Home Download | Exchange Server | Feedback | Index | ISA-Server | Jokes | Terms of Service/Usage Policy | Windows Security | What's New | White Papers
 
 Networking Topics
Windows XP Prof
Windows XP Home
Windows 2000 Server
Windows 2000 Prof
Windows NT4 Server
Windows NT4 Work.
Windows ME
Windows 98
Windows 95
Windows 3.x
MS-DOS

Step-By-Step
Network Basics
Trouble Shooting

Exchange Server
e-Mail Security
e-Mail Spam
ISA-Server
Server Software
Windows Security
 
 Featured Product
 
 Network Addons
Direct Cable
-
Serial / Parallel
-
Infrared
-
USB
-
High Speed Cables
-
WLAN - Wireless
-
Jokes ( computer )
-
Download Site

Windows 2000 Network Card Installation

Due to its Plug-and-Play capability, Windows 2000 should detect your network card and
install the proper drivers
(which worked fine on my system with my Realteak card, but first I had to learn
that Intel does not anymore support the "EtherExpress 16 ISA" and therefore also Windows2000 does NOT
support the "INTEL EtherExpress 16" ISA network card)
, then you should just verify the proper
installation of the network.


But some older non-Plug&Play ISA network adapter will not get detected by Windows2000
automatically, you will need to install the network driver manually:



While under Windows NT4 and Windows95/98, it is possible to add a network adapter from within
the Network configuration, Windows2000 allows (like
Windows ME ) to add any new hardware
component only via the "Control Panel" using "Add / Remove Hardware" :

You will need to use the
Wizard (sorry, no shortcuts)
Select to Add a device
Windows2000 will search
for new "Plug and Play" components,
but will not find a NON- Play&Play
card.
Since we like to add a new
network card driver, select
"Add a new device"
You can try to let Windows2000
search for the new hardware,
which can take several minutes.

It did not work for me, it did NOT
find my old NON Plug & Play ISA
card, so I had to select, that
"I want to select the hardware
from a list
"
Select the type of hardware:
Network adapter
Select first the "Manufacturer",
then the model of the
"Network Adapter"
(I am using here a 3COM 3C509 ISA
in NON-Plug&Play mode, which is
refered to as "Legacy mode"
Windows2000 was not able to
detect the settings of the network card
(I/O-address and INT/IRQ)
You will need to provide the
settings, by either looking at the
jumpers on the network card
or by using the software setup
floppy disk of the network card

and use "Change Setting" to enter
the "Input/Output Range" ad the
"Interrupt Request":
Continue
done.
If you did not yet defined the
Settings, you can do it now (or just
verify them) by selecting "Resources"
The installation of a new network
card driver is one of the new items,
which requires a reboot

After the restart, you have a new connection :

You can rename the connection, but you should check the "Properties" =
Network setup, as
you should do also in case of using a PCI-network card, which Windows2000 would have
detected automatically. In most the cases, you will use the TCP/IP protocol and you should verify
the
TCP/IP configuration.
Then you are ready to look at the equivalent of the Win95/98/NT4 Network-Neighborhood,
now called
"My Network Places" / "Computers Near Me".

WindowsNetworking.com is in no way affiliated with Microsoft Corp.
Copyright © 2014, TechGenix Ltd. All rights reserved. Please read our Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions.