Ethernet connection problem

Just yesterday I bought a GTX 260 and a 600W PSU for a relatively old computer. After I’ve installed and replaced it from the old hardware (A GT220 and a 400W PSU) My ethernet doesn’t seem to be working.
I have ethernet ports on both my Motherboard and an External PCI card. BOTH LED lights actually light up when I plug it in, but there’s no detection whatsoever.
I’ve tried these solutions but to no avail:
I’ve taken out the PCI ethernet card and used the motherboard’s instead. I reinstalled the PCI Card, only to have the LED lights working again (But red) but still no detection.
Could it be something to do with the GTX260 or Power supply I installed? Or is it another hardware problem?
Please, don’t give me that drivers nonsense. Everything is up to date. And I’m running Windows XP.
P.S: When I plug in my ethernet cable, It doesn’t show up in Network Connections at all. I only have a hamachi connection. So there’s no way I can enable it or disable it.
Answer #1
Try the ethernet card in a different slot or swap back to old graphics to rule out a power supply problem ?
Answer #2
Try the ethernet card in a different slot or swap back to old graphics to rule out a power supply problem ?
I realised that my motherboard never detected my PCI card, so I just checked and enabled it in my BIOS. After a few odd restarts nothing worked, and then I hit a blue screen randomly and it started working again. So I suppose I never really had to swap it.
But now I have to figure out why the motherboard port isn’t working :/
Answer #3
Is it enabled in BIOS? Might be that. Also, Check if it’s recognized in device manager.
If it’s not BIOS settings related and the driver is installed, Then resetting Winsock/TCP-IP might
do the trick. Press Winkey+R, Type cmd and hit enter, Then type these commands, Restart when done:
netsh winsock reset
netsh int ip reset resetlog.txt
Answer #4
Why would you want an Ethernet card when you have a good up to date on board LAN (Gigabyte) ?
I think you should only run one or the other…or you have conflicts..
If your card is only PCI, it won’t be as fast anyhow?
If you want to build a LAN, then use an external router..
EDIT..
I was thinking of your new PC in your Siggy !
Still I think one or the other card would be the way to go..
Answer #5
If your card is only PCI, it won't be as fast anyhow?
This would be incorrect.
The PCI bus has a maximum transfer rate of 133 MB/s. So yes, It will be as fast, Or maybe even faster (If the onboard is 100MBPS and the card is 1GBPS at least) Why would you want an Ethernet card when you have a good up to date on board LAN (Gigabyte) ?
Maybe he needs it for ICS.
Answer #6
Might be a stupid question but have you tried a different network cable. Sometimes they cause problems.
Answer #7
Is it enabled in BIOS? Might be that. Also, Check if it's recognized in device manager.
If it's not BIOS settings related and the driver is installed, Then resetting Winsock/TCP-IP might
do the trick. Press Winkey+R, Type cmd and hit enter, Then type these commands, Restart when done:
netsh winsock reset
netsh int ip reset resetlog.txt
I’ll definitely try this.
As I said in the original post this was for a relatively old computer (MSI mobo with 775 and DDR2 mem)
But now my PCI ethernet card is up and working fine.
So the onboard motherboard LAN is up to date with drivers, and yet nothing is detected (Tried different cables too). There’s a green LED that lights up like how it normally does, but still nothing in my network connections. (Drawing a conclusion that it’s a magic trick now )
But I suppose that doesn’t matter, the PCI card works anyway and the internet is up and running. Thanks guys!