[MLB-WIRELESS] eth card in my wireless server

[BP]

Before you replace the card, try yanking it and cleaning the contacts  
with an eraser and/or some metho/iso.alcohol, then re-seating it.  
With heating and cooling of the cards, mobos and cases the cards  
wiggle their way out, or the contacts corrode slightly or some grit/ 
dust/insect wiggles its way in. I've found that video cards are most  
prone to this.

While you have the case open you may as well have a spare on hand,  
but why throw a 'good' card out unnecessarily, or bother with new  
drivers if it has a different chipset?

Bryan Pliatsios
VK3HXR

On 09/03/2006, at 11:53 PM, Tony Langdon, VK3JED wrote:

> At 07:34 PM 3/9/2006, rick wrote:
>> do eth cards just die? thismorning my eth connection was working  
>> and today it is dead i putty in and a ifconfig -a doesnt show it  
>> is there?
>
> Yep, had Ethernet cards just drop dead on me before today... :)   
> Try replacing it (and try the old card in a different box too, just  
> to be sure).
>
> 73 de VK3JED
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