> The problem (for me) was on the Windoze box. Anyone surprised at
that? The
> problem lay with the BIOS assigning an IRQ (10) and Win98 then
claiming
> that IRQ was assigned (duh, to the NIC!) and telling the NIC to
use an
> unassigned IRQ. The way I solved the problem was to tell Windows
that all
> vacant IRQ's were reserved for system use (Control
Panel|System|Device
> Manager|My Computer|Properties|Reserve Resources) and leave only
one IRQ
> available for the NIC. Then, reboot and go into the BIOS where
you tell the
> BIOS to assign that PCI slot the only available IRQ in Win98.
Boot into
> Win98 and you should have a working NIC.
Alternatively, set the NIC IRQ in the BIOS, and make sure the "Plug
and Play OS Installed" setting (or similar) is set to NO! It's a
lot easier than playing with the Device Manager reservations, and
it's future proof.
Essentially, it configures all your P&P hardware at boot up, and
doesn't let Win9x confuse itself. It's a good fix for a lot of
hardware problems in fact, and it doesn't muss up your favourite OS
settings as an added "feature". :)
Get 'em all connected up... it's great!
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