LNE100tx problem

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I recently upgraded my computer to WIN2k SP2 with most of the current
patches. I bought a 'network in a box' kit two years ago from Linksys and
am attempting to install an LNE100TX card in this computer. When I
installed the card, it was recognized and I followed the instructions for
installation of the driver from the disk included in the Linksys box. The
computer hung. I rebooted and the boot never finished. I booted with F8
and uninstalled the card. I rebooted and the computer and the card was
recoginzed again. I installed the driver and the computer hung again. When
I rebooter again, the OS cane up, but the device manager complained that the
NIC had no driver. I unstalled the NIC and went to Linksys and gor a new
driver. I reinstalled the card using the new driver. Same problem. The
computer hung during the driver installation, but rebooted sucessfully and
the device manager shows that the device has no driver. All the lights on
the hub are lit Will someone please help me?

KH
 
Linksys has been making this NIC for years, but the chip set has changed
several times, and you must use the driver which matches your chip version.
So, make sure you have the correct driver.

Once you are sure you have drivers for the correct chip version on your NIC,
expand the downloaded file and navigate to the WIN2000 directory. There are
only 3 files: *.sys, *.cat, and *.inf. Copy these to a new folder.

Open Device manager, right click the Linksys NIC and select properties.
Click the Driver tab and select Update (or Install) Driver. When the wizzard
starts, chose to install from a specified list, select Have Disk, and browse
to the folder where you saved the cat, inf, and sys files.

Doug Sherman
MCSE Win2k/NT4.0, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
 
I'd suggest just using a different model of NIC. Inexpensive 10/100
PCI NICs are available under $10, and for your application any
of them will work fine and interchangeably. Except -- apparently --
this model of Linksys. Life is too short to spend your time like this.

The problem you are experiencing isn't that uncommon, especially
with older computers that don't support APIC and/or ACPI. If you
aren't looking for computer-LAN speed, a USB-to-Ethernet connection is
often the wisest choice. For broadband speeds, anything will be fine.

Steve Duff, MCSE
Ergodic Systems, Inc.
 
That did not work. It hung on installation. I have sent the problem to
(e-mail address removed). They have not been much help yet. Their first try was
to reinstall it after I loaded SP2. I did it with the same results. Any
more suggestions?

KH
 
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