re: Network Cable Unplugged-FIXED!!!
Sunday, June 25, 2006 at 12:01 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by John
(1 messages posted)
While it is true lowering the connection speed from 100 Mbps duplex to 10 Mbps duplex
will get you going, it's still not ideal. My problem was I had a NIC card that would
work intermittently at 100 Mbps - so I was screaming on connection speed when connected
(6000 kbps + on DSLReports.com) while on 10 Mbps duplex, I am at less than half the
speed at 100 Mbps duplex (2300 kbps).
I have tried three routers and four different NIC cards. I also see that it is independent
of Win XP SP1 or SP2. I think it has to be a problem with the Motherboard (mine is
a Elite K7VZA). I have another MB and I wil give it a go later this weekend, as I
am not happy putting a bandaid on the problem.
On Tuesday, December 7, 2004 at 1:38 pm, Devo6 wrote:
>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!
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