Need help with setting up ICS and such

[FreakenAnnoyed]

Alright. Two days of working at this.

I have two network cards on my host computer. I'd like very much for this damn thing to share it's internet with another computer (which is in the same room.)

I have a hub, but i can't get it to do squat, can't even figure out how to get my network working.

Main problems include:

The computer registers that the ethernet controller is installed (just installed this one), it then accepts i install the drivers (pain in the ass to find for it by the way), but after, it tells me basically that it does not exist. I found out there is an IRQ conflict, problem is, it wont go away. I've tried every damn slot available for this thing, and it doesn't go away. First slot it reads it as my video card or something, and everyone below it it just does nothing. I have one slot i haven't tried and thats because it has something in it im not sure i SHOULD remove. It's a USB thing (two usb slots), the very bottom slot on the back of the PC.

I have all the necessary cables, all the right software... what the hell am i doing wrong?

At the very least, if someone can help me hook up my network to both computers i might be able to figure it out from there.

[bAdWaYz]

What ver of Windows are you using? What brand of eathernet card, and lastly what sort of connection are you using ie cable, dsl, tin can and strings?

[FreakenAnnoyed]

Windows XP Home Edition SP2, Davicom card, and im on broadband (always on, no logging in or anything, connect via modem etc)

[Archangel122184]

IRQ conflicts are a pain to work out, it usually means that a device isn't working properly or you have too many devices connected. IRQ literally stands for Interrup Request, which is how devices request processor time from the CPU. You system is limited in IRQs because they are hardcoded with the ports, if you have too many devices requesting an IRQ that one is obvious, but if a device is requesting the same IRQ as another reguardless of other devices on the bus, this will cause the same problem.

The easiest way to fix these errors is to clear your cmos, completely, not just load the defaults. 2 ways to do this. On some motherborads there is a jumper on the board that your can set to clear it, but this involves a lot of manual reading to find where it is. The best way to do it is to remove all power from the computer, remove the backup battery from the computer, and let it sit for 15 minutes. I know I'm going to get reamed for the 15 minutes, but some newer motherboards have redundant capacitors that will last upto 15 minutes to keep the BIOS/CMOS settings active.

Once you let the time pass, put the batter back in, plug the computer back in, and see if the problem is fixed. If it isn't post back, if you don't understand, post back.

Hope this helps.

[bAdWaYz]

Yes IRQ confilcts are a pain to work out indeed. Odd that it would happen in XP but it does from time to time. I would either try a different NIC or do what Archangel suggested as that would be the most pain free way to resolve the issue.