re: ''network cable unplugged''
Sunday, December 1, 2002 at 10:27 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by rebootd
(118 messages posted)
You only need one LAN card per machine - both will connect ethernet cables to the
router. The ethernet from the cable modem will connect to the "main" port on the
router. A "network cable is unplugged" message usually means just that: something
is not tight. Also do not directly connect the two computers together - that is what
the router is for. Make sure you have lights on either end of your cables lit - that
indicates connectivity. Then reboot modem to get new IP FOR the router (from the
internet DHCP server.) Reboot your machines as well, so they will gain a new IP FROM
the router.
On Sunday, December 1, 2002 at 10:14 am, andrew anderson wrote:
>I have attempted to network my computers together. both running windows xp. I have
>both systems running into a router, my cable modem goes into the router also. the
>cable modem works for both systems but i cannot connect them to each other. A friend
>told me to buy another lan card and stick it into my main computer and hook the
other
>one directly to it. I did this and now i get an error telling me that a cable is
>unplugged. I know the cable is ok because it works with the router. what in the
world
>have i done?
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- ''network cable unplugged'' (andy a.: Sunday, December 1, 2002 at 10:14 am)
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