Strange Networking Issue

[morganlefay]

Try it with one card first...

after the OS install (and updates) add the second card...I seem to remember this as an issue with 2 NICs... 2000 server.....during an install.


or you have a cable\connectivity issue

MLF

[zENGER]

When you say, "reinstalled OS", did you do a fresh install, or just rerun setup?

Initially I was going to say, make sure the DHCP service was running on the client, but after the rest of the ts you've done I doubt its that. Still worth a look though.

[AngelicKnight]

Actually, Morgan, I've tried it with both cards alone (I suspected too that it could be a problem with both running simultaneously), and then with a third card by itself.

zENGER, The setup was a Windows repair installation. I didn't want to wipe the drive with a fresh install.

However, if you'll notice from my other thread, I'm getting "memory cannot be written" errors during the repair. I believe it's occuring when COM components are being installed. I've tried it with three different memory sticks, and it still persists.

[morganlefay]

Did you try HTRegz winsock fix

I had a machine where this was the issue...and a repair did not work!!!

Caused by malware and antispyware removal

The networking was so fu$%ed up...it was unrepairable

More Info

http://compnetworking.about.com/od/w...winsockfix.htm

http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=Winsock+fix&meta=

Try the fix or a format reinstall

Probably fix your memory read errors too

I think it may be all tied together

MLF

[dinowuff]

If you're ready to fdisk and re install, try this first

Go to Run > regedit > and delete the following

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Winsock
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Winsock2

Restart the computer
Go to Network Connections
Right click and select Properties
Click on the Install button
Select Protocol
Click on the Add button
Click on the Have Disk button
Go to the \Windows\inf directory
Select anything there and click Open
Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
Click on the OK button
Check to see if your network adapter obtained a new IP lease and if not...
Reboot

[AngelicKnight]

WinsockFix didn't fix the problem unfortunatley.

\Windows\inf

Where is this located? Either I'm blind (likely) or I don't have a folder by this name in plain view...

[nihil]

Not sure why, but is your LSP stack OK?

http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm

I have certainly encountered it as a problem with internet connections.

[dinowuff]

Originally posted here by AngelicKnight
WinsockFix didn't fix the problem unfortunatley.



Where is this located? Either I'm blind (likely) or I don't have a folder by this name in plain view...

It's a system folder, you need to select show system files and folders under the tools - folder options- view tab - In explorer

[AngelicKnight]

Hey Nihil,

The LSPFix program didn't discover any problems.


Dinowuff,

Tried your trick as recommended, but no luck.


Now is this just wierd as heck or what? I'm about to move the HDD over to another box and see what happens booting up from that one.

[morganlefay]

You know I was on a machine last night...receiving read memory errors....

And I noticed the machine was running extremely low disk space on the system partition...

>by the way>User is a computer *spurt*...machine has 3 partitions...with everything possible residing on C:\

Could be the part of the problem??? lack of disk space

You know how windows loves memory...needs memory...and really starts to actup when it cant get any....it appears you have many issues on this box

As for moving to another box...you are slaving in the hard drive...cause if the board and other hardware are not the same...it wont boot! as a boot drive.


Slave it in..remove the data...and format reinstall from scratch....should solve your issues...


MLF