Is onboard NIC kaput? (ipconfig output: Unable to query host name.)

Sorry I couldn't be more help, but I'm glad it's all OK now. At least with
the repair installation, you didn't lose all your programs.

SC Tom

cartridge wrote in message
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SC Tom, thanks for all the help you provided. I ended up just doing a
repair installation and now Windows is letting my onboard NIC function
properly again.

So, I guess it wasn't a hardware issue at all after all. For some
reason, something was preventing the drivers for the NIC to install,
let alone load. Just glad everything's back to normal. Thanks again.

On Wed, 3 Jun 2009 06:54:08 -0400, "SC Tom" wrote:

I'm truly stumped as to hardware or software at this point. If a Restore
doesn't work, maybe a repair installation of XP?
Is there any way you could hook the PC up somewhere else, like a friends
house, to their internet connection? If it doesn't work there, at least
you'll know it's your machine and not the ethernet cable, modem, etc.

"Holy Schmoly" wrote in message
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When I look in Device Manager, my onboard NIC has the yellow
exclamation mark beside and I've uninstalled it and rebooted and cold
booted and reinstalled the drivers for it, but I still have the
exclamation mark.



None of the other stuff matters if it's got a problem in device manager.

Try their latest driver, it may also install the diagnostic software.

http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/...&GetDown=false

If it doesn't fix it, it maybe God wants you to go wireless LAN.

"Holy Schmoly" wrote in message
...

When I look in Device Manager, my onboard NIC has the yellow
exclamation mark beside and I've uninstalled it and rebooted and cold
booted and reinstalled the drivers for it, but I still have the
exclamation mark.



None of the other stuff matters if it's got a problem in device manager.

Try their latest driver, it may also install the diagnostic software.

http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/...&GetDown=false

If it doesn't fix it, it maybe God wants you to go wireless LAN.