Inspiron 8000 NIC

Question

I just got an insprion 8000 and it has the internal NIC, but in windows XP, it instals the driver for 1394 Network device, but it doesnt work..

DELL-BobT · Answer

isukatdancing,

Thank you for using the Dell Community Forum.

Dell did not install Windows XP on the Inspiron 8000. When I looked up the service tag on your system, I found a message that says for you to contact the reseller.

isukatdancing · Answer

I got it from a refurbished store. What should I do???

isukatdancing · Answer

I just checked the serial for my card, and it turns out that ts only a modem..  So thank you for your help anyway

isukatdancing · Answer

There is only one cable plugged in.. its the two wire. That means theres only the modem?? When I bought it, it says there was a NIC, and here is an ethernet port on the notebook.. is there a place where i can plug in the 12 wire cable? on the card inside, it still says actiontec, waht does it mean??

Thanks a lot

johnallg · Answer

1394 is the firewire port.  You need to verify you have a modem/NIC combo card in your 8000.  Open the mini-pci cover on the bottom of the notebook and see if the card in there has one or two cables plugged to it.  If two (2-wire and 12-wire) then you have a combo card.  Then look at the name on the card - Actiontec or 3Com.  If Actiontec, use the Actiontec 8255x Network driver link in my sig below.  If 3Com, look here.

isukatdancing · Answer

Thanks again for your help. Im actually have a wifi in my house, so i just bought a wireless USB adapter from D-Link, but the reason I wanted to have the NIC hooked up, was for other places, anyway, Thanks again for your help

johnallg · Answer

Looks like your only recourse at this time is to try and locate a NIC/modem combo card or get a PCMCIA solution - get one with the RJ-45 plug built in and not on a cable "dongle". For a mini-pci solution this would work:
http://www.netecnica.com/3cn3ac1556_3cn3ac1556b_3com_mini_pci.html

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