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re: ''network cable unplugged'' Sunday, December 1, 2002 at 10:26 am Posted by max (2 messages posted) >I have attempted to network my computers together. both running windows xp. I have >both systems running into a router, my cable modem goes into the router also. the >cable modem works for both systems but i cannot connect them to each other. A friend >told me to buy another lan card and stick it into my main computer and hook the other >one directly to it. I did this and now i get an error telling me that a cable is >unplugged. I know the cable is ok because it works with the router. what in the world >have i done? You connected two lan cards with a cable that is not crossed-out... Standard Ethernet cables can only be used to connect lan cards to hubs. However, your original setup should work anyway... Check your TCP/IP-configuration. Do you really use a router? It surely not is a hub or switch?? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: ''network cable unplugged'' Sunday, December 1, 2002 at 10:27 am Posted by rebootd (118 messages posted) You only need one LAN card per machine - both will connect ethernet cables to the router. The ethernet from the cable modem will connect to the "main" port on the router. A "network cable is unplugged" message usually means just that: something is not tight. Also do not directly connect the two computers together - that is what the router is for. Make sure you have lights on either end of your cables lit - that indicates connectivity. Then reboot modem to get new IP FOR the router (from the internet DHCP server.) Reboot your machines as well, so they will gain a new IP FROM the router. On Sunday, December 1, 2002 at 10:14 am, andrew anderson wrote: >I have attempted to network my computers together. both running windows xp. I have >both systems running into a router, my cable modem goes into the router also. the >cable modem works for both systems but i cannot connect them to each other. A friend >told me to buy another lan card and stick it into my main computer and hook the other >one directly to it. I did this and now i get an error telling me that a cable is >unplugged. I know the cable is ok because it works with the router. what in the world >have i done? [Reply or follow-up to this message] a little more complicated than that... Sunday, December 1, 2002 at 2:31 pm Posted by GM (6055 messages posted) See the following link for some help on networking: Home Networking Help It worked for me........!! [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: ''network cable unplugged'' Monday, December 2, 2002 at 3:45 am Posted by jagged ben (3536 messages posted) To summarize: a) you need a differently wired 'crossover' cable to connect two PC's directly to each other. The cable that works with your router SHOULDN'T work for what your using it for. Therefore there's no signal, to which your computer responds by saying it's unplugged. b) you shouldn't have to do what your friend said, which is a method for people who DON'T have a router. It may even have side effects. The router should meet your network needs. Turn off any XP firewalls on your connections to the routers. If that's not sufficient, have a look under networking on this site or the one GM suggested. (If you've turned off services, you may need to turn some back on. Or it may be your security settings...etc., blah blah...) On Sunday, December 1, 2002 at 10:14 am, andrew anderson wrote: >I have attempted to network my computers together. both running windows xp. I have >both systems running into a router, my cable modem goes into the router also. the >cable modem works for both systems but i cannot connect them to each other. A friend >told me to buy another lan card and stick it into my main computer and hook the other >one directly to it. I did this and now i get an error telling me that a cable is >unplugged. I know the cable is ok because it works with the router. what in the world >have i done? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: ''network cable unplugged'' Friday, January 10, 2003 at 5:02 pm Posted by Ravi (21 messages posted) Faced the same problem with XP Home. What I have done was to uninstall the network driver and restart the system. Problem will be solved. Ravi On Monday, December 2, 2002 at 3:45 am, j frangquist wrote: >To summarize: > >a) you need a differently wired 'crossover' cable to connect two PC's directly to >each other. The cable that works with your router SHOULDN'T work for what your using >it for. Therefore there's no signal, to which your computer responds by saying it's >unplugged. > >b) you shouldn't have to do what your friend said, which is a method for people who >DON'T have a router. It may even have side effects. The router should meet your >network needs. Turn off any XP firewalls on your connections to the routers. If >that's not sufficient, have a look under networking on this site or the one GM suggested. > (If you've turned off services, you may need to turn some back on. Or it may be >your security settings...etc., blah blah...) > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: ''network cable unplugged'' Tuesday, June 10, 2003 at 3:20 pm Posted by RC Breck (1 messages posted) When visiting some sites (e.g., Orbitz.com), and when uploading some files to email, I get the following message: "Local Area Connection 7 / A network cable is unplugged." I am not a part of a network, nor do I need the capability. I found the Drivers/Network folder, and it includes numerous subfolders. Do I uninstall everything, or what? Thanks. On Friday, January 10, 2003 at 5:02 pm, Ravi wrote: >Faced the same problem with XP Home. What I have done was to uninstall the network >driver and restart the system. Problem will be solved. > >Ravi > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: ''network cable unplugged'' Monday, June 23, 2003 at 2:02 am Posted by Judas Iscariot (1 messages posted) I am getting the same message when trying to connect two computers directly. As I understand it, with a crossover cable you should be able to connect two computer directly through their ethernet cards, yet with both my normal ethernet cables and a crossover cable I still get the "A cable is Unplugged" message. Does anybody know why? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: ''network cable unplugged'' Monday, June 30, 2003 at 8:45 pm Posted by Jim Burris (2 messages posted) I am getting the same message. I set up a LAN for a friend through a HUB about 6 months ago. He has an XP machine and a 98SE machine. I set up the LAN and it was working fine. He had to take his XP machine in and have the hard disk reformatted. He reinstalled XP and had me come back out to re-set up his LAN. Now, however, I get a "Network Cable Unplugged" message and when I run the network setup wizard I can't set up the network. I am using the exact same hardware as before. Can someone shed some light on my problem? Thanks, Jim On Monday, June 23, 2003 at 2:02 am, Judas Iscariot wrote: >I am getting the same message when trying to connect two computers directly. As I >understand it, with a crossover cable you should be able to connect two computer >directly through their ethernet cards, yet with both my normal ethernet cables and >a crossover cable I still get the "A cable is Unplugged" message. Does anybody know >why? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: ''network cable unplugged'' Friday, July 11, 2003 at 7:36 am Posted by Dan Neaves (1 messages posted) Remember to use a cross over cable when going from NIC to NIC... [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum