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Old 29-03-2004, 21:42   #7
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Re: Ethernet Switch

What operating system RU on?
If you're on XP try the following command from a DOS prompt:
ipconfig /all

You should get something like:
Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : YOURPCNAME
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0C-76-0E-C7-45
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.XXX.XXX.XXX
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.XXX.XXX.XXX
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 194.168.4.100
194.168.8.100

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 29 March 2004 21:16:01
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 30 March 2004 21:16:01

The xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx will be your own settings...If this is a 169.x.x.x address then the card is not picking up a ip address or your cables are not connected.
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