I'll try to answer each question in turn. From: "Mark Rode" <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 12:38 PM Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Networking and IRQ Problem > < At 01:18 PM 6/19/2000 -0700, you wrote: > < I have two separate issues. First, I set up a client with Diamond's > 10Mbs Homefree networking cards. Three computers networked < through the > phone lines on a "supposedly" 10Mbs connection. An IBM PIII600 is the ICS > server, and the clients are a Compaq > > I am not familiar with these home / phone line networks but I have a few > questions. > The Diamond setup is with a internal Diamond NIC AND an external device for > a wall socket ? The Diamond NIC is internal and has RJ11 sockets for connection directly to the phone jack. > Each PC gets it's own Diamond NIC and wall socket > connection? If I understand your question, yes. One PC, one connection to the phone jack. > Is there any proprietary Diamond software involved or is this a > standard Windows TCP/IP network. The NIC's are proprietary as far as the drivers go, but they talk over TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, Netbui, etc. > Who is providing the DSL connection ? The Telco for the DSL is US West. The ISP is Teleport. > The Cisco 675 is your own modem or the providers? I'm not sure why you are asking this question. It's a Cisco 675. Does it matter if it's owned by me or the provider? The configuration is the same, regardless. The ISP uses bridging mode. > What OS is handling the NAT server....you write ICS but is > this Win98SE2 or Win 2000 ? Windows 98SE. >What OS are the clients running ? The Compaq Presario 5220 is running Windows 98 original edition. The Sony Vaio is running Windows 95B OSR2.1. > Does the LAN...WorkGroup ?...work normally at 10 bps ? Yes. > Does the Cisco work OK if you use it on a stand alone machine ? Yes. > >make sure that it wasn't what was causing my slow internet problem (the > >Sony was still just as slow as before). Anybody know a "safe" way to > >change the IRQ's around? > You mean on the NIC card ? Try this....in Win98 go into device manager and > remove the devices that are giving you problems...exit out and reboot. > Enter the BIOS and set up IRQ designation from auto to manual. Disable any > BIOS IRQ assignments like assign video IRQ. Then load windows and see if it > sorts it out. If this doesn't work move the cards from one slot to another > and try again. > > Mark Rode Do you want to signoff PCBUILD or just change to Digest mode - visit our web site: http://nospin.com/pc/pcbuild.html