Windows 2k LAN Problems

[sb_]

Problem: Windows 2000 has not created a LAN connection automatically as it claims it should.

Pre-stuff... (need a better descriptor ^_^):
Windows 2000 has been installed on a clean box. Windows 2000 detects my ethernet card. Drivers have been installed.

Solution: ? Help >.<

Any help would be really appreciated. It'd be nice if you could actually create a LAN connection but M$ in their "infinite" wisdom decided that wasn't necessary... The choices they provide are as listed (for me)

Dial-up to private network
Dial-up to the internet
Connect to private network through the internet (VPN)
Accept incoming connections
Connect directly to another computer

[:Singh:]

Problem: Windows 2000 has not created a LAN connection automatically as it claims it should.

Hi sb_, please check cable(s) is/are properly connected to your computer, other computer, router or what so ever. This may not be the definite solution but may be it can work.



Cheers
- :S:

[wiskic10_4]

:Singh:,

Although your suggestion may remedy a Local Area Connection that is not responding (i.e. disconnected), SB's problem is that he does not *have* a Local Area Connection to begin with...

This is most likely a problem w/ the NIC - either it was improperly installed or configured... Check in Device Manager and see if there isn't a little "!" next to your ethernet card... If there is, go to the NIC manufacturers site and d/l the latest drivers, and reinstall the NIC... If there isn't... well... then I'm stumped...

Let us know, SB...

-wiski

[sb_]

Yeah, everything is plugged in correctly.

Although your suggestion may remedy a Local Area Connection that is not responding (i.e. disconnected), SB's problem is that he does not *have* a Local Area Connection to begin with...

This is most likely a problem w/ the NIC - either it was improperly installed or configured... Check in Device Manager and see if there isn't a little "!" next to your ethernet card... If there is, go to the NIC manufacturers site and d/l the latest drivers, and reinstall the NIC... If there isn't... well... then I'm stumped...

There was no "!" but I updated the driver just in case and that didn't help at all. The drivers have been uninstalled and installed multiple times (so I'm quite sure that won't help ^_^). Thank you much though wiskic. Other suggestions etc?

[ttau]

Go to network connections, see if the connection is enabled, if not try enableing it, if that doesn't work, right click your ethernet connection, choose properties, right click TCP/IP, then choose properties, see whats checked, either get ip automatically or use static.
I'm assuming your on a DHCP network if not you'll have to enter the information manually (ip, subnet, gateway and dns).

[Seek&Destroy]

Originally posted here by sb_
It'd be nice if you could actually create a LAN connection but M$ in their "infinite" wisdom decided that wasn't necessary... The choices they provide are as listed (for me)

I wasn't quite sure what you meant but look at:

Wizard Driven Connection

Manually Set Connection

I hope that was helpful. I could be more helpful, but I'm in Linux at the moment. Those are the best pages I could find quickly.

[sb_]

Go to network connections, see if the connection is enabled, if not try enableing it, if that doesn't work, right click your ethernet connection, choose properties, right click TCP/IP, then choose properties, see whats checked, either get ip automatically or use static.
I'm assuming your on a DHCP network if not you'll have to enter the information manually (ip, subnet, gateway and dns).

That is the point... there is no connection. I can fix it or set it up if there was one to act upon. Thanks for taking the time though.

Seek&Destroy, the first link looks like a good hit! Thanks a bunch!

[yuris]

Im just guessing here... is your NIC onBoard?

I had a lot of problems with NIC's onBoard... they just didint' worked properly.

maybe you should try a diferent NIC, just to make sure that the problem is not in your operative system

[sb_]

Well the link that looked good didn't work (but it looked good)... It is not onboard.

[Seek&Destroy]

OK, just to clear things up.
Do we believe, we are good to go, on the hardware side?