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Modem not working properly with Network Card Installed
I recently installed a network card in my PC, but now my modem doesn't
want to work properly! It dials and makes all the "blblbbjlbjlbjlbjlbblblbljbjbjbjbjjjjjlbjlbjlb bj" (that's the closest way I could think of interpreting it in romanic characters) noises as usual, but instead of coming up with the usual "verifying user name and password" it just does nothing for a couple of seconds and comes up with something like "retrying in 5 seconds", and keeps doing this. The only way I can get it to work again is if I actually physically remove the network card. I tried changing PCI slots, uninstalling drivers, disabling the NIC, but the modem still won't work! It's some crappy-ass Agere (who used to be Lucent, who used to be someone else) 56k PCI software modem, and a Netgear NIC, and I'm using Win2k Pro. The NIC isn't actually connected to anything yet. The ISP I'm using doesn't use proxys or any other weird things, but I think it assigns IP's randomly - it's a "free" ISP were you just pay local call rates (we usually pay normally for local calls in Ireland unlike in the US), and you just enter a generic username and password. |
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On 4 May 2004 01:53:14 -0700, (Zilog
Jones) wrote: I recently installed a network card in my PC, but now my modem doesn't want to work properly! It dials and makes all the "blblbbjlbjlbjlbjlbblblbljbjbjbjbjjjjjlbjlbjlbb j" LOL. (that's the closest way I could think of interpreting it in romanic characters) noises as usual, but instead of coming up with the usual "verifying user name and password" it just does nothing for a couple of seconds and comes up with something like "retrying in 5 seconds", and keeps doing this. http://www.modemsite.com/56k/modemlog2k.asp The only way I can get it to work again is if I actually physically remove the network card. I tried changing PCI slots, uninstalling drivers, disabling the NIC, but the modem still won't work! You tried changing only the NIC's slot or also the modem? What motherboard/chipset? It's some crappy-ass Agere (who used to be Lucent, who used to be someone else) 56k PCI software modem, I dunno, if I HAD to have a winmodem it'd be an Agere or 3Com, either are generally pretty good providing the system isn't ancient, too slow for a winmodem, like 300MHz CPU w/MMX. Agere/Lucent has produced a lot of drivers over the years, I suggest trying newest version, and at least one other, several versions different (not newest and 2nd-most-recent). and a Netgear NIC, and I'm using Win2k Pro. The NIC isn't actually connected to anything yet. Frankly the first thing I'd try is a different NIC, if shuffling both card's slots and drivers don't make a difference. The ISP I'm using doesn't use proxys or any other weird things, but I think it assigns IP's randomly - it's a "free" ISP were you just pay local call rates (we usually pay normally for local calls in Ireland unlike in the US), and you just enter a generic username and password. Shouldn't matter whether IP is from a pool but pseudo-random, not fixed, but AFAIK they are always that way on dialup access. |
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kony wrote in message . ..
On 4 May 2004 01:53:14 -0700, (Zilog Jones) wrote: http://www.modemsite.com/56k/modemlog2k.asp I'll try making a log then. I think the "append" thing wasn't on... You tried changing only the NIC's slot or also the modem? What motherboard/chipset? No, I only tried moving the NIC. You think it's a hardware conflict then? It's a Gigabyte 6VX7-4X mobo (socket 370 - yeah, it's a bit old) with a VIA Apollo Pro chipset. I think I got all the latest (probably mostly final at this stage) drivers for that, and got the final BIOS update. I dunno, if I HAD to have a winmodem it'd be an Agere or 3Com, either are generally pretty good providing the system isn't ancient, too slow for a winmodem, like 300MHz CPU w/MMX. Agere/Lucent has produced a lot of drivers over the years, I suggest trying newest version, and at least one other, several versions different (not newest and 2nd-most-recent). Maybe it isn't that bad then. I thought they were very generic, but that might not be a bad thing. I got new drivers when I installed Win2k the end of last year, but I'll try new ones. I never had any problems with it until I installed the NIC - I bought it either last year or the year before. What about drivers for the NIC? I have the ones on the disk that came with it (I think it's a Netgear FA331, or something like that), but can't see any for it on their website. and a Netgear NIC, and I'm using Win2k Pro. The NIC isn't actually connected to anything yet. Frankly the first thing I'd try is a different NIC, if shuffling both card's slots and drivers don't make a difference. Yeah, luckily I have a D-Link NIC in another PC (which doesn't have a modem) - I'll try that. The ISP I'm using doesn't use proxys or any other weird things, but I think it assigns IP's randomly - it's a "free" ISP were you just pay local call rates (we usually pay normally for local calls in Ireland unlike in the US), and you just enter a generic username and password. Shouldn't matter whether IP is from a pool but pseudo-random, not fixed, but AFAIK they are always that way on dialup access. Oh. I really don't know much about IPs and networks - I just thought it could have been a factor as Windows probably assigned some geberic IP for use with the NIC. I'll try the new modem drivers, the other NIC, and some more different PCI slot combinations anyway. Thanks for the advice! |
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