on-board LAN card problem

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arnuld

hai all,

i will be brief. my hardware is:

LAN Card: RealTek RTL8201CL (on-board)
Motherboard: ASUS K8V-MX

without any phone-line, if i switch-on my router then in system tray i
can see "local area connection is now connected" with ethernet LED on
my router goes ON & at the very next moment it says "a network cable is
unplugged" & ethernet LED goes OFF. within next 7 seconds it shows
these 2 messages frequently.

Is On-Board LAN providing problems. what is the solution? i am not
able to have a continuous connection to the internet. i replaced my
router & LAN Cable (RJ-45) with *new ones* but problem is still there.

any idea?


"arnuld"
 
I would go to the asus web site and download and install the latest drivers
for the onboard NIC.
 
Excellent choice of motherboard, Arnuld. I ran a K8V-MX for about a year
before upgrading to a K8N-VM for PCI-express support.

Anyways.

If you have already replaced the router and cat5 cable, the only possible
issue sits in the PC itself. Make sure you have run a full virus and adware
scan, and downloaded and run winsockfix to rule out an issue caused by
malware.

A newer version of the NIC driver is also available on Windows update and
ASUStek's website.

To troubleshoot the NIC, open the command prompt and enter the following
command:

ping localhost -t

If you ever get a request timeout, your network card is probably
experiencing issues. ASUSteks motherboard warranty is around 3 years, so you
may want to contact them from there.

Good luck!
 
tfw48079 said:
I would go to the asus web site and download and install the latest drivers
for the onboard NIC.
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i tried it but it doesn't work. even after upgrading the driver,
problem is still there.

"arnuld"
 
Depends on what happened around the time that the problems started. Since
replacing the modem and cables didn't help, I'd suspect the NIC.

New NIC cards are cheap ($5 to $15) at BestBuy, etc. I'd try that (don't
forget to disable the onboard card also).

- John
 
usasma said:
Depends on what happened around the time that the problems started. Since
replacing the modem and cables didn't help, I'd suspect the NIC.

New NIC cards are cheap ($5 to $15) at BestBuy, etc. I'd try that (don't
forget to disable the onboard card also).

- John
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i tried the brand new NIC & still i am facing the same problem.

any ideas?
 
arnuld said:
hai all,

i will be brief. my hardware is:

LAN Card: RealTek RTL8201CL (on-board)
Motherboard: ASUS K8V-MX

without any phone-line, if i switch-on my router then in system tray i
can see "local area connection is now connected" with ethernet LED on
my router goes ON & at the very next moment it says "a network cable is
unplugged" & ethernet LED goes OFF. within next 7 seconds it shows
these 2 messages frequently.

Is On-Board LAN providing problems. what is the solution? i am not
able to have a continuous connection to the internet. i replaced my
router & LAN Cable (RJ-45) with *new ones* but problem is still there.

any idea?


"arnuld"
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If you spun your wheels, spent money and time, and failed to fix the
problem; if it is a problem, go another route. Disable the onboard NIC in
the bios. Install a good NIC card.
 
He already tried another NIC.

Arnuld, the next step is to rule out a problem with the operating system
itself. Go to netbootdisk.com and follow the steps to create a network boot
disk. If you do not have a floppy drive, backup, format and reinstall.

After creating the disk, boot into the netbootdisk utility. Try pinging
local and remote addresses with the -t parameter. If you're still timing out,
junk the motherboard. If you're maintaining a connection, format and
reinstall Windows.
 
Jack said:
He already tried another NIC.

Arnuld, the next step is to rule out a problem with the operating system
itself. Go to netbootdisk.com and follow the steps to create a network boot
disk. If you do not have a floppy drive, backup, format and reinstall.

After creating the disk, boot into the netbootdisk utility. Try pinging
local and remote addresses with the -t parameter. If you're still timing out,
junk the motherboard. If you're maintaining a connection, format and
reinstall Windows.
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hey folks, thanks a lot for your precious time, ifound the solution &
here it is:

well, i borrowed an ADSL modem from someone for a day & it is *running*
:-)
this modem uses PPPoE directly, unlike my D-Link router which connects
through Bridge-mode & then i create a dial-up for that. BUT still this
modem never "unplugs" like my D-link, which as you know goes
"connected" & "unplugged" frequently.

still i am not able to understand the problem? what was the reason for
all this tension & crap i was facing from last 7 days.

any idea?

"arnuld"
 
If you install a separate NIC, you need / should disable to on-board one.
This should solve your problem.
 
Jack said:
He already tried another NIC.

Arnuld, the next step is to rule out a problem with the operating system
itself. Go to netbootdisk.com and follow the steps to create a network
boot
disk. If you do not have a floppy drive, backup, format and reinstall.

After creating the disk, boot into the netbootdisk utility. Try pinging
local and remote addresses with the -t parameter. If you're still timing
out,
junk the motherboard. If you're maintaining a connection, format and
reinstall Windows.
Click to expand...

Yep. I was typing the reply when he posted that info. See time of posts.
Thanks dude.
 
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