ethernet card

Question

i was told this connection would be better for my surfboard modem instead of the existing usb cable it is connected with now..any suggestions as to a card for me?

Police737 · Answer

Adam401 I had the same problem with 'ETHERNET CONTROLLER' today. Everything is installed except for that. I have a CODE 28 in device box. I have installed the driver and uninstalled it several times. I have gone to the dell web site and found info on installing the driver (R48947 Dell Driver folder). Sample looks just like my screen. However, two things have occurred, error _ failed to find driver, can not install. I did get a found new hardware the last two times, BUT I can not get the drivers to install. I have the wizard check for files in the R folder on CD and in the Dell driver folder on hard drive. Useless. I am wondering if there is an updated driver out ther fro the Pro 100 M Network adapter- Pro100 VE Network connection. Computer was built august of 03. Got Hijacked, and it brought in a virus too! Messed everything up. Been screwing around with problems until yesterday. Ticked off enough to REALLY FIX IT.

volcano11 · Answer

maggie,

I seriously doubt that you would notice any difference between ethernet and USB, but if you insist on trying it, any PCI 10/100 ethernet network controller should work. You can find them for less than $10 after rebate and your local computer store and perhaps even Walmart.

Steve

Genezing · Answer

Hi Adam, did you visit the support.dell.com, enter your service tag there in order to get the information about your system unit. Try to follow the instruction on how to install the ethernet card or LAN Card driver. Lemme know if it will help.

Police737 · Answer

Hey I was able to get it to work, 1.) go to safe mode, then go to control panel ADMINISTRATIVE tools I went into services(local) and checked to see that items that are related to networking were on automatic. Network...connection,DDE,DDE DSDM and NETWORK LOCATION AWARENESS. Rebooted

Returned to Control panel and clicked on add hardware and the wizard came up, it set up ehernet and I was in business, reinstalled cable router.

Note that I unplugged ethernet connection before I started this today. I am not sure if that is and issue or not.

This is a pain! I wonder if Dell tech support reads these, maybe they could put out better instructions or have a download that would help individuals set up the computer in an easier fashion. I am not an expert but have patience. Not many people can spend eight hours our more trying to redo their computer. I hope this can help some of the other folks.

Kirk

NemesisDB · Answer

maggie, it appears that an integrated nic was optional on your model. are you sure you didn't get one? ;p

I'll echo steves point and say that any ethernet card will work. Most of the cheap ones use realtek chipsets, in which case you'll want to get the drivers from realtek's site and not from whoever made the card. Post the card information once you buy one and we will help you get the latest drivers.

You model has USB1.1 which is rated up to 11mbps I believe. Unless there are a lot of other devices sharing the bus, that's still going to be more than sufficient for your internet connection. That said, I still think ethernet is the better option in terms of stability. CPU usuage will likely remain about the same as cheap ethernet cards will depend heavily on the CPU (like USB networking does). You should buy a cheap card though (free after rebate if you can find one), the benefit you will receive is not worth spending more

maggie777 · Answer

i thank you all for your replies in this matter.

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