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Hey,

I have a P4S800 motherboard for 4 years now. I recently format and reinstall Windows XP, but I lost my CD with the drivers from the motherboard which has a integrated LAN. So I downloaded the drivers from ASUS. Evertything works except the networking. Each and every time I get an ip 0.0.0.0 or 169.254.*.*.

I found on google that there was a problem with winsock that could cause the problem. I tried the solution they offered but nothing worked. So now, I'm wondering, since these are new drivers, do I have to flash my BIOS to make it work?

Thanks in advanceJust tried to connect my internet in USB. Installed the driver and everything and I still get the same behavior. And when I use the tool to build a home network, it keep saying there was an error while setting the network.It may be easier to just purchase a NIC card and install it and it's drivers...their about 10 - 15 bucks.
How did you go about configuring the network after installing the drivers ? ?
All that needs to be re-done after a format.
Get the info for the settings from your ISP to start with.Well I have a network and my 2 other computer work fine but are wireless. My xbox 360 is WIRED to the network and work fine to. Everythign was working fine until I format. Last time I format I remembered that I only had to install the drivers from the CD and it was almost plug and play. I believe since I use the new drivers from ASUS website something is messed up. That why I wonder if I should update my BIOS or something like that.And I believe buying a new LAN card won't resolve the problem since I TRY to plug directly my internet in the USB port with the drivers and everything. Go to Start/Run and type in ipconfig /all on that machine and post the results...

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Everythign was working fine until I format. Last time I format I remembered that I only had to install the drivers from the CD and it was almost plug and play.

This is unlikely...how would the machine remember your network settings, your ISP etc after a format ? ?Microsoft Windows XP [version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Steve>ipconfig /all

Configuration IP de Windows

Nom de l'hôte . . . . . . . . . . : Steve
Suffixe DNS principal . . . . . . :
Type de noud . . . . . . . . . . : Inconnu
Routage IP activé . . . . . . . . : Non
Proxy WINS activé . . . . . . . . : Non

Carte ETHERNET Connexion au réseau local 6:

Suffixe DNS propre à la connexion :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : SiS 900-Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adap
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Adresse physique . . . . . . . . .: 00-0C-6E-D8-20-D0
DHCP activé. . . . . . . . . . . : Oui
Configuration automatique activée . . . . : Oui
Autoconfiguration d'adresse IP. . : 169.254.44.90
Masque de sous-réseau . . .. . . : 255.255.0.0
Passerelle par défaut . . .. . . :

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Quote from: patio on February 26, 2008, 07:44:38 PM

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Everythign was working fine until I format. Last time I format I remembered that I only had to install the drivers from the CD and it was almost plug and play.

This is unlikely...how would the machine remember your network settings, your ISP etc after a format ? ?

I know that but I format and reinstall windows a couple of time and I never struggled with LAN and I remembered that it was almost easy as just installing the drivers and pluging the cable.Give this driver a try....

http://support.packardbell.com/uk/item/index.php?i=7051210000&ppn=PB40G00001



It requires SP1 but I just reinstall Windows. SP1 Need you to have an access to internet because it validates your windows in order to install it.Quote from: hellite on February 27, 2008, 04:13:19 PM
It requires SP1 but I just reinstall Windows. SP1 Need you to have an access to internet because it validates your windows in order to install it.

What ver. of XP is this and why would validating be an issue ? ?
Have we been chasing a red herring this whole time ? ?
SP2 can be DLoaded on another machine and installed on this one....it will fit on most of the newer flash drives.
SP1 would be WASTING time as the Windows updates are cumulative...Manage to install SP2 and the new driver... Still the same behavior

Also, I was looking at the winsock problem..... on microsoft support they say in winsock 2 info i should see 10 section.... I only see two... could that be the reason why nothing works?hellite: what does it say in your device manager? that the drivers/device is working PROPERLY?

It's possible that the wrong driver is installed.

Also, you are right about the fact that there should not be any problems getting a connection after a reformat/install. As long as you've obtained the drivers (either through a CD or manufacturer's website), you should be able to connect. Just make sure that your browser is set to automatically detect LAN settings.

My advice, do some more digging for those network drivers on the ASUS website.Yes my device manager says it works adequatly. When I installed windows it even recognized the driver and installed some drivers. So right now I have tried 4 different driver : Windows default one, asus website, Sis website and the one in this forum. I don't know which other one I could try except the one on the CD but I lost it.

http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx?SLanguage=en-us (There's only one driver for LAN so I can't go wrong)

Only thing left to try is to find someone with that CD who could do an Image of it and send it to me


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