new drive/new install win 2000/no internet

Please be gentle, this is my first post LOL. I am using a network of 6 computers at work. All are attached to a hub with the hub attached to a cisco router run by a fractional T1. All was well until I tried to add a new HD to my computer. I tried to use Ghost to no avail. So I did a fresh install of Win 2000 on the new drive. Set up all the programs and drivers. This unit uses an on-board lan which I could only get to work with a 10 Base T setting. Now that I have done the new install I can't get the internet to work at all. I have triple checked all my settings and things seem OK. When I set the network adapter to 10 base T it sends and recieves packets. It tries to connect to our company login but fails and the dreaded "page not found" msg. comes up. The cable is roughly 100 feet in length, and did work in the past. Would a PCI lan card be better than the on-board version? I also find it strange that the other computers on this network seem to fine with cables even longer than mine, although I had to have the settings at 10 base T to work for the prior install. Any help is appreciated

Quasi

 

10baseT - you have two options for running at that speed. The slowest/most basic is 10Mbps Half-duplex and many hubs (especially older ones) can only deal with that speed.

If your NIC were set for 10Mbps Full-duplex you would not get on the network using most of the less expensive hubs.

If your NIC were set for auto-negotitiate, there might also be connection issues so best to try forcing speed & duplex settings to see if you can find a match.

If all you are only interested in internet connections for the PCs, the hub speed is certainly faster than a T1 can handle but if the PCs do any file/printer sharing among themselves, you will see a huge speed boost on your LAN if you move from the hub to a switch.