re: Network Cable Unplugged-FIXED!!!
Tuesday, December 7, 2004 at 1:38 pm Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Devo6
(2 messages posted)
Almost insane... Gateway Profile 5 with Intel Pro/100 VE NIC -- integrated on I/O
Daughtercard. Trying to connect to D-Link 4-port Router. "Cable unplugged" No link
at all. Exhausted EVERY possibility. Reinstalled XP, SP2, New NIC drivers, BIOS Flash,
even video drivers...you name it. Nothing worked. Finally, I thought, well what if
I disable the RS232 (LAN) port in the BIOS, reboot and then renable it (sort of like
taking out the NIC on a PCI card and putting it back in). While the machine was shut
down I also took a cotton swab and some alcohol and cleaned the pins on the RS232
port. Rebooted and IT WORKS. Oi, yai, yai! Can you believe that? Not sure if the
BIOS enable/disable or the cleaning was it. But am I relieved. Good Luck!
On Saturday, March 1, 2003 at 10:12 am, Robin wrote:
>I have a question about Connect
>to a Windows XP or 2000 system with a Windows 95, 98, or Me system over a Network:
>(Reposting this with a corrected subject)
>We just bought a new computer with an A7N266-VM mother board and installed windows
>XP. We tried to setup a
> network to a computer running windows 95 (didn't work) and
>a laptop running windows ME (didn't work). As far as we
> can tell devices are enabled, internet cable is good and is
>connected properly, ethernet driver is installed. However, on
> the network connection information, we get a message saying
>the cable is unplugged. Any help would be
> appreciated.
>
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- Network Cable Unplugged (Robin: Saturday, March 1, 2003 at 10:12 am)
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