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    2300 LAN issue.

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by v12vanquish, Jun 29, 2008.

  1. v12vanquish

    v12vanquish Newbie

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    My 2300 wont recongnize the Ethernet , saying it has limited or no connection , i know its working cause i have a second laptop here that it works with. Im trying to avoid the drivers on Averatecs website since i really think they dont work .

    Any suggestions? :(
     
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  2. serenityconsulting

    serenityconsulting Notebook Consultant

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    Install the latest nVidia chipset driver for your 2300-

    For XP
    http://www.nvidia.com/object/nforce_winxp_15.18.html

    For Vista
    http://www.nvidia.com/object/nforce_vista_15.18.html

    Also, if still having a problem... boot the unit on a different LAN. This seems to be a BIOS issue that the wired Ethernet remains inactive until it sees DHCP settings different than the last network it was using. You will find lots of suggestions in old posts, but the only thing that worked consistently for me was booting connected to a different network to grab a different IP address. I went so far one time as to re-program my home router, then program it back.
     
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