From: "David Blair" 

Another friend suggested that, but I don't see how since I didn't move the
machine, and it worked fine until I rebooted.

I suppose I can try another and see what happens. "Geo."
 wrote in message news:3fbd62b8$2{at}w3.nls.net...
> could you have pinched the network wire, perhaps broken one pair but not
the
> other?
>
> Geo.
>
> "David Blair"  wrote in message
> news:3fbd3ea5{at}w3.nls.net...
> > Here's one for you.
> >
> > Old PC I use as a server using Windows 2000 Server.
> >
> > I had to down it because I accidentally hosed the machine while it was
up
> > and moving the two server units around yesterday (not hosed the system-
> just
> > the session requiring a reboot.) The machine rebooted fine. No changes
> were
> > made, and the NIC talks to the router because I can see the router
> reacting
> > when I ping it.
> >
> > For some reason, I can't get any network activity. The NIC is supposedly
> > just fine, it's connected just fine, yet nothing talks. And, like I
said,
> no
> > changes were made.
> >
> > I can't find anything wrong. The card is seated right. The cabling
appears
> > okay since it talks to the router. Nothing pings. The icon in the tray
> > doesn't show activity when I ping, but the router lights flash.
> >
> > I only use this for storage.
> >
> > Ideas?
> >
> >
>
>

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