re: Network Cable Unplugged
Sunday, November 27, 2005 at 9:55 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Alex
(1 messages posted)
For benefit of other sufferers, here's my recent experience. I bought a new Linksys
WRT54G router on 11/25, to replace a Netgear product that has been dropping connection
frequently. I plugged everything together, but got the "Network Cable Unplugged"
error. Tried different ports on router, with no luck. Fortunately, I have several
different computers (hence need for router). I plugged my laptop in, and was able
to access router configuration without problems. So, it must have been the first
computer. I found this forum, and read through various suggestions, many of which
I knew didn't apply because router worked fine with my laptop. Finally, based on
one of the other responses, I changed the configuration of the NIC in the first computer,
and set the connnection type to "10 Base T Full Duplex. Problem solved. Except
that I would like to run at 100 Mbps, so I have to figure out the right setting,
but at least I'm on the right track. I recommend others who are having this problem
try manually setting the connection type. Start with 10 Base T Full Duplex, as it
should be the slowest (i.e. most stable) connection. For anyone who is interested,
here's my configuration:
Linksys WRT54G Router (version 1.1)
D-Link DFE-500TX PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter (Rev B/C)
Generic, straight-through CAT-5 cables
Hope this helps.
- Written in response to:
- Network Cable Unplugged (Robin: Saturday, March 1, 2003 at 10:12 am)
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