Willy, Thanks for the suggestion, looks like a decent card at a great price. I notice that it's the same chipset as the card I have now (Realtek839).
Are you sure about that?
There were/are a couple model numbers of their cards, and if I remember correctly, one of them said Realtek and another did not.
I'd have to go look at those sites and pages again myself and compare to my model number, to try to figure out just what I've got.
I'm not sure weather I should try to find a card with a different chipset....maybe that's the problem...
Hopefully someone else here that is in-the-know will comment.
I can't.
on the other hand, this is the chipset Hewlett Pucker recommended for my specific computer, and I know at the time it was built, they were using lots of proprietary hardware!
To tell you the truth, I'd have bought just about any cheap card that day, that physically would fit in my old computer, and claimed to have Win98 drivers.
Cheap means less than 10 dollars.
Staples had cards too that day, but they were up around 15 bucks. They were more recognizable brand names. Netgear, Linksys, and such.
Do you have a computer shop near you? See what they have and recommend.
Remember - if you buy it online for 5 bucks and have to pay 5 bucks shipping, that's 10 bucks you could spend in your local store.... and not have to wait for the package to arrive.
Not to make light of money - but that might be your best bet. Spend 5 to 15 dollars on a new card. See what happens.
If you decide to do that, you might want to ask here if there are any brand names, etc. to
avoid. Can't hurt to ask.
We might even find out that mine is junk!
