Well, this sucks.

Posted by Firebird on July 8, 2006, 1:41 a.m.

Alright. Before reinstalling my OS, I decided that I was going to some more stuff. I got an ethernet card and installed it today (Although in a non-working port, so I had to move it <_<) and got my LAN up and running. Although my computer and modem wont communicate. That means, no broadband. Which sucks. A lot. Oh yeah, flashback, my connection can get up to 20Mbps.

So far I have called tech support 3 times. One: reinstall your OS. Two: An idiot who thinks I am an idiot. Three: Get a techie to come over, or reinstall your OS.

I'm going to get a techie that I know over, and if THAT dosen't work, then I guess it really is reinstall time.

God damn.

Comments

Alx 18 years, 10 months ago

Good luck with that.

melee-master 18 years, 10 months ago

Damn, that sucks.

Firebird 18 years, 10 months ago

Yep.

Kenon 18 years, 10 months ago

Myconnection is normally 54mbps =)

Firebird 18 years, 10 months ago

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Malaika 18 years, 10 months ago

Have you installed the drivers for the LAN card? Most of the time they aren't important, but it can help a lot.

ParadoxEquation 18 years, 10 months ago

Or just use cable. =)

Josea 18 years, 10 months ago

did you push the lever that says "Broken - Fixed" to the Fixed side?

Often people have these in the "Broken" state…

Firebird 18 years, 10 months ago

… The ethernet card didn't come with drivers. Although it works perfectly with Windows anyway.

And I broke the lever out of a fit of temper.

Malaika 18 years, 10 months ago

damn. You're screwed then. Next time, remember to use the 'fixed' state.

You may also be using the wrong cat5 cable. There are 2 types, based on the wiring - the first is used for two computers directly, and the second used for modems/routers/hubs/etc. If the cable is the wrong type, it ain't gunna work.