connections what if anything is listed?
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Response Number 2
Name: simonscholey Date: November 12, 2005 at 01:18:06 Pacific
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there is a problem with some SIS-900s. I'm sure I've read about this before. as far as i can remember if you get the latest driver it sorts it out.
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Response Number 3
Name: Mal495 Date: November 12, 2005 at 07:14:31 Pacific
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it's a Dell Inspiron 1000, It worked before with XP Home. I just wiped the drive and installed XP Pro. Where can I find the latest driver for it. I found one on DriverGuide.com, but it didn't work.
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Response Number 4
Name: Mal495 Date: November 12, 2005 at 07:47:21 Pacific
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It is listed in my network connections and is recieving an ip address. It just doesnt connect to the internet. I cant ping anything except my loopback.
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