[NTLUG:Discuss] [OT] Hardware questions

[Ralph Green, Jr.]

Howdy,
  It sounds like you diagnosed it correctly.  I have two systems where
the built in ethernet died.  One Realtek nic died after a storm, so I
think I can blame myself for not unplugging it.  The other was an Intel
and I have no clue why it died.  Months later both systems run fine with
their new nics and no other symptoms.  The Intel had no slots, so I had
to go to a USB nic.  So, I would not necessarily worry.  Now that I
think about it, it is a little strange that I don't ever remember losing
a PCI nic, just these 2 that were on the motherboard.
Good luck,
Ralph

On Thu, 2005-02-10 at 17:38 -0600, Lance Simmons wrote:
> (1) am I right in assuming that the problem was with the onboard
> ethernet adapter?
> 
> (2) if so, should I be worried now that my motherboard is about to
> become unusable?  Do onboard network adapters often die like this
> without the motherboard having a problem?  Should I be looking for a new
> motherboard?