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When I loaded Windows I alowed the internet connection protocol to go to the 1394 port thinking "ok, cant hurt if it only makes it a usable connection source if it was ever needed, but noooo, now it's the only connection I show and now I don't know how to get the pc to connect through my normal ethernet. It's all new freshly assembled and Windows XP automaticaly recognized the mobo's 1394 (which I never had before and will probably never use) and gave option settings for it which were already cheched by default, so I left them checked. I've only loaded XP and the mobo disc and havent messed with anything else as I'm not real computor savy. Help please!

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— Windows XP can sometimes bind TCP/IP to a newly detected adapter (the 1394/FireWire interface) and make that the active connection. The fix is to make the wired Ethernet adapter active and give it TCP/IP, or disable the 1394 adapter so the system falls back to the LAN port. The steps below are the quickest and safest way to restore normal Ethernet networking.

Open the Network Connections window (Start -> Run -> ncpa.cpl). If a "Local Area Connection" (your Ethernet) is shown but disabled, right‑click it and choose Enable. If it is missing or shows a warning icon, open Device Manager (My Computer -> Properties -> Hardware -> Device Manager) and check under Network adapters — install/update the correct Ethernet driver from the motherboard/vendor if the NIC is not present or has an error. To stop the FireWire adapter from taking priority, right‑click the "1394 Connection" in Network Connections and choose Disable, or open its Properties and uncheck "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)".

Once the Ethernet adapter is enabled and has TCP/IP bound, refresh the DHCP lease from a command prompt: ipconfig /release then ipconfig /renew. If you need the Ethernet adapter to be the default when multiple interfaces exist, in the Network Connections window press Alt to show the menu, choose Advanced -> Advanced Settings -> Adapters and Bindings, and move the Ethernet adapter to the top. For finer control, open the Ethernet properties -> Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) -> Advanced and set a lower interface metric than the 1394 adapter.

Check physical items too: verify the network cable, try a different router port, and look for link/activity lights on the NIC. Avoid uninstalling drivers unless you plan to reinstall the correct ones. These steps restore normal Ethernet networking without removing FireWire support if you want to keep it.

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