Do I need a network card?

newbie
just bought a second hand black diamond desktop
unable to get on internet
Intel D915GAG motherboard

I cannot find any info on motherboard
no network adaptor listed in devices

system advises network card MAC address 00000000000000

assistance please.

On Nov 15, 10:28 am, "rodney" <pookiet...@NOSPAMiprimus.com.au> wrote:
> newbie
> just bought a second hand black diamond desktop
> unable to get on internet
> Intel D915GAG motherboard
>
> I cannot find any info on motherboard
> no network adaptor listed in devices
>
> system advises network card MAC address 00000000000000
>
> assistance please.

A Server (ie; AOL, BT et) & a modem of sorts. Oh, and a telephone
helps too.

rodney wrote:
> newbie
> just bought a second hand black diamond desktop
> unable to get on internet
> Intel D915GAG motherboard
>
> I cannot find any info on motherboard
> no network adaptor listed in devices
>
> system advises network card MAC address 00000000000000
>
> assistance please.
>

There is a manual here for D915GAG.

http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd...umentation.htm
http://support.intel.com/support/mot.../CS-027141.htm
http://download.intel.com/support/mo...b/c6860002.pdf <---

This appears to be an OEM board. There is an integrators toolkit
offered on the download page. This is presumably not the same
thing as acquiring a retail Intel motherboard, where the MAC
would already be assigned to any built-in LAN interfaces.
You'll have to be extra clever to get it all working.

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/filt...4&submit=Go%21

Paul

"Paul" <nospam@needed.com> wrote in message news:fhhb07$i7i$1@aioe.org...

> This appears to be an OEM board. There is an integrators toolkit
> offered on the download page. This is presumably not the same
> thing as acquiring a retail Intel motherboard, where the MAC
> would already be assigned to any built-in LAN interfaces.
> You'll have to be extra clever to get it all working.
> Paul

Thanks Paul,
when I checked intel, I came up with a "page not found"
on the D915GAG.

I have a win98se box connected adsl, and a wireless router
to an XP in the lounge.
I was presuming I just plug the line into this new XP box
and be away, but I am getting nothing.
Sounds like I have to call in the (paid) cavalry.

Thanks very much for your time and advice.
R.

"rodney" <pookiethai@NOSPAMiprimus.com.au> wrote in message
news:473c33c8$0$50638

> > This appears to be an OEM board. There is an integrators toolkit
> > offered on the download page. This is presumably not the same
> > thing as acquiring a retail Intel motherboard, where the MAC
> > would already be assigned to any built-in LAN interfaces.
> > You'll have to be extra clever to get it all working.
> > Paul

I went to the intel site
and downloaded the LAN driver
for the D915GAG

Thanks Paul.