This isn't really a 64-bit question - it's a pure networking question. Would
be the same in 32-bit Windows.
That being said, there are several possibilities:
1.) you say you connected the equipment directly to the card. Normal cables
expect to connect to a hub/switch and have the other equipment on the
network connect to another port on the switch. If the two are directly
connected, they need to have a cross-over cable between them, unless one of
the NICs is "autosensing". Do you have a connection light? What is the
status of the connection in XP?
2.) You can't put this second NIC at the same IP address as your original
NIC. That's bad and won't work.
3.) You should really have the equipment and the second NIC on a completely
different subnet (range of IP addresses). You can either change the ip
addresses used by the 2nd NIC and the device, or you can change the
addresses being handed out and used by the router and the original NIC.
Change the 2nd NIC to 192.168.10.120, the equipment IP is set to
192.168.10.130. If you try to have them both on the same subnet you'll end
up with issues as Windows won't know which NIC to use to reach the equipment
and will try to default to the original one. By using fixed IP addresses in
a different subnet you solve that.
--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
"JT" <> wrote in message
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> Hey all again.....
>
> I have a windows XP 64 bit with dual processor (intel) gigabyte
> motherboard,
> 4gigs ram, onboard bigabyte ethernet controller set to automatically get
> an
> IP address, this card is connected to my 4 port routher and have an
> inhouse
> network.. I access the internet thru this controller..
>
> I have finally found a PCI ethernet card that is compatable with the 64bit
> OS.. There are several out there that are 64bit but need the PCI Express
> slot
> to work...this one works with the standard PCI slot.. A USrobotics
> 10/100/1000
>
> I have install the card and the software and it show up in the device
> manager and everywhere else.. and says it is working correctly....
>
> what Im doing with it is running a piece of equipment that uses a net
> connection, I was getting some screwy communications thru the router, so
> opted to go direct from an ethernet card...
>
> the equipment runs perfectly from the onboard adaptor with a setting of
> 192.168.0.120, the equipment IP is set to 192.168.0.130
>
> my problem is....I have set up the TCP/IP on the added 64bit card to
> 192.168.0.120, my equipment is set to 192.168.0.130
>
> I have tried several different options to get this to work...
>
> Not sure what to do here.. im an end user and not that great with network
> stuff...
>
> any help with this would be appreciated...
>
> Thanks in advance