Hello thanks in advance for any help. I have a compaq presario 906us running with windows xp i am using a wireless connection with a dwl 650 dlink pcmcia and a Di524 router.

I just did a quick restore using the discs supplied with the laptop and am now getting a ethernet controller missing message.

I go into device manager and it shows the yellow ?xclamation under ethernet controller.
I have installed new drivers for the controller from compaqs website and to no avail I also installed drivers from dlinks website and that has not helped either.

Prior to the quick restore I had no problems whatsoever with my connection now I cannot even get a single light to come up on the pcm card.

Any help would be appreciated. Ps usings comcast cable as my isp.

could you have tripped the on/off switch for the NIC? Sometimes a real switch sometimes Fn and F3 or F? simultaneously. If it is the integrated 10/100 then try Realtek 8139 driver.

Hello, I'm not quite sure what you mean by on off switch. Where would this switch be? In device manager it shows the realtek 8139 is enabled however i still have no signal to my pcm card. There is also a wan network driver. When i go into network connections I still do not see a wireless connection on there. I am at a complete loss.

http://www.dlink.com/products/suppor...&sec=0#drivers

Sorry, I missed the PCMCIA comment. D/L the file above. It will fix it.

I downloaded that driver however it still does not work. I keep getting a message saying the device did not load properly. An icon does appear on my bottom tray however it says dlink airplus no card found.

Ran a scan on my computer don't know if this will help anyone assist me better. Thanks again.


Field Value
Computer
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
OS Service Pack -
DirectX 4.08.01.0810 (DirectX 8.1)
Computer Name CPQ17335230892
User Name

Motherboard
CPU Type Mobile AMD Athlon XP, 1325 MHz (10 x 133)
Motherboard Name Compaq Presario 900
Motherboard Chipset ATI Radeon IGP-320M
System Memory 240 MB (PC2100 DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type Phoenix (10/24/02)
Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)

Display
Video Adapter Mobility U1
Video Adapter Mobility U1 (16 MB)
3D Accelerator ATI Radeon IGP-320M (U1)
Monitor Digital Flat Panel (1024x768)

Multimedia
Audio Adapter ULi/ALi M5451 AC-Link Controller Audio Device

Storage
IDE Controller ALi M5229 PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
Disk Drive IC25N020ATCS04-0 (20 GB, 4200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100)
Disk Drive LEXAR JD FIREFLY USB Device (243 MB, USB)
Optical Drive TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-R2312 (DVD:8x, CD:24x/10x/24x DVD-ROM/CD-RW)
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Partitions
C: (NTFS) 19077 MB (15334 MB free)

Input
Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse HID-compliant mouse
Mouse Synaptics PS/2 Port TouchPad

Network
Modem Conexant HSFi V92 MiniPCI Modem

Peripherals
USB1 Controller ULi/ALi M5237 USB Open Host Controller
USB1 Controller ULi/ALi M5237 USB Open Host Controller
USB Device USB Human Interface Device
USB Device USB Mass Storage Device
Battery Microsoft AC Adapter
Battery Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery


Device Description Type
Realtek RTL8139C+ PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter PCI
Realtek RTL8180L IEEE 802.11b Wireless MAC & Baseband Processor PCI

I decided to try dlinks website again and downloaded the correct driver for my pcmcia card, but now i get the following error message.

airbus.exe
This application has failed to start because
athcfg11.dll was not found.