Thanks for the reply. It turned out to be a defective Realtek chip.
The motherboard was replaced by the dealer and the new one works
fine.
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"Tom A" <jetski2.RemoveThis@optonline.net.NOSPAM> wrote in message
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> Hi;
> What is the IP address it shows? Any error messages etc? What
O.S.?
> Router or other connections? You need to provide more information
when you
> ask a question like this.
> TomA
> "auroranews.com" <?ciao?@glass.net> wrote in message
> news:0eOcnTI-nP8MIxyiXTWJhg@comcast.com...
> > The Realtek LAN chip on this board places a fixed IP in my
TCP/IP
> > when used with a cable modem. Is there a way around this and is
it a
> > common problem or defective 8100b chip?
> >
> > When I put in a NIC card in a PCI slot, the card works fine, but
I
> > need the slot.
> >
> > Any thoughts will be appreciated
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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