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MSI u115 Asix Lan-Adapter

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by leddok

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Hey Guys,
i have got a msi wind u115 netbook, which has an embedded asix 88772 chip usb-lan adapter. Problem is, that windows (actually windows 7 but also at windows xp) don't recognize the lan-card. So i cannot install the driver because the adapter is also in the device manager not presented. I tested every driver of the homepage of asix for my hardware, but the installers didn't get my lan-adapter working. Has anyone experience with this problem? Please help!
Thank you!

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by older mycroft

According to the MSI site, the comms ports of this little machine are:

[b]Built-in 10/100 LAN
Built-in 802.11b/g or 802.11b/g/n WLAN Card / Bluetooth Supported (Bluetooth is optional)[/b]

The LAN shown in the illustrations is a standard 8P8C/RJ45 socket on the right hand side to the rear.

http://www.msi.com/html/popup/NB/u115/index.html

by leddok

I shipped my first U115 back to the supplier because, after i talked with msi, i thought the hardware module has a damage. But my new Netbook (exchange netbook) has got the same fault - it must be a driver problem. And i'm sure, that it's an ASIX 88772 adapter. The RJ45 Port is connected to the internal hub. On the msi driver disc is even a driver for Lan, but only the "sys" and "inf" file - and so i cannot install the hardware because the adapter is not even detected in the device manager.

by ic-it

install it.
Open Control Panel
Add Hardware
Choose yes I have installed it
Scroll to the bottom of the list and highlight - Add a new hardware device
Click - Next
Select - Install the hardware that I manually select from a list
Choose - Network adapters - Next
click on the Have Disk button
Browse to the inf file, select it and Choose OK.
It will either finish the installation or prompt you to select the specific model.

by leddok

...but if i select the driver file (inf) from the driver homepage, then there is no device viewable in the list. This is really strange - it seems, that the driver, which is specially for Windows 7, is not supported - but also in Windows XP it won't work.

by older mycroft

Have you actually ever tried plugging an ethernet cable into it?

I'm not familiar with your Netbook but it strikes me as odd that the chassis has an 8P8C socket. You say it's connected to the internal hub, as if that is an excuse why it doesn't work - when the opposite is the actual case.

What about the wireless LAN? Have you attempted connection with that yet?

by leddok

..i tried to pluging an RJ45 cable but there is no answer by the Netbook - how should it work, without any installed driver?! Could you explain me the following, please: "I'm not familiar with your Netbook but it strikes me as odd that the chassis has an 8P8C socket. You say it's connected to the internal hub, as if that is an excuse why it doesn't work - when the opposite is the actual case." I didn't understand it :-)

The wireless lan is working marvelous!(Also the bluetooth adapter)

by older mycroft

So, if the RJ45 socket is listed as being connected to the internal hub, it should also be able to communicate via an inserted Cat5 cable, to the outside world.

What kind of ethernet cable are you using?

It [b]MUST[/b] be of the straight-through variety. A crossover cable won't work with a router/modem.

by leddok

a RJ45 ethernet cable. But how should it work? There is no Network adapter listed in the devicemanager beside the Wireless Connection so the LAN adapter is definitely not installed. How can i install them :-(

by older mycroft

http://www.notebook-driver.com/msi/msi-wind-u115-hybrid-netbook-windows-xp-drivers/

On this site you'll get Drivers for all of the following:

#1 WLAN drivers (2 types, one for each model of u115)
#2 VGA drivers
#3 PCI-E drivers
#4 LAN drivers
#5 CHIPSET drivers
#6 CARDREADER drivers
#7 BLUETOOTH drivers
#8 AUDIO drivers

I suggest you download the entire range available and install them all, starting with the CHIPSET drivers.

If you don't start with the CHIPSET drivers, some of the components in Device Manager will [b]NOT APPEAR[/b].

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