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  1. Shadowspawn

    Shadowspawn Another hated American.

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    What is the laptop make/brand? Your card is capable of 100mBps, but is the laptop?
     
    Shadowspawn, 17 Oct 2002
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  2. Boss_Playa

    Boss_Playa What's a Dremel?

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    The Laptop is made by Time (UK based company). The laptop should be able to handle 100mBps.

    Laptop specs

    AMD K6-2 500mhz
    128MB RAM @ 100mhz
    8MB Graphics Card
    12GB Hard Drive
    2xPCMCIA 2x USB.....
    OS - WIN98 SE
     
    Boss_Playa, 18 Oct 2002
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  3. Shadowspawn

    Shadowspawn Another hated American.

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    Well, I was hoping for the model number so that I could look at its manual from the manufacturers website - but, nevermind, its moot now.

    Vi-Kata is right. Your NIC in the laptop is capable of 100mBps traffic. The slot its plugged into is not. Check the manual, verify that the slot is indeed a 16 bit slot. If it is, you are stuck with the slower speed where the laptop is concerned...unless Time has released a BIOS patch for it.
     
    Shadowspawn, 18 Oct 2002
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  4. scoob8000

    scoob8000 Wheres my plasma cutter?

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    sorry mang, ive been known to scan thru posts a little too quickly sometimes.. :(



    ndtinker, both specs are right, one is 568a and the other 568b, use one of those on each end to make a crossover cable.. :)

    -scoob8000
     
    scoob8000, 19 Oct 2002
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  5. Boss_Playa

    Boss_Playa What's a Dremel?

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    Here is a little update on the problem...

    I contacted Belkin on Friday and was told to check a few bits in my device manager and what the technician told me was that I have a CardBus controller so I would need a CardBus NIC (32bit). He told me to return the NIC where I purchased it and get the CardBus NIC.

    As I have had the card for a month I told him that EBuyer would not take it back unless it was faulty, so he pondered for a while and told me that if I send it back to Belkin he would swap it for the CardBus NIC :rock: :clap: :rock:
     
    Boss_Playa, 19 Oct 2002
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  6. vi-kata

    vi-kata What's a Dremel?

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    Scoob- no worries man :)

    Boss - what a blindingly good result, that's fantastic service from Belkin. Excellent :clap: :clap: :clap:

    Kata
     
    vi-kata, 19 Oct 2002
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  7. scoob8000

    scoob8000 Wheres my plasma cutter?

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    i dont own anything from belkin other than a printer cable, but i'll add them to my list of good customer service.. :)

    -scoob8000
     
    scoob8000, 20 Oct 2002
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