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Originally Posted by Gareth
Apologies in advance if this is an insulting question... Did you power down the modem after trying the lappy and before trying the NIC? Because of the different MAC addresses between the different devices, you'd need to reboot the modem for it to recognize the NIC.
If so, then I'd agree... sounds like a knackered NIC.
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yeah I did and it was the Dtop i tryed first not the laptop, only tryed the laptop because the PC wasn't picking up an IP just to see if the it was the PC or the NTL modem
Nic had been rattling around my bedroom for ages so not that surprised that it didn't work