3com gigabyte LOM (3c940)

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Wouter Smaal

I upgrade yesterday from XP to Vista, but I have a problem to set-up the
trivial internet connection. I can't set-up the connection because the
only suggestion that Vista offers me is a connection with PPPoE (See
http://tinyurl.com/37erh5. I want an internet broadband connection
without PPPoE via my ADSL modem/router (Zyxel 2602). My ISP doesn't
support PPPoE.

Its not a network problem because my Linux computer attached on the same
ADSL/router have a connection with internet and can reach the router via
192.168.1.254/. Vista however can't reach 192.168.1.254 and reports that
there is a problem with my Zyxel. Before the upgrade the NIC works well
in XP..

I have used also the the original Asus LAN driver for XP and the driver
which I have found on driverguide.com. I have read some other
contributions with the same problems with the Asus motherbord P4P800 and
the 3com gigabyte LOM 3c940 in Vista won't work.

(How) can I set-up a trivial internet connection in Vista with the
mentioned 3c940 ???
 
Wouter said:
I upgrade yesterday from XP to Vista, but I have a problem to set-up the
trivial internet connection. I can't set-up the connection because the
only suggestion that Vista offers me is a connection with PPPoE (See
http://tinyurl.com/37erh5. I want an internet broadband connection
without PPPoE via my ADSL modem/router (Zyxel 2602). My ISP doesn't
support PPPoE.

Its not a network problem because my Linux computer attached on the same
ADSL/router have a connection with internet and can reach the router via
192.168.1.254/. Vista however can't reach 192.168.1.254 and reports that
there is a problem with my Zyxel. Before the upgrade the NIC works well
in XP..

I have used also the the original Asus LAN driver for XP and the driver
which I have found on driverguide.com. I have read some other
contributions with the same problems with the Asus motherbord P4P800 and
the 3com gigabyte LOM 3c940 in Vista won't work.

(How) can I set-up a trivial internet connection in Vista with the
mentioned 3c940 ???
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Solved.
- I put 2 drivers for the 3com gigabit LOM 3c940 (from Asus (Asus p4p800
deluxe motherboard) and driverguide.com) on my C disk. Then via the
device manager/update driver software, Vista looks for the best fit.
- Reboot the ADSL/router and my Vista PC makes a connection with
internet automatically (finally :-)
 
You need a Vista driver for your NIC Card It's probably on their website.
Anytime you change operating systems it is important to check availability
of all drivers on your system with Vista. Sometimes XP drivers will work,
but often not as well, and almost as often not at all. Good luck.
 
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