Re: Installed Realtek, now have boot problem

Um your tcp/ip stack is looking for a dhcp server so it can get an IP
assigned, just a guess.

Is your NIC connected to anything? Hook it up to the cablemodem, the
sooner it gets an IP assigned (the cablemodem acts as a dhcp server)
the faster the boot, perhaps.

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Best regards,
Kyle
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"Toots" <> wrote in message
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| Installed the Realtek NIC on my FIC 503+. At first win98SE would not
load.
| Thought maybe it was due to IRQ assignment. It looked as if many
devices
| were assigned to 03. Changed the BIOs and it picked up the NIC from
03 to
| 10 and the video from 03 to 09.
|
| Now when I attempt to boot win98SE, it takes minutes, not seconds to
load.
|
| I have not tried the cable modem with the NIC yet because I want to
try and
| solve this slow boot problem first.
|
| Any suggestions will be appreciated.
|
| Thanks
|
| Toots
|
|

Thanks Kyle,

You were correct, as usual, I conneted to the modem and it booted normally.

Thank you,

Toots
"Kyle Brant" <> wrote in message
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> Um your tcp/ip stack is looking for a dhcp server so it can get an IP
> assigned, just a guess.
>
> Is your NIC connected to anything? Hook it up to the cablemodem, the
> sooner it gets an IP assigned (the cablemodem acts as a dhcp server)
> the faster the boot, perhaps.
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Kyle
> tired of spam, no email address
> "Toots" <> wrote in message
> news:bim476$av87l$...
> | Installed the Realtek NIC on my FIC 503+. At first win98SE would not
> load.
> | Thought maybe it was due to IRQ assignment. It looked as if many
> devices
> | were assigned to 03. Changed the BIOs and it picked up the NIC from
> 03 to
> | 10 and the video from 03 to 09.
> |
> | Now when I attempt to boot win98SE, it takes minutes, not seconds to
> load.
> |
> | I have not tried the cable modem with the NIC yet because I want to
> try and
> | solve this slow boot problem first.
> |
> | Any suggestions will be appreciated.
> |
> | Thanks
> |
> | Toots
> |
> |
>