PDA

View Full Version : Nic's Conflict?



DWk
10-12-2003, 05:54 AM
its second time this happens to me:

i have two network cards. Right now its the second time in less than a month that the network cards just STOP WORKING, and i gotta format so that they work again....

this time i was trying to do some ICS with my computer as server...

last time it was nothing i made...

any ideas?

DWk

Virtualbody1234
10-12-2003, 06:03 AM
Why do you have 2 network cards? Are you trying to share an internet connection? Is it highspeed? Perhaps a router would solve the problem.

DWk
10-12-2003, 01:26 PM
Originally posted by Virtualbody1234@12 October 2003 - 06:03
Why do you have 2 network cards? Are you trying to share an internet connection? Is it highspeed? Perhaps a router would solve the problem.
yes... ICS=Internet Connection Sharing

yea i know a router would be the solution....but over here they are expensive...

im just wondering if any1 knows if the cards can have conflict between each other or something...

re-installing the drivers doesnt work..... i HAVE to format the computer to make em work (perhaps corrupt drivers....) but if this happens too often its gonna break me :D

DWk

DWk
10-12-2003, 01:28 PM
oh and yes its cable...

DWk

Virtualbody1234
10-12-2003, 01:37 PM
Did you try moving the cards around, into other PCI slots?

DWk
10-12-2003, 01:40 PM
not yet.....but one is an onboard card and the other is a pci card....

you think moving the card will help? i mean, what does it matter?

DWk

the_faceman
10-12-2003, 02:32 PM
i had an IRQ conflict with my NIC's (although both of mine are in PCI slots, didn't have an onboard one, my motherboard is about 2-3 years old now). Moving one of them solved the problem, and my computer shares the cable connection fine now. it's worth a shot.

EDIT* - This page may help you, i think i used a similar one to diagnose the problem when it happened to me last year IRQ Sharing Help (http://www.homenethelp.com/web/howto/irq-sharing.asp)

Wolfmight
10-12-2003, 03:10 PM
Yea, my new mobo had an onboard LAN nic, but i forgot and used my ol linksys nic also.
My computer was completely unstable.. it would just.. Freeze without thawing out lol.
When i removed the linksys nic and started usein the onboard nic that's a realtek modle.. everything was back to normal ;) . (onboard nic works the same anyways)

DWk
10-14-2003, 12:06 AM
rgr thanks...ill try these and see what happens....

DWk

kurtsl0an
10-14-2003, 12:46 AM
Originally posted by DWk@12 October 2003 - 13:26
yes... ICS=Internet Connection Sharing

yea i know a router would be the solution....but over here they are expensive...

im just wondering if any1 knows if the cards can have conflict between each other or something...

re-installing the drivers doesnt work..... i HAVE to format the computer to make em work (perhaps corrupt drivers....) but if this happens too often its gonna break me :D

DWk
u can use a $20 dollar hub and use ics. get rid of the second nic if moving pci slots doesn't work. cuz each port is assigned an irq - moving it may fix ur prob.

DWk
10-14-2003, 01:07 AM
i actually got a switch already...but i dont wanna have to put it :D

but yea...i guess your solution is simple.... but are the cables i need straight or crossover for using the switch with one card?

DWk

kurtsl0an
10-14-2003, 01:09 AM
straight thru

crossover only if ur going directly in2 another nic. :D

dude - ur nuts fer usin ics when u have a router! take the load off yer pc and put it on the router.

DWk
10-14-2003, 01:14 AM
never said i had a router...i have a switch.... last time i checked switch isnt router ;)

DWk

kurtsl0an
10-14-2003, 01:18 AM
whoops - bad read on my part. stay motivated.

DWk
10-14-2003, 01:22 AM
either way....how do i configure MY computer to access the internet thru the switch?

then how do i configure the other computer to access it as well?

DWk

kurtsl0an
10-14-2003, 01:23 AM
same way u did b4. what kind of i-net connection do u have? if high speed - bind 2 ip's 2 the server's nic - 1 on the WAN side and 1 fer ur LAN side.

DWk
10-14-2003, 01:36 AM
say what!?!?!

bind 2 ips? woah u lost me :S

DWk

kurtsl0an
10-14-2003, 01:41 AM
Originally posted by DWk@14 October 2003 - 01:36
say what!?!?!

bind 2 ips? woah u lost me :S

DWk
assign ur server's nic 2 ip addresses. what kinda i-net connection do u have?

DWk
10-14-2003, 01:44 AM
i have cable....how do u assign 2 ips to ONE card?

DWk

kurtsl0an
10-14-2003, 01:46 AM
Originally posted by DWk@14 October 2003 - 01:44
i have cable....how do u assign 2 ips to ONE card?

DWk
depending on ur os (i'll assume xp) - right click ur network neighborhood icon on ur desktop, or go "network connections" in the control panel. right click local area connection, then properties. rigth click tcp/ip and go 2 properties. click the advanced tab and add another ip address.

this is assuming u DON'T get ur ip address from ur cable modem via DHCP (dynamic host configuration protocol).

DWk
10-14-2003, 01:50 AM
k what ip i put there? the 192.168.0.1 that i used in the other nic?

DWk

Virtualbody1234
10-14-2003, 01:52 AM
It's a lot easier with a router.

kurtsl0an
10-14-2003, 01:55 AM
Originally posted by Virtualbody1234@14 October 2003 - 01:52
It's a lot easier with a router.
lol - routers cost money - :D

yes - just use the same ip u had on the other nic.

DWk
10-14-2003, 02:07 AM
Originally posted by Virtualbody1234@14 October 2003 - 01:52
It's a lot easier with a router.
and as i said....routers are very expensive over here :(

kk so i just put that ip and then i make the crossover cable a straight cable and no config on the other machine and its done?

this way will the "bandwidth" still go through my computer, right?

DWk

kurtsl0an
10-14-2003, 02:19 AM
Originally posted by DWk@14 October 2003 - 02:07

and as i said....routers are very expensive over here :(

kk so i just put that ip and then i make the crossover cable a straight cable and no config on the other machine and its done?

this way will the "bandwidth" still go through my computer, right?

DWk
u got it.

DWk
10-14-2003, 02:20 AM
hmmm looks easy...

kk another question....does my computer have to be on so that the other computer uses the conn?

DWk

kurtsl0an
10-14-2003, 02:23 AM
Originally posted by DWk@14 October 2003 - 02:20
hmmm looks easy...

kk another question....does my computer have to be on so that the other computer uses the conn?

DWk
of course. the server hasta b on since it's the 1 that actually makes the connection 2 the i-net.

w/a router - :) - u would not need the server on 2 access the i-net.

DWk
10-14-2003, 09:33 PM
oh cool....i may try that if i have time to do it soon :D

for now, its working ok :rolleyes:

DWk

Wolfmight
10-14-2003, 11:10 PM
Originally posted by kurtsl0an+13 October 2003 - 19:55--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (kurtsl0an @ 13 October 2003 - 19:55)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Virtualbody1234@14 October 2003 - 01:52
It&#39;s a lot easier with a router.
lol - routers cost money - :D

yes - just use the same ip u had on the other nic. [/b][/quote]
routers use ALoT less power also.. Plus i know linksys routers dont crash as often as a PC Router with Windows on it would.

kurtsl0an
10-14-2003, 11:15 PM
Originally posted by DWk@12 October 2003 - 13:26
yea i know a router would be the solution....but over here they are expensive...

:rolleyes: only reason we did this.

DWk
10-15-2003, 07:29 PM
lol w0ot....thx ;)

DWk