re: Network Cable Unplugged --PROBLEM SOLVED FOR ME!
Saturday, November 25, 2006 at 11:40 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Ken
(1 messages posted)
Thanks, your advanced properties settings helped me resolve the same unplugged condition
of my network....
now, things are consistant with my connection...
On Sunday, August 1, 2004 at 2:45 pm, tim dempsey wrote:
>Ok guys....Thanks for the help. This issue has been driving me nuts. My wife thinks
>I am a complete a**hole right now.
>
>I have a cable modem running to XP box with ICS enabled it's going to NIC #1 (ADMTEC
>AN983). Its running in "autosense" mode for advance properties in device manager.
>It also has a second NIC installed. NIC#2 (REALTEC RTL8139) In Device manager settings
>are LINK SPEED 10Full Duplex mode.
>
>NIC#2 is running to a 4 port hub, to the "link" port specifically(Bay Networks 10bastT)
>running in "normal"(non uplink) mode.
>
>I have second machine that I want to share the internet connection with going to
>another port on the hub.
>
>Then second machine also has a REALTEK NIC exactly the same as the first. It is
running
>Windows server 2003. I have applied the same settings as the other Realtek NIC on
>the first machine.
>
>IT FINALLY WORKS! Both machines can use the internet. The second going through the
>first.
>
>Before, by default the NICS are set to autodetect in the advanced properties of
device
>manager. This simply did not work. On both XP and on Server2003, I got the "network
>cable unplugged" error. Then, I added the hub and set both Realteks to 10FullDuplex
>and it finally works.
>
>DON'T OVERLOOK THE ADVANCED PROPERTIES SETTINGS IN DEVICE MANAGER.
>
>I hope this helps somebody.
>
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