generic NE2000 driver for MS-Win98

[Jeff Woods]

I have two Alta Research 16 bit combo ethernet cards which
I have been trying to get to run under Windows 98.
Unfortunately, I have not been able to locate a driver which
will work with them. I downloaded the NE2000 package from
Microsoft's ftp site, and installed the Alta 16 T/C Combo card
drivers, but they don't work. I have also tried the Novell/
Anthem NE2000 driver.

The drivers install fine (as reported by the device manager),
but the cards won't connect to the network. I am able to ping
the local machine (gee...), but cannot see any other machines
on the network.

I have seen the cards used with Windows, but the driver was
labeled "Generic NE2000". Thus far, I have been unable to
locate this driver.

I know the cards work, since I am using them with Linux
(using the generic NE2000 driver).

Can anyone point me to the correct driver?

Thanks

[Jeff Rutan]

I am having the same problem with the SN3200 card (PCI version of
SN2000) which is also an NE2000 generic (very cheap) card. The same
card works great in Windows 95 on the same machine with the driver that
came on a floppy with the card. However, in Windows 98, after a few
Refreshes, I can see only my own machine in Network Neighborhood. Other
machines on my LAN can initially see the Windows 98 machine in Network
Neighborhood, but they can not access it, and then it goes away. I have
tried several drivers, including the one that came with the card (dated
5/21/97, and the Realtek RTL8029 driver that Windows 98 suggested.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
-Jeff

[Atcox]

I have the same problem only it works fine under Win98, it's Win95 that's
the problem. (code10)

You can download the newest Realtek 8029 drivers from www.realtek.com.tw I
have no problems with windows98 now.

Anyone know what could be the problem in 95 ??
I get a message about having bad EEPROM at my card, but I tried to switch
them, and got the message at the same machine, so it has to be Win95.

Also, is there some "standard" driver for NE2000 compatible cards ??

Atcox.

Jeff Rutan wrote in message <35F452F4...@home.com>...

[Ted van der Wal]

I've had the same problem. I used a cheap NE2000 compatiable PCI NIC that
worked fine in Win95 but i could not get it to work in Win98. After i
replaced it with an ISA version of the same NIC i was able to get my network
up and running. I used the standard Win98 drivers.

Atcox wrote in message <6t1od7$kju$1...@dalen.get2net.dk>...

[Atcox]

Doooon't.
I just swithced the cards and found out that it was a hardware problem, and
not Win95. The card has been exchanged, and I expect to be up running in no
time.

The reason that some people can't get thier PCI cards to work, is that Win98
has a PnP bug. Whether you have a problem or not depends on what hardwre you
have. To fix this, go into your BIOS, and disable the: "PnP OS installed".
This will enable the BIOS to decide which hardware should have which
ressources.

Pelle.

Ted van der Wal wrote in message <6t3aaf$qjp$1...@news.worldonline.nl>...

[Jeff Woods]

Jeff Woods wrote:

For all interested, I solved my problem. I loaded the "Generic NE2000"
driver provided with Windows 98, and everything worked fine. It just
took a while to find it: it's listed in the Novell/Anthem section of
network adapters.