New PC - Old Cable Internet Hookup NG!

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manic49er

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Hi,
I have an existing PC on the internet thru Comcast's telephone router, works fine.

I also have a newer pc I'd like to replace it with, but when I plug the ethernet cable from the telephone router to the onboard ethernet port on the back of the new pc and boot it up, it says "network not found".

Do I have to do more than move the ethernet cable to the newer pc?

Regards,
manic49er
 
my MOBO has onboard networking so RJ45 network connector comes off MOBO not a seperate network card.

manic49er
 
I don't care if it is separate or not...Please just answer the question?... Do you have the driver installed for your network card?
 
I never installed one myself (someone else built this pc) but I've never had to install a network card driver before in my 40 years of using/owing computers from paper tape/card days to PDP11's to ZX-81's to C128's to PC's (DOS days to present), especially if the system doesn't have one (as is onboard, tho maybe a driver supporting networking on MOBO could be part of MOBO drivers?).
 
manic49er said:
I never installed one myself (someone else built this pc) but I've never had to install a network card driver before in my 40 years of using/owing computers from paper tape/card days to PDP11's to ZX-81's to C128's to PC's (DOS days to present), especially if the system doesn't have one (as is onboard, tho maybe a driver supporting networking on MOBO could be part of MOBO drivers?).
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Tell me...what makes you think an on board net work card does not need a driver?

Ya device manager will tell you if it is installed or not.
 
Wow, net be nice guy. Yes, onboard NIC cards definately do need drivers. The reason you don't remember installing one is because OSes now a days automatically try to install the driver for you on the OS load. If there was a hardware conflict you are going to want to open the device manager and see if there are any exclamation marks, question marks, or red xs.
 
gazaway said:
Wow, net be nice guy. Yes, onboard NIC cards definately do need drivers. The reason you don't remember installing one is because OSes now a days automatically try to install the driver for you on the OS load. If there was a hardware conflict you are going to want to open the device manager and see if there are any exclamation marks, question marks, or red xs.
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I do not feel that I was out of line...My above post was intended to read what makes you think an on board net work card does not need a driver? I need to watch that more closely.
I bet he won't forget next time...I have had my share of computers over the last 20 years that the operating system could not install the driver...Including my brand new Dream Machine.
 
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