How to get a internet connection on WINDOWS 2000?

[Greenslade]

I have got two of these

Realtek RTL8139D - 10/100 PCI Network Interface NIC Card Ethernet RJ45 it says that the connection will be automatic but no such luck There is a yellow light on it.So how can i get a connection?​

I can only do it with Winra how can i do it?Techspot is asking for a download link all i want is to get it on a drive.To i get it to go on the cf card?

Should i have got this on
Advanced Network Products Fast Ethernet 100Base-TX PCI Adapter Card This Advanced Network Products LAN Card is a 32-bit 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX PCI Adapter compatible with PCI ports. It supports Ethernet (RJ-45) external interfaces and is perfect for improving network connectivity on your computer. The card is easy to install and use, making it a great addition to any system.I just wished this worked as well as that.Someone help me please.

how can i open it and with what?

 

[_JP_]

Hi.

I am confused.
Do you mean a yellow sign from the card's driver?
Or a yellow light from one of the status lights of the card?

 

[Marcus L]

I have got two of these

Realtek RTL8139D - 10/100 PCI Network Interface NIC Card Ethernet RJ45 it says that the connection will be automatic but no such luck There is a yellow light on it.So how can i get a connection?​

I can only do it with Winra how can i do it?Techspot is asking for a download link all i want is to get it on a drive.To i get it to go on the cf card?

Should i have got this on
Advanced Network Products Fast Ethernet 100Base-TX PCI Adapter Card This Advanced Network Products LAN Card is a 32-bit 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX PCI Adapter compatible with PCI ports. It supports Ethernet (RJ-45) external interfaces and is perfect for improving network connectivity on your computer. The card is easy to install and use, making it a great addition to any system.I just wished this worked as well as that.Someone help me please.
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how can i open it and with what?

What is the file extension? then look for a mobile app that supports that extension, transfer to CF etc etc

Nevermind this, I see you have the files on the PC but in an unrecognised format, download WinRar to your cell and transfer to your PC

Hi.

I am confused.
Do you mean a yellow sign from the card's driver?
Or a yellow light from one of the status lights of the card?

I think there's a bit lost in translation here, he can't get the NIC drivers installed as he has no internet connection, has downloaded the drivers on his cell phone but can't extract them as they are in .RAR format, I could also be 100% off the mark lol

 

[Greenslade]

Hi.

I am confused.
Do you mean a yellow sign from the card's driver?
Or a yellow light from one of the status lights of the card?

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What is the file extension? then look for a mobile app that supports that extension, transfer to CF etc etc

Nevermind this, I see you have the files on the PC but in an unrecognised format, download WinRar to your cell and transfer to your PC


I think there's a bit lost in translation here, he can't get the NIC drivers installed as he has no internet connection, has downloaded the drivers on his cell phone but can't extract them as they are in .RAR format, I could also be 100% off the mark lol

You are part right partly right ,i don.t have a I Phone or Smart phone. I downloaded them on my PC.

 

[Marcus L]

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You are part right partly right ,i don.t have a I Phone or Smart phone. I downloaded them on my PC.

So download winrar in the same way and transfer to the Windows 2000 machine, make sure you download the appropriate version that is supported

 

[Greenslade]

So download winrar in the same way and transfer to the Windows 2000 machine, make sure you download the appropriate version that is supported

The thing is

Hi.

I am confused.
Do you mean a yellow sign from the card's driver?
Or a yellow light from one of the status lights of the card?

The yellow light from one of the status lights of the card,

 

[Marcus L]

You have no other computer? internet cafe, library, friend, family member>USB stick?

Looks like you have the driver folder open in Windows 2000, Sorry I am confused now, can you show a SS of the NIC in taskmgr and how are you posting if you have no smartphone, think we need to start from square 1 again here

 

[Greenslade]

You have no other computer? internet cafe, library, friend, family member>USB stick?

I have two up and running ones, one IMAC and Windows 11 i don.t have or want a i phone or Smart phone. I would be lost without a PC though.

What is the file extension? then look for a mobile app that supports that extension, transfer to CF etc etc

Nevermind this, I see you have the files on the PC but in an unrecognised format, download WinRar to your cell and transfer to your PC


I think there's a bit lost in translation here, he can't get the NIC drivers installed as he has no internet connection, has downloaded the drivers on his cell phone but can't extract them as they are in .RAR format, I could also be 100% off the mark lol

where and how can i find What is the file extension?And what mobile app that supports that extension, transfer to CF etc

I have two up and running ones, one IMAC and Windows 11 i don.t have or want a i phone or Smart phone. I would be lost without a PC though.


where and how can i find What is the file extension?And what mobile app that supports that extension, transfer to CF etc

But want they come out the same as on my windows 2000 and ask me to chose an app to open it?Is WINRA the only app that can do the job to get it to work on 2000?They said my free trial was over

 

[_JP_]

The thing is

The yellow light from one of the status lights of the card,

That can mean that the link is active, just, or the speed of the link.

So what you are saying is that you plugged a cable and it didn't connect to the network?
Are you having trouble installing the drivers?

 

[Lost_Troll]

Yellow light means that you are connected at 100Mb and the green led when blinking means you are passing data.

You will have to unzip the driver and then ether write it to a CD or floppy if you have them connected since your old system that has no USB ports by the looks of it. Another way is to write them to a hard drive formatted in fat 16 and then connect it as a second drive to the old system.

For situations like this, I went out and bought a usb floppy drive and CD writer that I use on my new system so I can write to my old systems without USB, it makes life much easier. Also, a floppy interface multi-SD card reader also helps in situations like this as well, you just have to use small sized SD cards for it to work.

 

[AleXXX666]

I have two up and running ones, one IMAC and Windows 11 i don.t have or want a i phone or Smart phone. I would be lost without a PC though.


where and how can i find What is the file extension?And what mobile app that supports that extension, transfer to CF etc


But want they come out the same as on my windows 2000 and ask me to chose an app to open it?Is WINRA the only app that can do the job to get it to work on 2000?They said my free trial was over

not advertising pirate software, but just telling you a little winrar secret, BECAUSE IT COULD HELP YOU.
winrar tells you it has 40 days free trial but then... it just works, yes, showing a popup but works! not like adobe cr*ppy stuff which wil close right on lol when trial is ended.

as wikipedia says, v. 4.11 WinRAR - Wikipedia is latest to support windows 2000. but, to be on safe side, I'd get v. 3.40 etc. Download WinRAR 3.40 for Windows - OldVersion.com

don't forget the FREE 7zip tho! 7-Zip - Browse /7-Zip/3.13 at SourceForge.net also old version of course, obviously

 

[Greenslade]

That can mean that the link is active, just, or the speed of the link.

So what you are saying is that you plugged a cable and it didn't connect to the network?
Are you having trouble installing the drivers?

Yes that is the problem I even done it with WinRar but someone did say make sure you have the right version it said it was the 32bit but when it was on the CF CARD not valid Win 32 app 2088It keeps on asking me what to open it up with, the Winrar is not in there.I know there is no lan on the board that is why i got the card to get one on there.2089 was done with Winrar the 32bit one that i put on here hoping i could do it on here but i did it on my pc.

Yellow light means that you are connected at 100Mb and the green led when blinking means you are passing data.

You will have to unzip the driver and then ether write it to a CD or floppy if you have them connected since your old system that has no USB ports by the looks of it. Another way is to write them to a hard drive formatted in fat 16 and then connect it as a second drive to the old system.

For situations like this, I went out and bought a usb floppy drive and CD writer that I use on my new system so I can write to my old systems without USB, it makes life much easier. Also, a floppy interface multi-SD card reader also helps in situations like this as well, you just have to use small sized SD cards for it to work.

 

[Lost_Troll]

Try the putting the NIC in a different PCIe slot and-or try your other card, you might have a bad slot or card.

Or it could be the wrong driver for your card.

 

[_JP_]

Not sure if I can post a link like this, but its one I've found that seems to have the right files and structure. Try this one:

Realtek RTL 8139 LAN Drivers Windows 9x/NT/2000 and Linux 2.x : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Contents of driver floppy disk for generic Ethernet card with PCI Realtek RTL8139 chipset (10/100Mbit)OS supported:Windows 95Windows 98Windows NTWindows...

archive.org

(mods, do remove if breaching forum rules)

 

[Ruru]

Never had any problems when I used Win2000 back in the day. Just had a working onboard/PCI NIC and plugged a RJ45, it worked just like it did with XP.

Though I wouldn't connect even an unpatched Win7 to the internet, even less a XP/2000 machine.

 

[Greenslade]

Yes that is the problem I even done it with WinRar but someone did say make sure you have the right version it said it was the 32bit but when it was on the CF CARD not valid Win 32 app 2088It keeps on asking me what to open it up with, the Winrar is not in there.I know there is no lan on the board that is why i got the card to get one on there.2089 was done with Winrar the 32bit one that i put on here hoping i could do it on here but i did it on my pc.

Yes but

Yellow light means that you are connected at 100Mb and the green led when blinking means you are passing data.

You will have to unzip the driver and then ether write it to a CD or floppy if you have them connected since your old system that has no USB ports by the looks of it. Another way is to write them to a hard drive formatted in fat 16 and then connect it as a second drive to the old system.

For situations like this, I went out and bought a usb floppy drive and CD writer that I use on my new system so I can write to my old systems without USB, it makes life much easier. Also, a floppy interface multi-SD card reader also helps in situations like this as well, you just have to use small sized SD cards for it to work.

Not sure if I can post a link like this, but its one I've found that seems to have the right files and structure. Try this one:

Realtek RTL 8139 LAN Drivers Windows 9x/NT/2000 and Linux 2.x : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Contents of driver floppy disk for generic Ethernet card with PCI Realtek RTL8139 chipset (10/100Mbit)OS supported:Windows 95Windows 98Windows NTWindows...

archive.org

(mods, do remove if breaching forum rules)

Thanks for that it says they are installed on here but why they don,t work is another thing I do have a external floppy and some internal ones.But this is on another retro board which i have just installed ME.I will give that a try and hope for the best.

Never had any problems when I used Win2000 back in the day. Just had a working onboard/PCI NIC and plugged a RJ45, it worked just like it did with XP.

Though I wouldn't connect even an unpatched Win7 to the internet, even less a XP/2000 machine.

Yes but this does not have an onboard one.Perhaps i can put one of the two cards i got in the Sony vio i got the other week the ram looks new.I have a external floppy drive but

it will only do it on the internal drive which is not connected As you have properly seen on here the floppy adapter burnt.It said it wanted to format it but not let me burn the info to it

 

[ty_ger]

Why did you post screenshots from a phone but keep on insisting that you don't have a phone?
It's just weird.

 

[Greenslade]

Why did you post screenshots from a phone but keep on insisting that you don't have a phone?
It's just weird.

Its from a Sony camera i know not many people have them any more ,how else would i get photos on here.

 

[bug]

Wild idea: unpack the drivers on a different computer is the Win2000 one can't deal with RAR.

 

[Greenslade]

Not sure if I can post a link like this, but its one I've found that seems to have the right files and structure. Try this one:

Realtek RTL 8139 LAN Drivers Windows 9x/NT/2000 and Linux 2.x : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Contents of driver floppy disk for generic Ethernet card with PCI Realtek RTL8139 chipset (10/100Mbit)OS supported:Windows 95Windows 98Windows NTWindows...

archive.org

(mods, do remove if breaching forum rules)

It is still saying open with?How do i get it not to say open with on my retro pc

 

[bug]

It is still saying open with?How do i get it not to say open with on my retro pc

Did you try opening 7zip directly and then telling it to extract whatever you need extracted?

 

[Greenslade]

Wild idea: unpack the drivers on a different computer is the Win2000 one can't deal with RAR.

What is the answer to get them to recognise them on there then

Did you try opening 7zip directly and then telling it to extract whatever you need extracted?

I am not sure what you mean i did it directly .Could it be done on XP?Or would that still be the same as if i was doing it on Windows 11?

 

[:D:D]

It is still saying open with?How do i get it not to say open with on my retro pc

Your archive file pic shows a size of 1.36KB, I doubt it contains any drivers.

 

[_JP_]

I am not sure what you mean i did it directly .Could it be done on XP?Or would that still be the same as if i was doing it on Windows 11?

Still confusing, but can you head here - https://www.7-zip.org/download.html - and download the version 9.20 for 32-bit Windows, transfer it to that computer and then install it?
Then, just right-click the file on the archive and choose '7-Zip' -> 'Extract to...'

Your archive file pic shows a size of 1.36KB, I doubt it contains any drivers.

I don't know if you know, but files used to be in the 100s to 1000s of Bytes, in the late 90's. A megabyte was as "big" as a gigabyte is considered now.
Most hard drives didn't reach 100GB in capacity.

 

[Greenslade]

Still confusing, but can you head here - https://www.7-zip.org/download.html - and download the version 9.20 for 32-bit Windows, transfer it to that computer and then install it?
Then, just right-click the file on the archive and choose '7-Zip' -> 'Extract to...'

I don't know if you know, but files used to be in the 100s to 1000s of Bytes, in the late 90's. A megabyte was as "big" as a gigabyte is considered now.
Most hard drives didn't reach 100GB in capacity.

Its asking me to format it

Still confusing, but can you head here - https://www.7-zip.org/download.html - and download the version 9.20 for 32-bit Windows, transfer it to that computer and then install it?
Then, just right-click the file on the archive and choose '7-Zip' -> 'Extract to...'

I don't know if you know, but files used to be in the 100s to 1000s of Bytes, in the late 90's. A megabyte was as "big" as a gigabyte is considered now.
Most hard drives didn't reach 100GB in capacity.

Its asking me to format the USB drive i put it on .What do i click here to get the driver on here.? I put the 7z on a floppy.