Hugh Vandervoort's post (clipped):--

<<<< '"> (6)ADSL modem connected to usb in ethernet card in pci slot"
What does this mean >>>>

oops, it does mean I am capable of typing something which even I do not understand!!!

sorry, the fact that the win bond fast pci ethernet adapter kept on disablng itself was playing in my mind for 3 days that i got into a typo!

the correct position is <<< (6)ADSL modem connected to 2 port usb adapter card in a pci slot>>>

another point which I omitted in my earlier post:--

the device manager also shows a " wan miniport (pptp)" which also has a yellow exclamation mark which unlike the "win bond..adapter" can not be uninstalled because win xp says, without it the system will not boot.

finally I am quite ignorant about both hard/ software and just trying to get a working knowledge.

thanks and good day---- Venkat

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