Re: A netcard driver failed the query for OID_GEN_LINK_SPEED How do you fix? UPDATE

On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 10:23:57 -0400, Jefferis NoSpamme
<jefferisp7@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>I don't know if this is related, but my wife just turned on the TV in the
>next room and I dropped my wireless signal and computer froze [ XP not my
>mac]. My Cable modem is same cable as cable TV, although the wall port is in
>a different location. My TV interferes with wireless signal, and computer
>freezes?

Coincidence. I don't think there's any connection. The only way I
can visualize there could be a connection is if the TV were generating
some manner of signal that was affecting the wireless, not the cable
modem. Were this the case, I would have expected more frequent hangs.
Just unplug the cable modem coax cable, and see if you get a similar
hang. Methinks, it's improbable.

How long was the computer turned on before the TV allegedly killed it?
The key to this exercise are two factoids. It takes several hours for
it to hang. The wireless driver aparently goes comatose just before
it dies. Both of these point to hardware issues. If there really is
a hardware problem, then almost any power line disturbance (such as
turning on the TV) might generate enough of a glitch to hang the
machine. If so, it's probably repeatable. Try it.

Methink you're fishing for probable causes other than hardware. It
would be nice if it were software, interference, the TV, or mystic
influence. These are unlikely. I've asked several questions and
recommended proceedures that revolve around identifying the cause as
either overheating or a flakey wireless card. You've supplied no
additional information as to whether overheating seems to be an issue
(i.e. fan doesn't work or blows rather hot air). You've made no
attempt to see if it does NOT hang without the wireless card and using
a LAN connection. I suspect you've exhausted the driver
reinstallation angle. You've supplied no history so I can't tell if
this is an OEM problem or if something has failed. You had a good
idea by substituting a PCMCIA wireless card, but apparently have done
nothing with it. You've run the memory and CPU test, which do NOT
involve the wireless card in any way. From here, it looks like you're
"dancing" around the problem. Perhaps it might be best if you list
those things that you know are NOT a problem. I think you'll find
overheating and the wirless card are left when you're done.

If you don't feel confident that you can deal with hardware issues, I
suggest you find a local repair person who can help or advise. I can
only guess(tm) from here.

Drivel: One of my friends is a programmer. He called for help with
some weird video problem. I smelled hardware and suggested he buy a
replacement video card. No way. A week later, he's rewriting the
video driver and reverse engineering the bios. I arrive and find him
running a debugger on something. 30 minutes later, I installed a $35
replacement video card, new drivers, and it was fixed. We all tend to
look for problems and solutions first in our area of expertise.



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