The boards I've seen with NIC built-in and few slots all had USB ports. Assuming you could disable onboard NIC get an external USB NIC adapter. I've used them in laptops that had no built-in NIC quite successfully. Got tired of loosing the "dongles" for the PCMCIA ones and on laptops with only one slot being able to plug into a USB hub at the desk with externals all connected to the hub was a godsend.
Since I no longer own a desktop I have a USB 2 hub with my keyboard, 120gig hard drive, Pocket PC cradle, etc. connected which I use at my desk. I use 802.11g to connect to my network otherwise I'd probably have a USB NIC on it as well. (My tablet has a docking station that has all of that stuff built into including an extra video port but I still plug my USB hub into the port replicator to make it easier to move between machines.) Cheryl D. Wise Certified Professional Web Developer MS-MVP-FrontPage www.wiserways.com mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 713.353.0139 Office -----Original Message----- From: Scott Glasgow > I would consider it: suggesting to change a mobo because a lan-card is > acting up isn't a good move imho. This will cost you a lot of money > and shouldn't be necessary (based on the details you've given us). > Umm, unless, as in the case with one of my desktops, the NIC is built into the motherboard. Of course, in that case, it is (should be) possible to disable the onboard NIC and install a card, assuming that there is an open slot. I have seen MBs with only a few slots, all of which are already in use, which would preclude that solution, however. In such a case you have two options: replace the MB or eschew network access. ____ � The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM � ____ To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To set a personal password send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the words: "set WDVLTALK pw=yourpassword" in the body of the email. To change subscription settings to the wdvltalk digest version: http://wdvl.internet.com/WDVL/Forum/#sub ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
