Win2k has failed me.

[mosdef]

I had Win2k working fine. Then I installed the new SP (or is it called SR?), and I lost access to any network connections (LAN at college for Internet connection and such). I later read reports of users instantly losing network access after installing the SP 1. So I uninstalled SP 1 but I still can't access the network. The Device Manager doesn't let me change the IRQ settings of my network card - the option to manually change the settings is grayed out. It is set to 9 in 2k and 10 in 98. [edit]Whoops I forgot to ask if anyone knows what I can do?[/edit]

-mosdef

 

[BigToque]

its a known bug if you have zone alarm installed.

change your security setting down to medium and it will work. then go to the zone alarm website and download the update to fix the problem.

 

[CyberTiger]

Right on

 

[mosdef]

I don't have ZoneAlarm installed.

-mosdef

 

[Mark R]

Is the network card detected and is it working? Does Windows say that the network cable is disconnected? (You will need to enable the task bar icon in the network control panel for the network card).

I think that the IRQ setting is irrelevant; trying to asign manually IRQs in Win2k typically causes more problems than it solves.

What are your TCP/IP settings? Use the command 'ipconfig /all' at a command prompt to display the status. If you have Windows set to autoconfigure TCP/IP then from a command prompt run 'ipconfig /release *' followed by 'ipconfig /renew'.

 

[mosdef]

The network card is working and it says that it has received 3 packets every time I start Windows2k, but that's it. I think the IRQ setting is important because the BIOS reports it in IRQ 10, but maybe I'm wrong. I can ping localhost, but it can't ping www.umd.edu (my school). Does this help at all?

-mosdef

 

[Celstar]

at least you got win2k to boot after installing sp1.

my computer was left unbootable after I tried to install it for a reason that I dont know have a clue about.

 

[mosdef]

So no one has an idea what's going on? Greaaaat...

-mosdef

 

[Jugernot]

Have you tried deleting and reinstalling all of you protocols and the NIC? Try it and come back and tell us how it went.

 

[GT1999]

My system seems faster without SP1, also. We have a lot of stations here with Win2000 and the ones w/o the service pack run faster. Also, sometimes it won't install correctly and you have to format. Same thing goes with IE 5.5 w/ SP1.

 

[Mark R]

Can you provide a copy of the output of the 'ipconfig /all' command?

However, in the meantime you can try this - this usually helps stubborn network problems.

In the control panel - uninstall the NIC (there's a button marked uninstall or something).
Shut down.
Remove the NIC from the computer.
Reboot.
Check that the NIC has gone.
Shutdown.
Reinstall the NIC card into the computer.
Reboot and let Windows install drivers.
Reconfigure the card as directed by your school.

As to the IRQ - this is correct behaviour. Win2k as an ACPI compliant OS is able to reassign PCI IRQs when it starts, so the IRQ assignments in Windows need not be the same as those reported by the BIOS. This is not a new feature in Service Pack 1.

 

[KouklatheCat]

I had the same problem and I un-installed SP1 and all worked.

 

[Looney]

I would suggest only installing SP1 if you absolutely need it... i didn't, so i took it off.

But i don't think it has anything to do with the IRQ... Win2k uses ACPI, so it handles all the IRQs for you. If you want to set your own (which i advise), you'll have to reinstall Win2k and disable ACPI.

Other than that, i would also suggest removing all your NIC drivers and reinstalling it.

 

[mosdef]

Alright, thanks a lot guys. I'm gonna try what you said Mark R and report back. Later!

-mosdef

 

[goldboyd]

is it dns related? have you tried doing anything by ip adderss? have you ininstalled/reinstalled the nic, cfm$n, tcp/ip?

 

[divide]

Its sounds like to me that its a DNS setting or host file on the computer, if he can ping by IP and not by host namne.Also it could be a problem with the DNS sever.