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I've got a really tough problem with a Toshiba Satellite 1730XCD laptop running Win98SE and a Linksys PCM100 Fast Ethernet NIC. I followed Linksys instructions (since I don't work with many laptops) and loaded the drivers. When I went to set the network settings I noticed that the mouse would freeze for several seconds then work for several seconds - off & on. I made the settings and rebooted and had the same problems and couldn't connect to the network. Also, the only light on the card that was on was the 10/100 - the Link & Act lights weren't on. Checked all IRQ & I/O settings and found no conflicts. The NIC was using IRQ 11 & I/O 300-310 and had no conflicts. I've tried a multitude of things to no avail. Tried changing the IRQ and I/O and was able to connect to network but after rebooting I had same problem. I've unloaded - reloaded drivers. Looked for new drivers but mine were the newest out. Tried removing McAfee and other software - still nothing. Tried unloading - reloading PC card services. I really could use some new ideas to try. Thanks!!!

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by ann777

You may have other devices on IRQ 11 that are competeing for resources. That will create a conflict even though Windows might not recognize it when you look at the devices in device manager. Windows does NOT always recognize a device conflict!
What other devices are on IRQ 11? If you have a video controller or sound controller sharing with your nic, you will probably have problems when the other device vies (fights) to grab quickly dwindling resources.

Which IRQ is the mouse on?Try the nic in another computer... test it there. If you get the same sort of response, then return the nic to the place of purchase as defective. Else it's a resoource issue.

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