CONTINUED NIC PROBLEM ON LAPTOP

[Wayne B.]

This is somewhat a continuation from an earlier post (1-7-
04 1104pm) I thought that I had figured out my
problem, but it turns out that I still can't get to the
NIC port that's intergrated in the laptop, so I can
connect it to my home network. I've gone into device
manager, hit view to show hidden devices. A Direct
Parallel and several WAN Miniports show up under 'Network
adapters'. Device status on all show >working properly<
with drivers installed as well. The way I'm seeing it is,
none of these are representing the NIC port in back of
the notebook because I can't see the icon for it in 'view
network connections'. I see the icon that represents the
modem, but that's the only thing that's in that folder.

I'm always on desktops, I don't know notebooks that well,
could someone PLEASE help me figure this mess out.
IM TOTALLY CONFUSED!!! THANX N ADVANCE Wayne B.

[Ken Wickes [MSFT]]

I didn't see your earlier post. I assume you see nothing likely under
Network Adapters in Device Manager. Are there any Unknown devices listed in
any of the device manager categories?

Also are you sure it's a NIC port and not a modem port?

--

Ken Wickes [MSFT]
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.


"Wayne B." > wrote in message
...
>
> This is somewhat a continuation from an earlier post (1-7-
> 04 1104pm) I thought that I had figured out my
> problem, but it turns out that I still can't get to the
> NIC port that's intergrated in the laptop, so I can
> connect it to my home network. I've gone into device
> manager, hit view to show hidden devices. A Direct
> Parallel and several WAN Miniports show up under 'Network
> adapters'. Device status on all show >working properly<
> with drivers installed as well. The way I'm seeing it is,
> none of these are representing the NIC port in back of
> the notebook because I can't see the icon for it in 'view
> network connections'. I see the icon that represents the
> modem, but that's the only thing that's in that folder.
>
> I'm always on desktops, I don't know notebooks that well,
> could someone PLEASE help me figure this mess out.
> IM TOTALLY CONFUSED!!! THANX N ADVANCE Wayne B.

[Wayne B.]

Hi Ken.
No unknown devices at all and it's definitely the NIC
port. It sits right next to the modem port. The NIC port
only takes RJ46 plugs which are a little wider than RS232
ports(telephone jack) that modems have. Wayne B.

>-----Original Message-----
>I didn't see your earlier post. I assume you see
nothing likely under
>Network Adapters in Device Manager. Are there any
Unknown devices listed in
>any of the device manager categories?
>
>Also are you sure it's a NIC port and not a modem port?
>
>--
>
>Ken Wickes [MSFT]
>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers no rights.
>
>
>"Wayne B." > wrote in message
...
>>
>> This is somewhat a continuation from an earlier post
(1-7-
>> 04 1104pm) I thought that I had figured out my
>> problem, but it turns out that I still can't get to the
>> NIC port that's intergrated in the laptop, so I can
>> connect it to my home network. I've gone into device
>> manager, hit view to show hidden devices. A Direct
>> Parallel and several WAN Miniports show up
under 'Network
>> adapters'. Device status on all show >working
properly<
>> with drivers installed as well. The way I'm seeing it
is,
>> none of these are representing the NIC port in back of
>> the notebook because I can't see the icon for it
in 'view
>> network connections'. I see the icon that represents
the
>> modem, but that's the only thing that's in that folder.
>>
>> I'm always on desktops, I don't know notebooks that
well,
>> could someone PLEASE help me figure this mess out.
>> IM TOTALLY CONFUSED!!! THANX N ADVANCE Wayne
B.
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[adrian916]

How old is the notebook Wayne?, is it still under
warranty? - I had the exact same problem a few months ago
on a compaq desktop. Nothing would bring up a NIC or let
you configure anything. Compaq service kept telling me to
install/update the drivers, but as you said before, you
can't install drivers for a device that doesn't exist
(even though the NIC was physically there and the LED was
illuminated!!). In the end they sent an engineer out who
replaced a component (I assume either NIC or motherboard)
to get it wotking
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi Ken.
>No unknown devices at all and it's definitely the NIC
>port. It sits right next to the modem port. The NIC port
>only takes RJ46 plugs which are a little wider than
RS232
>ports(telephone jack) that modems have. Wayne B.
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I didn't see your earlier post. I assume you see
>nothing likely under
>>Network Adapters in Device Manager. Are there any
>Unknown devices listed in
>>any of the device manager categories?
>>
>>Also are you sure it's a NIC port and not a modem port?
>>
>>--
>>
>>Ken Wickes [MSFT]
>>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties,
and
>confers no rights.
>>
>>
>>"Wayne B." > wrote in message
...
>>>
>>> This is somewhat a continuation from an earlier post
>(1-7-
>>> 04 1104pm) I thought that I had figured out my
>>> problem, but it turns out that I still can't get to
the
>>> NIC port that's intergrated in the laptop, so I can
>>> connect it to my home network. I've gone into device
>>> manager, hit view to show hidden devices. A Direct
>>> Parallel and several WAN Miniports show up
>under 'Network
>>> adapters'. Device status on all show >working
>properly<
>>> with drivers installed as well. The way I'm seeing it
>is,
>>> none of these are representing the NIC port in back of
>>> the notebook because I can't see the icon for it
>in 'view
>>> network connections'. I see the icon that represents
>the
>>> modem, but that's the only thing that's in that
folder.
>>>
>>> I'm always on desktops, I don't know notebooks that
>well,
>>> could someone PLEASE help me figure this mess out.
>>> IM TOTALLY CONFUSED!!! THANX N ADVANCE Wayne
>B.
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>>
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>>
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[Wayne B.]

It's about a year old, BUT, it was given to me and there
is no warranty that I know of.
I'm glad someone >atleast< can relate a little bit to
what it is that I'm going thru. I was beginning to think
that I was the only one to run into this kind of
problem. Hey, thanks for the reply Adrian916, atleast I
know now that it is something that's not right with the
notebook AND I know that I am going about this the right
way. Wayne B.

>-----Original Message-----
>How old is the notebook Wayne?, is it still under
>warranty? - I had the exact same problem a few months ago
>on a compaq desktop. Nothing would bring up a NIC or let
>you configure anything. Compaq service kept telling me to
>install/update the drivers, but as you said before, you
>can't install drivers for a device that doesn't exist
>(even though the NIC was physically there and the LED was
>illuminated!!). In the end they sent an engineer out who
>replaced a component (I assume either NIC or motherboard)
>to get it wotking
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Hi Ken.
>>No unknown devices at all and it's definitely the NIC
>>port. It sits right next to the modem port. The NIC port
>>only takes RJ46 plugs which are a little wider than
>RS232
>>ports(telephone jack) that modems have. Wayne B.
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>I didn't see your earlier post. I assume you see
>>nothing likely under
>>>Network Adapters in Device Manager. Are there any
>>Unknown devices listed in
>>>any of the device manager categories?
>>>
>>>Also are you sure it's a NIC port and not a modem port?
>>>
>>>--
>>>
>>>Ken Wickes [MSFT]
>>>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties,
>and
>>confers no rights.
>>>
>>>
>>>"Wayne B." > wrote in message
...
>>>>
>>>> This is somewhat a continuation from an earlier post
>>(1-7-
>>>> 04 1104pm) I thought that I had figured out my
>>>> problem, but it turns out that I still can't get to
>the
>>>> NIC port that's intergrated in the laptop, so I can
>>>> connect it to my home network. I've gone into device
>>>> manager, hit view to show hidden devices. A Direct
>>>> Parallel and several WAN Miniports show up
>>under 'Network
>>>> adapters'. Device status on all show >working
>>properly<
>>>> with drivers installed as well. The way I'm seeing it
>>is,
>>>> none of these are representing the NIC port in back of
>>>> the notebook because I can't see the icon for it
>>in 'view
>>>> network connections'. I see the icon that represents
>>the
>>>> modem, but that's the only thing that's in that
>folder.
>>>>
>>>> I'm always on desktops, I don't know notebooks that
>>well,
>>>> could someone PLEASE help me figure this mess out.
>>>> IM TOTALLY CONFUSED!!! THANX N ADVANCE Wayne
>>B.
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