SITECOM 10/100 LAN CARD

[JIM]

I installed winxp on a dell laptop - had to download new
driver from sitecom.com site for the 'fast ethernet pc
card' i have - it worked fine. downloaded SP1 a couple of
days ago with this card, but after restart i cant
connect ! IP addresses are all '0.0.0.0', cant find
server, cant find website.....

I have re-loaded the driver again, and gone back to an
old driver (as supplied with the card for WinXP), but no
success.

any ideas experts on why SP1 download has stopped the
card working ? thanks.

[E.P. van Westendorp]

Maybe Windows XP contains the right driver and you don't need a Sitecom one.
I have a Sitecom PCI Fast 10/100 Ethernet Adapter LN-020 in a desktop
that is detected by Windows XP Home as an "ADMtek AN983 based ethernet
adapter".
Windows installs an983.sys ver. 2.17.1025.2001, the card works perfectly.
I think you should check Device Manager, if the card is reported to work
without problems then check the network configuration again.

--

Eric P. van Westendorp Tel: +31(0252)210579
Reigerslaan 22 2215NN Voorhout Netherlands

JIM wrote:
> I installed winxp on a dell laptop - had to download new
> driver from sitecom.com site for the 'fast ethernet pc
> card' i have - it worked fine. downloaded SP1 a couple of
> days ago with this card, but after restart i cant
> connect ! IP addresses are all '0.0.0.0', cant find
> server, cant find website.....
>
> I have re-loaded the driver again, and gone back to an
> old driver (as supplied with the card for WinXP), but no
> success.
>
> any ideas experts on why SP1 download has stopped the
> card working ? thanks.

[jim]

thanks. whenever i have tried to load this driver winxp
has never had a generic driver and always needs you to
provide a driver.

im just stuck on the fact that it worked before winxp sp1
was installed, and now it dosen't !
>-----Original Message-----
>Maybe Windows XP contains the right driver and you don't
need a Sitecom one.
>I have a Sitecom PCI Fast 10/100 Ethernet Adapter LN-020
in a desktop
>that is detected by Windows XP Home as an "ADMtek AN983
based ethernet
>adapter".
>Windows installs an983.sys ver. 2.17.1025.2001, the card
works perfectly.
>I think you should check Device Manager, if the card is
reported to work
>without problems then check the network configuration
again.
>
>--
>
>Eric P. van Westendorp Tel: +31(0252)210579
>Reigerslaan 22 2215NN Voorhout Netherlands
>
>JIM wrote:
>> I installed winxp on a dell laptop - had to download
new
>> driver from sitecom.com site for the 'fast ethernet pc
>> card' i have - it worked fine. downloaded SP1 a couple
of
>> days ago with this card, but after restart i cant
>> connect ! IP addresses are all '0.0.0.0', cant find
>> server, cant find website.....
>>
>> I have re-loaded the driver again, and gone back to an
>> old driver (as supplied with the card for WinXP), but
no
>> success.
>>
>> any ideas experts on why SP1 download has stopped the
>> card working ? thanks.
>
>.
>

[E.P. van Westendorp]

In my case it wasn't a really generic driver but intended for an "ADMtek
AN983 based ethernet adapter".
Windows XP contains many drivers for various devices.
It happened in a few more cases on my computer a device is working with
a driver supplied by Windows XP instead of the one offered on
manufacturer floppy or CD or even without a special driver at all.

--

Eric P. van Westendorp Tel: +31(0252)210579
Reigerslaan 22 2215NN Voorhout Netherlands

jim wrote:
> thanks. whenever i have tried to load this driver winxp
> has never had a generic driver and always needs you to
> provide a driver.
>
> im just stuck on the fact that it worked before winxp sp1
> was installed, and now it dosen't !
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Maybe Windows XP contains the right driver and you don't
>
> need a Sitecom one.
>
>>I have a Sitecom PCI Fast 10/100 Ethernet Adapter LN-020
>
> in a desktop
>
>>that is detected by Windows XP Home as an "ADMtek AN983
>
> based ethernet
>
>>adapter".
>>Windows installs an983.sys ver. 2.17.1025.2001, the card
>
> works perfectly.
>
>>I think you should check Device Manager, if the card is
>
> reported to work
>
>>without problems then check the network configuration
>
> again.
>
>>--
>>
>>Eric P. van Westendorp Tel: +31(0252)210579
>>Reigerslaan 22 2215NN Voorhout Netherlands
>>
>>JIM wrote:
>>
>>>I installed winxp on a dell laptop - had to download
>>
> new
>
>>>driver from sitecom.com site for the 'fast ethernet pc
>>>card' i have - it worked fine. downloaded SP1 a couple
>>
> of
>
>>>days ago with this card, but after restart i cant
>>>connect ! IP addresses are all '0.0.0.0', cant find
>>>server, cant find website.....
>>>
>>>I have re-loaded the driver again, and gone back to an
>>>old driver (as supplied with the card for WinXP), but
>>
> no
>
>>>success.
>>>
>>>any ideas experts on why SP1 download has stopped the
>>>card working ? thanks.
>>
>>.
>>
>