re: ''network cable unplugged'' Friday, January 10, 2003 at 5:02 pm Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by Ravi (21 messages posted) Faced the same problem with XP Home. What I have done was to uninstall the network driver and restart the system. Problem will be solved. Ravi On Monday, December 2, 2002 at 3:45 am, j frangquist wrote: >To summarize: > >a) you need a differently wired 'crossover' cable to connect two PC's directly to >each other. The cable that works with your router SHOULDN'T work for what your using >it for. Therefore there's no signal, to which your computer responds by saying it's >unplugged. > >b) you shouldn't have to do what your friend said, which is a method for people who >DON'T have a router. It may even have side effects. The router should meet your >network needs. Turn off any XP firewalls on your connections to the routers. If >that's not sufficient, have a look under networking on this site or the one GM suggested. > (If you've turned off services, you may need to turn some back on. Or it may be >your security settings...etc., blah blah...) > > Written in response to: re: ''network cable unplugged'' (jagged ben: Monday, December 2, 2002 at 3:45 am) Responses to this message: re: ''network cable unplugged'' (RC Breck: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 at 3:20 pm) All messages in this thread [show all] ''network cable unplugged'' (andy a.: Sun, Dec 1, 2002, 10:14 am) re: ''network cable unplugged'' (max: Sun, Dec 1, 2002, 10:26 am) re: ''network cable unplugged'' (Dan Neaves: Fri, Jul 11, 2003, 7:36 am) re: ''network cable unplugged'' (rebootd: Sun, Dec 1, 2002, 10:27 am) a little more complicated than that... (GM: Sun, Dec 1, 2002, 2:31 pm) re: ''network cable unplugged'' (jagged ben: Mon, Dec 2, 2002, 3:45 am) re: ''network cable unplugged'' (Ravi: Fri, Jan 10, 2003, 5:02 pm) re: ''network cable unplugged'' (RC Breck: Tue, Jun 10, 2003, 3:20 pm) re: ''network cable unplugged'' (Judas Iscariot: Mon, Jun 23, 2003, 2:02 am) re: ''network cable unplugged'' (Jim Burris: Mon, Jun 30, 2003, 8:45 pm) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum