re: Network Connection unavailable Friday, April 7, 2006 at 4:18 pm Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by Johnb33 (2283 messages posted) You need to use the driver cd that came with the motherboard to install the network card driver. you won't get online without doing it. The 1394 connection refers to your firewire port. Not used for internet in your application. On Friday, April 7, 2006 at 3:45 pm, mm291 wrote: >I just upgraded my motherboard to a Biostar N4SIE-A7 board, which includes on-board >LAN. However I no longer have a LAN connection to my router. I can't find anything >that even detects that there is a possibility of a connection. > >I need help. > >Device Manager: > Network Adapter: > 1394 Net Adapter (not sure if this is the right adapter or not, but it is the >only one listed) > >Running ipconfig from the command prompt returns: >"Windows IP Configuration" >and the prompt again, with no IP configuration details. > >Internet options has LAN connection set to Auto-Detect settings. > >My router doesn't register any activity no matter what I do. > >Plugging and up-plugging the LAN cable doesn't give me the normal 'Network Connection >Un-plugged" and etc... notification in right corner of the task bar. > >Opening the properties of the 1394 connection that is listed in network connections, >it doesn't list anything in the support tab for any of: Address Type, IP Address, >Subnet Mask, or Default Gateway. The connection also always shows as connected, regardless >of whether or not it is actually connected. I can enable and disable it without problem, >but also without any apparent effect. > >Biostar does not have any drivers listed on their site for the motherboard except >for chipset, sound, and USB 2.0 > >I am at a loss of what to do. I can't even figure out if I have a device found to >even try to find a driver for it. > >Help would be extremely appreciated. Written in response to: Network Connection unavailable (mm291: Friday, April 7, 2006 at 3:45 pm) There are presently no replies to this message. All messages in this thread [show all] Network Connection unavailable (mm291: Fri, Apr 7, 2006, 3:45 pm) re: Network Connection unavailable (Johnb33: Fri, Apr 7, 2006, 4:18 pm) download the chipset software driver (Johnb33: Fri, Apr 7, 2006, 5:25 pm) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum