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by chris_surgenor

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I had a peer to peer win 98 network running fine and decided to setup a NT network with a sever and a workstation for training purposes. On both my server and workstation the event viewer says my network card (intel 82557) failed during startup.The device supposedly isn't functioning. NT located the card itself when it searched for one. Do I need specific drivers for the network card to make it work.

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by pherr

You need to install the newer drivers. Even though the driver you loaded and the card you have, have the same chip number the drivers are different. During setup or now just select from list and direct it to you new drivers.

by mckaytech

You probably do need a more specific driver. Intel 82557 is a chipset and not all NIC manufacturers implement it the same way so the generic 82557 driver doesn't always work.

We use Compaq servers here and they detect the Compaq NIC as an 82557 but it doesn't work until you install the Compaq driver. In my experience, that has also been true of some other 82557-based NIC products.

paul

by avalon

Go to the nic manufacturers website and download the newest NT driver for your nic. the 98 drivers won't work on NT and the NT OS may not contain the correct driver for your nic. You may even have to pull the card out to find out exactly who made it.
Good Luck.

by earnett

Look at the NIC to see if you can find the manfacutures name on it. I have had this same problems with these intel cards before. I located the manfacture and then download their driver and it worked.
Compaq cards are famous for cards not working,I have used the net-flex drivers on Intel cards with very good sucess

by systemnt

Just to let you know.
If you are installing NT ontop of 98 (dual booting) you have to install all programs & drivers all over again on the NT machines.

Make sure that your NIC cards are compatible with NT. Check your HCL & download any new drivers for your NIC's, if you have a 2nd NIC instal it & see if it gives you trouble.
Good luck!
Rich.

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