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Title: 2 ghost ethernet hardwares
Post by: Peterwolfe on July 15, 2009, 08:10:50 AM

screw up my wireless connectivity...on my device manager they show as 1394 network adapter en NVIDIA network controller, but i removed the physical comcard and replaced it with the D-Link wireless....I did uninstall both but after a restart they show up again...what now?

AMD Athlon 64, 3200+, 3Gb RAM, XP+SP3, D-LINK wireless network adapter 54mbps

Title: Re: 2 ghost ethernet hardwares
Post by: BC_Programmer on July 15, 2009, 08:13:57 AM

1394 is firewire, and the NVIDIA network controller is your on-board ethernet.

Title: Re: 2 ghost ethernet hardwares
Post by: Peterwolfe on July 15, 2009, 08:20:05 AM

I KNOW THAT (no offense meant) but how can i get rid of them because they interfere (after a while) with my connectivity and stop the Net, and everytime i have to do the MS Diagnostic test that shows that that ethernet thingy still seems to be active regardless if I disable it or uninstall it.... :'(

Title: Re: 2 ghost ethernet hardwares
Post by: BC_Programmer on July 15, 2009, 08:31:13 AM

disable, not uninstall,  them in device manager...

Title: Re: 2 ghost ethernet hardwares
Post by: Peterwolfe on July 15, 2009, 08:48:36 AM

1394 disabled but Nvidia Network controller cant be disabled, has something to do with protocols and being in use????????????????????????

disabled it anyway in devicemanager, was ok, but this breach in connectivity still occurs...MS Diagnostics says that I still have ethernet connection stuff and wireless....but i cant see any ethernetstuff in my devicemanager

Here under you see the existing situation before I disabled the both, 1394 and NVIDIA aso the wireless was the only one there, but still I have connectivity problems after a couple of minutes

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/Petwolfe/devman150709.jpg)

Title: Re: 2 ghost ethernet hardwares
Post by: jerryheavyarms on July 15, 2009, 02:58:46 PM

You could also disable it from the BIOS

Title: Re: 2 ghost ethernet hardwares
Post by: Peterwolfe on July 16, 2009, 02:50:40 AM

how? please...my devicemanager shows both items are disabled, show a red cross(x), but still it causes trouble ??? :'(

Title: Re: 2 ghost ethernet hardwares
Post by: Peterwolfe on July 16, 2009, 03:06:41 AM

see pics...how can this be possible??
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/Petwolfe/IE8diagnostics.jpg)
and ye I have disabled the stuff
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/Petwolfe/DevMannu1607.jpg)

Title: Re: 2 ghost ethernet hardwares
Post by: jerryheavyarms on July 16, 2009, 10:14:42 AM

Here you go.. (http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000192.htm)
Locate the built in 1394 and LAN

Title: Re: 2 ghost ethernet hardwares
Post by: Peterwolfe on July 16, 2009, 01:23:48 PM

how? ???

Title: Re: 2 ghost ethernet hardwares
Post by: killerb255 on July 16, 2009, 05:07:23 PM

Did you click the words "Here you go" in Jerryheavyarms' post?

Title: Re: 2 ghost ethernet hardwares
Post by: Peterwolfe on July 17, 2009, 10:25:30 AM

lol, no...sorry...found out self...ooops...

but the problem still exists....I found that 1394 stuff in the bios but not the nvidia...the 1394 items are the same as in the picture of the device manager, one could disable them...but the Nvidia network controller I did not find......but I noticed I have a Nvidia Enumerator??.....

Peer

Title: Re: 2 ghost ethernet hardwares
Post by: killerb255 on July 17, 2009, 11:04:43 PM

Anything in the BIOS that says "LAN" or "NIC"?

Title: Re: 2 ghost ethernet hardwares
Post by: Peterwolfe on July 19, 2009, 09:44:04 AM

LAN yes, NIC no ???

Title: Re: 2 ghost ethernet hardwares
Post by: killerb255 on July 19, 2009, 02:19:25 PM

...then disable whatever says "LAN."

Title: Re: 2 ghost ethernet hardwares
Post by: Peterwolfe on July 19, 2009, 08:49:49 PM

bad result: onboard NV LAN and Onboard NV LAN BOOT ROM stopped the wireless connection totally..resp. enabled and disabled, so had to put in the defaults again...LAN CABLE was disabled... ??? :'( ;D Had to use the windows repair option to get the wireless working again. Normally it started automatically which it doesnt do anymore  ::) ??? ::)

Title: Re: 2 ghost ethernet hardwares
Post by: killerb255 on July 20, 2009, 11:21:21 AM

It won't start automatically because you've essentially wiped out all the records of what wireless records your computer has connected to before.

Type in your SSID and password manually and there should be a check box that says something like "Remember these settings" or "Connect automatically" or something to that degree...

Title: Re: 2 ghost ethernet hardwares
Post by: Peterwolfe on July 20, 2009, 03:29:19 PM

yup it did, but problem still exists..might swap my D-Link for a more expensive one with 3 antennas!!?

Like these?:

http://www.datakjeden.no/stovner/PartDetail.aspx?q=p:1030266;c:36180

http://www.datakjeden.no/stovner/PartDetail.aspx?q=p:548522;c:36180

have the one with 1 antenna... ;D

Title: Re: 2 ghost ethernet hardwares
Post by: Peterwolfe on July 28, 2009, 01:26:23 AM

it seems that there are issues with D-Link and XP concerning incompatability with something called 802.x (either n, g or l). There is a hotfix for it on MS but of course that one doesnt work...any ideas? ???

Title: Re: 2 ghost ethernet hardwares
Post by: BC_Programmer on July 28, 2009, 07:18:02 AM

I'm using a D-Link router and a D-Link wired as well as wireless connections, and have yet to have problems. But at the same time my desktop doesn't have built-in networking...

However I am also using the more expensive XTreme-N hardware for both NIC and router...

This doesn't sound like an incompatibility between anything to me, but rather a stubborn on-board ethernet controller.

Title: Re: 2 ghost ethernet hardwares
Post by: Peterwolfe on July 29, 2009, 05:33:53 AM

.....and getting rid of it by doing what?????????????????????????????????????????? ???