SideWinder Force Feedback: Network Connectivity Lost After You Connect Game Controller

ID: Q238832

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback Pro, version 1.0
Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback Wheel, version 1.0

SYMPTOMS

If you connect the Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback Pro or Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback Wheel to the game port on your sound card, you may no longer be able to connect to network resources.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if resources assigned to any of the following devices conflict with the resources assigned to your network interface card:

Gameport Joystick
MIDI-playback device
Sound card or audio playback device

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, use Device Manager to troubleshoot the resource conflict and manually assign resources to the network interface card.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how to troubleshoot conflicts with Device Manager, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q133240 Troubleshooting Device Conflicts with Device Manager

Additional query words: 1.00 side winder swff gaming device adapter nic

Keywords : kbhw kbnetwork kbimu
Version : WINDOWS:1.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb