Open My Computer from the desktop or go to Start then settings Control Panel. Once there click on Network.
The next thing you do is click add. A) Check the list to see if your NIC is there. B) If you have a driver disk for you NIC. The protocols and services are on this page. This is were its important to have a NE2000 compatible NIC. If your NIC isn't listed and wont work any way there is usually a utility that comes with NICS to make it plug and play or jumpered meaning you set the I/O and IRQ thru software. Remember the I/O and IRQ for it will ask and what type of slot it is in.
