Satellite internet problem

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Yogensha wrote:
> Hello,
>
> A friend of mine was having a problem with his satellite internet
> services. After having a technician over, it was determined that it was
> his NIC that was causing him trouble.
>
> My question is this: when the NIC is replaced, will the "WAN miniport"
> drivers be replaced, as well? Neither of us are too certain as to what
> these are, and in device manager, it shows that they are not installed
> because Windows (he is using XP home edition) has no drivers for them.
> If the NIC and its drivers are loaded, will this take care of that problem?
>
> Thanks


Just an update: I've found that the reinstallation of the NIC didn't
affect the WAN miniport drivers; I had to reinstall his version of
Windows XP before it would function. Fortunately, everything works fine
now.

Thanks anyhow.
Yogensha