my husband's computer was purchased about 2 years ago from a guy that built it himself, so, we have no way to look up the company name, etc. we reinstalled the operating system (windows xp) last night and cannot connect to the interenet. it seems as though we don't have any drivers, especially the ethernet driver which the verizon tech support told us was the problem with connecting. i found on this site a link to free driver downloads, but there are thousands, and not sure what we need.
2006-09-20 01:50:26 · 6 answers · asked by anon 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
1394 net adapter? could that be my ethernet?
2006-09-20 02:07:44 · update #1
click on start/control panel/printers other hardware.phone modem option.a box will come up click modems your modem will be there if its connected. right click properties all the info what kind it is ect will show .. may have to repost once you find out what kind so someone can get you the drivers .http://www.modem-drivers.com/
i just re read this ,, you mention ethernet ... you have to have a ethernet card for that to work ,, but if you using dial up the modem will... but the other is for dsl. cable. hope this helped.
2006-09-20 01:55:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As scary as this might sound if you're not a computer technician... you will have to open up the case to find out. Once the case is open, you will see different slots (which are usually white for network cards).
You will need to ground yourself on the case (just by touching the metal inside or out). Unscrew the card and there should be a model number and the name of the company on it.
Once you've found that information, it will be fairly simple to find the driver on-line. You can google it or use the free link that you said you already found. Hope this helps!
2006-09-20 01:58:26 · answer #2 · answered by Minouners 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Click on Start, My Computer, View System Information, Hardware, Device Manager, and the plus sign next to Modems
or
remove the covers on your computer and take the modem out and look at it
2006-09-20 01:56:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
to be sure, open the computer's case, pull the modem out and see what is written on it. write the information on a paper, then put the modem back to it's place and search the drivers
2006-09-20 01:59:46 · answer #4 · answered by haringrobert 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to your control panel, double click on "system", go to the hardware tab, then choose device manager.
Find modems and your modem model should be listed there.
2006-09-20 01:56:11 · answer #5 · answered by imnotlisa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hello
right click mycomouter icon, click on properties,
click on hardware ,tab, click on device manager,tab, click on the + next to modem ,right click on the modem ,click on properties, click on driver,tab,
and if you have a ethernet card,click on network adapters ,right click on ethernet ,click on properties,click on driver,tab
do not remove the modem or ethernet
if you have a router,you can buy a ethernet,card,for the pc for high speed internet access,
Gigabit Ethernet: 1000Mbps (Half-Duplex), 2000Mbps (Full-Duplex)
http://sewelldirect.com/GigabitPCICard.asp
2006-09-20 02:01:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋