Windows 95 hangs on startup with new network card.

[Caluser2000]

Any update?

 

[DOS lives on!!]

Yep. Forgot to update.

I finally did get it on the internet, using a 3com 3C905-TX PCI card. The computer configured everything automatically with the card. And I tried getting on the forums with IE5.5, but too much Java hit. Google runs fine.

While I was taking the ISA card out to replace it, I managed to cut myself. While pushing up on the card from the back, my finger slipped through the slot and the sides of the slot cut my finger on both sides! DON'T PUSH THE CARD OUT FROM THE BACK!

The startup password thing doesn't happen with the new card. I don't really know howw that came up. Anyway, everything works now.

 

[Chuck(G)]

Cheap Far East metal fab. Do yourself a favor and get some emery cloth and blunt those sharp edges on your case. I do that with all my cases and I can actually pick them up now without cutting myself.

 

[DOS lives on!!]

I haven't yet and don't plan to wash away the small red splotch on the network card. It'll remind me of how fun networking with old equipment is.

Isn't DOS network setup fun?

 

[Old Thrashbarg]

I finally did get it on the internet, using a 3com 3C905-TX PCI card.

That's a good solution, those cards are pretty much trouble free. I always keep a few around because they'll work with everything. Another good one to keep an eye out for is the ISA cousin of those, the 3C509.

 

[DOS lives on!!]

I've got one of those cards too. I was going to use that one in my Dell System 310, but the Addtron one looked neater.

The thing is with those cards, it's always hard to find the drivers for them online. Mst everybody provides them for the 3C905B-TX. But Windows 95 installed it as Plug-n-Play, and had the drivers ready to go.

 

[Caluser2000]

Good to see you got it sorted. Try disabling the java stuff and have another shot with IE if you can. What version of Win95?

 

[DOS lives on!!]

Not sure about the version. Once I get over there again, I'll disable Javascript and tell the results.

 

[Old Thrashbarg]

The thing is with those cards, it's always hard to find the drivers for them online.

That's because most OSes have the drivers already built-in... there's usually no need to download them.

If you're using Win95 OSR2 (and you really should be, there's no disadvantage to it and it's much better than the first version of 95), then try out Opera 9. It works natively on Win95, but is modern enough that you won't run into too many compatibility issues on websites... other than the lack of Flash, of course, but it's not like Flash content will run on such an old machine anyhow.

 

[DOS lives on!!]

I know, pretty much all the Windows OSs already have the drivers ready to install. I needed a downloaded driver card for an installation once, think it was Windows 95, but that installation of 95 for some reason didn't have the drivers for the card at all. Anyway, just a good thing to have just in case.

 

[Caluser2000]

I can here the screams of avid linux users now It really depends on your hardware/os selection. On some systems I've had better luck with linux. At least you'er all sorted.