re: Question about 'Share an Internet Connection'
Tuesday, July 17, 2007 at 5:38 am Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Chirag Desai
(1 messages posted)
If you have Trend Micro Virusscan/Firewall installed, try disabling/uninstalling
'Trend Micro Common Firewall Driver' in your Local Area Connection Properties.
On Wednesday, December 25, 2002 at 4:13 pm, B.C. wrote:
>I have a question about Share
>an Internet Connection:
>I have a linksys etherfast cable router, a new gateway pc using XP and an older
pentium
>III pc using win98fe, all connected to a motorola surfboard cable modem. In order
>to connect the XP computer to the router, I have to uninstall and then reinstall
>the driver for the ethernet card, restart the computer and then wait sometimes two
>days for the "Network cable Unplugged" message to disappear at which point the XP
>computer recognizes the router, and the router lights for link light up. The XP
>computer often loses it's connection to the router, with the same error message
"Network
>Cable Unplugged" and the link light on the router for the XP computer turns off.
>Everything is connected and the network cables are new. I know everything works
because
>I can still access the internet with the XP computer if I bypass the router, and
>reset the cable modem. Is this common? Do I need tech support or a priest? Sorry
>the question's so long.
>Thanks,
>BC
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