Change DNS settings

29 Oct 2006 6:09 PM

Lang Murphy

I'm on the road and my son called me up and said every time he opens IE, a
page from our ISP appears saying they changed their DNS servers and the NIC
DNS setting should be set to "Obtain DNS server address automatically". OK,
no problem there. He followed the directions to get to the TCP/IP settings
for the NIC but when he hits properties, he's getting an error msg that says
something like "you must install a network card". Hmmm... it's a wireless
card in a desktop running on XP Home. The card is working, he can get to a
couple of web sites.

Anyone seen this wacky error msg? Any tips? I'm stumped.

Thanks,

Lang

29 Oct 2006 11:56 PM

Jack (MVP-Networking).

Hi
Might be that the Card drivers are in trouble.
First check this, http://www.ezlan.net/faq#ghost
Uninstall the Wireless card drivers (and or ghost drivers), disable internal
card (or take it out if it is PCMCIA). Boot one time without a Wireless
card disabled.
Switch off, be ready with the card's drivers and boot again with the
Wireless card in (On).
Check again for ghost, and hopefully it would be working.
Jack (MVP-Networking).

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"Lang Murphy" <LangMur***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1D04A9D7-BA10-438E-B30E-932D466E0188@microsoft.com...
> I'm on the road and my son called me up and said every time he opens IE, a
> page from our ISP appears saying they changed their DNS servers and the
> NIC
> DNS setting should be set to "Obtain DNS server address automatically".
> OK,
> no problem there. He followed the directions to get to the TCP/IP settings
> for the NIC but when he hits properties, he's getting an error msg that
> says
> something like "you must install a network card". Hmmm... it's a wireless
> card in a desktop running on XP Home. The card is working, he can get to a
> couple of web sites.
>
> Anyone seen this wacky error msg? Any tips? I'm stumped.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Lang

30 Oct 2006 6:04 AM

Lang Murphy

Jack,

OK, that's a little more than I can expect my son to do. And, thanks for the
suggestion. Would the "ghost" NIC show up in Device Manager? Or Network
Connections?

Thanks,

Lang

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"Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote:

> Hi
> Might be that the Card drivers are in trouble.
> First check this, http://www.ezlan.net/faq#ghost
> Uninstall the Wireless card drivers (and or ghost drivers), disable internal
> card (or take it out if it is PCMCIA). Boot one time without a Wireless
> card disabled.
> Switch off, be ready with the card's drivers and boot again with the
> Wireless card in (On).
> Check again for ghost, and hopefully it would be working.
> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>
> "Lang Murphy" <LangMur***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1D04A9D7-BA10-438E-B30E-932D466E0188@microsoft.com...
> > I'm on the road and my son called me up and said every time he opens IE, a
> > page from our ISP appears saying they changed their DNS servers and the
> > NIC
> > DNS setting should be set to "Obtain DNS server address automatically".
> > OK,
> > no problem there. He followed the directions to get to the TCP/IP settings
> > for the NIC but when he hits properties, he's getting an error msg that
> > says
> > something like "you must install a network card". Hmmm... it's a wireless
> > card in a desktop running on XP Home. The card is working, he can get to a
> > couple of web sites.
> >
> > Anyone seen this wacky error msg? Any tips? I'm stumped.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Lang
>
>
>