After I install ASUS 802.11g WLAN adaptor and its driver, it says insert the lan card.what does it mean.plz?

Tharanga wee - 2007-08-24 19:34:26 - Computer Networking

After I install ASUS 802.11g WLAN adaptor and its driver, it says insert the lan card.what does it mean. what is the different between the WLAN adaptor and the LAN card? is it the same thing? if it is why do i get such a massege? and when i connected the adaptor to the laptop there is this error masseg shows up and it says the device is not recognize... i uninstalled it and then reinstall the drivers several times. but it didnt help me a bit.. On the manual it only says that we have to install the drivers from the CD and then connect the adaptor..Then we are all ready to go.. But ti doesnt work for me.. so can someone please help me... really appreciate it.. Thanx

Best Answer:

Hi - To answer your question, yes and no - a network adapter and a network card are not the same thing, though the two terms are sometimes used interchangeably (even by companies in the business - ugh!). A network adapter (like your ASUS 802.11g) allows you to connect to a network. A network card, on the other hand, is a piece of hardware inside your computer that oversees the connection and deals with the data that comes in through the connection - sharing files, blocking information, etc. On the one hand, it's true that you may simply have taken the steps out of order - make sure that you install the software for your adapter *before* you actually connect it to your computer. On the other hand, the problem could be with your network card. Try this: Go to Start Menu -> Control Panel -> Performance and Maintenance -> System, then click on the "Device Manager" button (on the Hardware tab). Scroll down the list to the folder called "Network Adapters." (Note: if your ASUS is here, you can right-click it and choose uninstall - this will let you try re-installing without the unit connected - if the order of operations wasn't an issue to begin with, then ignore this note!) Check to be sure that any and all "network adapters" are enabled working properly. Just right-click on an entry and choose Properties. It should say "This device is working properly." You can also right-click on the "Network Adapters" group and choose "scan for hardware changes." This might make your computer recognize a device it hadn't found before (such as your ASUS). Alternatively, the problem may be as simple as needing to restart your computer in order to use your adapter (sometimes a restart is required for hardware changes to take effect). Hope this helps!

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did you install the software FIRST? if not then go to control panel > system > hardware > device manager and remove any unknown devices. then make sure the software is installed and reboot with the card

Hi - To answer your question, yes and no - a network adapter and a network card are not the same thing, though the two terms are sometimes used interchangeably (even by companies in the business - ugh!). A network adapter (like your ASUS 802.11g) allows you to connect to a network. A network card, on the other hand, is a piece of hardware inside your computer that oversees the connection and deals with the data that comes in through the connection - sharing files, blocking information, etc. On the one hand, it's true that you may simply have taken the steps out of order - make sure that you install the software for your adapter *before* you actually connect it to your computer. On the other hand, the problem could be with your network card. Try this: Go to Start Menu -> Control Panel -> Performance and Maintenance -> System, then click on the "Device Manager" button (on the Hardware tab). Scroll down the list to the folder called "Network Adapters." (Note: if your ASUS is here, you can right-click it and choose uninstall - this will let you try re-installing without the unit connected - if the order of operations wasn't an issue to begin with, then ignore this note!) Check to be sure that any and all "network adapters" are enabled working properly. Just right-click on an entry and choose Properties. It should say "This device is working properly." You can also right-click on the "Network Adapters" group and choose "scan for hardware changes." This might make your computer recognize a device it hadn't found before (such as your ASUS). Alternatively, the problem may be as simple as needing to restart your computer in order to use your adapter (sometimes a restart is required for hardware changes to take effect). Hope this helps!

Opus23 is correct. Time to check your hardware before you get started. If you don't find your LAN card and it will show up, make sure you do not have a yellow ?(that's a question mark) If you do click on that to see if it names something and hope it is your ASUS or something generic that says Network adapter. Reinstall and chose your disk. If you want to know if you even have the darn thing, Go to hardware and do the whole scroll down and double check with dxdiag. It will tell you what you have and also troubleshoot for you. When you re-boot your system. I cannot express enough that you need to shut down, not reboot or soft boot, wait a little, then turn back on.