Microsoft KB Archive/154882

= Cannot Access Network with Intel EtherExpress Pro Adapter =

Article ID: 154882

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition

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This article was previously published under Q154882



SYMPTOMS
If you have an Intel EtherExpress Pro Ethernet Adapter installed in your computer, you may experience any of the following symptoms:

 You cannot access the network. If you are configured as a DHCP client, you receive the following message when you start Windows NT 4.0:

The DHCP client could not obtain an IP address.

If you want to see DHCP messages in the future, choose YES, otherwise choose NO.

 Event ID 1003 is logged in the System.log file and visible in Event Viewer with the following detail:

DHCP failed to obtain a lease for the card with network address <12-digit hexadecimal MAC address of the local network adapter>. The following error occurred: The semaphore timeout period had expired.





CAUSE
The drivers for the Intel EtherExpress Pro Ethernet adapters included with Windows NT 4.0 default to a transceiver type setting of Thick Net (AUI/DIX). If your network adapter is configured for any other type of connection, such as Thinnet (BNC/Coax) or Twisted Pair (TPE), these errors can occur.



RESOLUTION
Configure the transceiver type for the Intel EtherExpress Pro adapter to use the Auto Connect setting. To do so, follow these steps:


 * 1) Use the right mouse button to click the Network Neighborhood icon on the desktop, and then click Properties on the menu that appears.
 * 2) Click the Adapters tab, click Intel EtherExpress Pro Ethernet Adapter, and then click Properties.
 * 3) In the Transceiver Type box, click Auto Connect, or click the connection type that matches your installation.
 * 4) Click OK.

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