"jaygreg" <jaygre***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> When I execute the "command" then "ipconfig" commands at Start | Run, I
> see
> two ethernet adaptor report forms.
>
> 0 Ethernet adapter:
>
>  IP Address.....: 0.0.0.0
>  Subset Mask.....: 0.0.0.0
>  Default Gateway..: (blank)
>
> 1 Ethernet adapter:
>
>  IP Address.....: 192.168.0.4
>  Subset Mask.....: 255.255.255.0
>  Default Gateway...: (another number similar to the 1st)
>
> My machine is equipped for infrared but it's disabled. I'm trying to
> reconnect to the LAN I made two years ago but am having a lot of trouble.
> (See thread "IP Addresses on LAN" if interested). Can someone please tell
> me
> if this first report of an Ethernet adapter (the null adaptor . no
> addresses) should be there? If not, how do I remove it?
>
>

"Jack (MVP-Networking)." <J***@DiscussionGroup.com> wrote in message
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> Hi
> Take a look at the Control Panel Network Connection.
> If there is only one Icon for LAN connection (does not matter what the
> number is) then you can ignore the Bogus connection shows with ipconfig.
> In General, you can debug the Network Settings of a computer by following
> these steps.
> Step One.  Check the Network parameters in the Computer's Device Manager.
> Make sure that the Network Card drivers are installed correctly; i.e.
there
> is No IRQ conflict, and No Ghost installation.
> http://www.ezlan.net/faq#ghost
> Step Two.  Verify Basic network setting in the OS:
> http://www.ezlan.net/Installing#verify If the above two Steps indicates
that
> every thing looks good but functionally it does not work.
> Step Three.  Check (and repair if necessary) the Socket Layers, Winsock,
and
> or refresh the TCP/IP Stack. http://www.ezlan.net/clean#refreshnet
> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>
>
> "jaygreg" <jaygre***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OWhyDKXuGHA.1808@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> > When I execute the "command" then "ipconfig" commands at Start | Run, I
> > see
> > two ethernet adaptor report forms.
> >
> > 0 Ethernet adapter:
> >
> >  IP Address.....: 0.0.0.0
> >  Subset Mask.....: 0.0.0.0
> >  Default Gateway..: (blank)
> >
> > 1 Ethernet adapter:
> >
> >  IP Address.....: 192.168.0.4
> >  Subset Mask.....: 255.255.255.0
> >  Default Gateway...: (another number similar to the 1st)
> >
> > My machine is equipped for infrared but it's disabled. I'm trying to
> > reconnect to the LAN I made two years ago but am having a lot of
trouble.
> > (See thread "IP Addresses on LAN" if interested). Can someone please
tell
> > me
> > if this first report of an Ethernet adapter (the null adaptor . no
> > addresses) should be there? If not, how do I remove it?
> >
> >
>
>

>When I execute the "command" then "ipconfig" commands at Start | Run, I see
>two ethernet adaptor report forms.
>
>0 Ethernet adapter:
>
>  IP Address.....: 0.0.0.0
>  Subset Mask.....: 0.0.0.0
>  Default Gateway..: (blank)
>
>1 Ethernet adapter:
>
>  IP Address.....: 192.168.0.4
>  Subset Mask.....: 255.255.255.0
>  Default Gateway...: (another number similar to the 1st)
>
>My machine is equipped for infrared but it's disabled. I'm trying to
>reconnect to the LAN I made two years ago but am having a lot of trouble.
>(See thread "IP Addresses on LAN" if interested). Can someone please tell me
>if this first report of an Ethernet adapter (the null adaptor . no
>addresses) should be there? If not, how do I remove it?

"Steve Winograd [MVP]" <bcma***@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> In article <OWhyDKXuGHA.1***@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl>, "jaygreg"
> <jaygre***@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >When I execute the "command" then "ipconfig" commands at Start | Run, I
see
> >two ethernet adaptor report forms.
> >
> >0 Ethernet adapter:
> >
> >  IP Address.....: 0.0.0.0
> >  Subset Mask.....: 0.0.0.0
> >  Default Gateway..: (blank)
> >
> >1 Ethernet adapter:
> >
> >  IP Address.....: 192.168.0.4
> >  Subset Mask.....: 255.255.255.0
> >  Default Gateway...: (another number similar to the 1st)
> >
> >My machine is equipped for infrared but it's disabled. I'm trying to
> >reconnect to the LAN I made two years ago but am having a lot of trouble.
> >(See thread "IP Addresses on LAN" if interested). Can someone please tell
me
> >if this first report of an Ethernet adapter (the null adaptor . no
> >addresses) should be there? If not, how do I remove it?
>
> This is a Windows XP news group, but the commands and the output that
> you give look like what I'd expect in Windows 98.  What does your
> computer have?
>
> In Windows 98, the first adapter is probably the dial-up adapter,
> which only has an IP address when you're connected to the Internet
> over the telephone.  That adapter isn't involved in LAN networking.
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
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>
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