Replace Dell Server onboard NIC Network Adapter Card

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I have a Dell Poweredge 1800 server. I has a 1000 speed onboard network port. I recently noticed it is only connected at 100. I believe the onboard network port is bad. So, I have puchase an Intel Dual Gibabit network card on ebay.

When I install this, will I need to disable the onboard port in BIOS? This is my DHCP server. Will I need to re-setup DCHP Scope, Address Pool, etc?

Do I just need to disable the onboard port in Device Manager?
 
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You should be able to disable the onboard network interface in the bios.

You may have jumped the gun a bit because maybe a simple software issue could have causes the 100megabit/sec connection. What other hardware do you have. what Router and or switch do you use with this server.

You may need to tell your software to use the new network card.
 
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Still running Windows Small Business Server 2003.

Connected to a NetGear Gigabit switch. Tried a different cable and tried a different switch but still staying at 100 speed. I also tried a diagnostic and it seemed to freeze at MAC Loop Test (something like that, I don't remember for sure).

I thought for less than $20 maybe the easiest thing might be to replace the card???
 
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Last time I had a computer act as HDCP I was using something called untangle. So I am not 100% sure what you will be doing in Server 2003, but I can not see it being that hard.

Check the device manger to make sure the card is not set to 100megabit for some reason or that you do not have a power management setting that kicks it down. Auto negotiate normally works, but forcing 1gigabit may be worth a shot.
 
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Untangle?! Actually, I'm using it also. Untangle has an option to "Enable DHCP Server". I do NOT have that option checked because I think my main server (where I am having NIC issues) does that.

I had tried to force 1gigabit and it lost the connection...
 
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Very strange problem. It is rare to see a network card fail.

When I was using untangle on an old dell desktop it had options to do everything. Could even have 2 networks with it(one outside of its built in firewall). I do not currently use it, but I did like it while I used it, but that old Dell was just not quite upto the task(and it had caps leaking around the cpu so I knew it was running short on time.).
 
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Looks like the problem might have been a cable. But, I still got some strange results moving cables and ports......

I guess now I have an extra gigabit network card in case I need one sometime in the future. :)
 
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I am sure you can make use of it :)

I think 10/100 only used 4 of the wire wires(2 pairs) so maybe the other 4(2 pairs) are messed up. Something as simple as reinstalling the end(called re-terminating. You need 2 ends and the crimping tool) connectors may fix it.
 
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