NIC & DSL conflict...

[Morpheus]

Have an internal (Intel PRO 2100) DSL... every time I install my 3COM NIC, the DSL "goes away"... I remove the NIC & the DSL works... I remove the DSL & the NIC works...

OS... XP Pro & netwrok OSs 98SE & 2K Pro

Suggestions???

[su root]

put in both cards, and post back what it says in Device Manager about the non-functioning NIC.

If it's a conflict, try manually changing the resource ranges in the OS, and if that doesn't work, then try changing them in the BIOS (and turn off "Plug & Play OS", so the BIOS will control PnP.)

[Morpheus]

both plugged in shows the DSL and no NIC...

[Morpheus]

anybody??... bump...

[su root]

The NIC just disappears from the Device Manager?

Then windows doesn't think it's in the computer. Probably a resource conflict..
Try going into BIOS and setting the resources manually there, and turn off "Plug & Play OS".

[ken257]

Check your mobo manual. Some PCI slots share IRQ's and that will cause a problem for the nics. Do you have the option of putting the second nic in another slot?

[Vfrjim1]

Time to start manually assigning IRQ's in your bios, but before that, remove your sound card and plug the other NIC card in that slot to see if it works.