GPIB-ENET driver 1.10 no longer works under Windows 2000 service pack 2

[Bill Rawnsley]

I have used my GPIB-ENET adapters with Windows 2000. However, since I installed service pack 2, the GPIB driver 1.10 no longer works. It seems to install correctly and puts the GPIB icon in the Control Panel. After a reboot, however, the icon is gone from the control panel ! It is even gone from the install/remove programs box. I have tried this on two PC's with the same result. This is really bad as my GPIB-ENET boxes are now useless. Can you help with this?

[Ketan Vyas]

The latest driver available for GPIB-ENET under Win 2000 is 1.2 and it is available on our web site ( http://www.ni.com/support/gpib/versions.htm ). Try downloading that driver and using it for your ENET Box.

[Bill Rawnsley]

Thanks for the advice, but the 1.20 drivers cannot be downloaded. They must be purchased for $80 US. I have already paid many thousands of dollars for three GPIB-ENET adapters plus LabVIEW. This is really shabby. I know of no other company that charges for driver updates once you have bought the hardware. I should have bought the Tektronix adapters instead.

[Ketan Vyas]

When you install the driver, can you assign an IP address to the GPIB interface and run IBIC to test it? Are you still able to use IBIC?