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APS · 04-11-2005, 10:35

As Robin says the Mac/Physical address is clearly wrong - it looks like the EEPROM on the network card has either not been programmed, has been zapped in some way or is faulty.

If reseating the card does not work (unlikely) you could try searching the net for tools specific to the Realtek chipset. There are some out there for this chipset that let you reset the Mac address to a value of your choice. This is not something most if any Windows drivers let you do as the Mac address is normally set at the factory.

APS

04-11-2005, 10:35	#11
APS Inactive Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 216	Re: Can't switch from USB to Ethernet As Robin says the Mac/Physical address is clearly wrong - it looks like the EEPROM on the network card has either not been programmed, has been zapped in some way or is faulty. If reseating the card does not work (unlikely) you could try searching the net for tools specific to the Realtek chipset. There are some out there for this chipset that let you reset the Mac address to a value of your choice. This is not something most if any Windows drivers let you do as the Mac address is normally set at the factory. APS