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Network Cable Unplugged
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Network Cable Unplugged
Saturday, March 1, 2003 at 10:12 am Posted by Robin
(3 messages posted)
I have a question about Connect
to a Windows XP or 2000 system with a Windows 95, 98, or Me system over a Network:
(Reposting this with a corrected subject)
We just bought a new computer with an A7N266-VM mother board and installed windows
XP. We tried to setup a
network to a computer running windows 95 (didn't work) and
a laptop running windows ME (didn't work). As far as we
can tell devices are enabled, internet cable is good and is
connected properly, ethernet driver is installed. However, on
the network connection information, we get a message saying
the cable is unplugged. Any help would be
appreciated.
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Saturday, March 1, 2003 at 10:32 am Posted by Casey
(571 messages posted)
Hi , if your trying to go card to card (no hub , router or switch) then you need
a crossover network cable or you will get no link lights and the os's will report
the "unplugged". Best I can do with the info you gave. Case
On Saturday, March 1, 2003 at 10:12 am, Robin wrote:
>I have a question about Connect
>to a Windows XP or 2000 system with a Windows 95, 98, or Me system over a Network:
>(Reposting this with a corrected subject)
>We just bought a new computer with an A7N266-VM mother board and installed windows
>XP. We tried to setup a
> network to a computer running windows 95 (didn't work) and
>a laptop running windows ME (didn't work). As far as we
> can tell devices are enabled, internet cable is good and is
>connected properly, ethernet driver is installed. However, on
> the network connection information, we get a message saying
>the cable is unplugged. Any help would be
> appreciated.
>
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Saturday, March 29, 2003 at 9:00 am Posted by Simon
(2 messages posted)
I get exactly the same problem and am definitely using a crossover cable
On Saturday, March 1, 2003 at 10:32 am, Casey wrote:
>Hi , if your trying to go card to card (no hub , router or switch) then you need
>a crossover network cable or you will get no link lights and the os's will report
>the "unplugged". Best I can do with the info you gave. Case
>
>
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Friday, April 25, 2003 at 6:11 am Posted by Elisa
(2 messages posted)
Hello,
I have heard about this problem on NT4 domain with Xp client and they have been solved
by install the lastest Sp on the server and on the client ...
I can`t warranty you that it`s work on your case, but if you are not disturb by
install the upgrade of MS perhaps can you try?
On Saturday, March 29, 2003 at 9:00 am, Simon wrote:
>I get exactly the same problem and am definitely using a crossover cable
>
>
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Wednesday, April 30, 2003 at 5:07 pm Posted by sandeep
(2 messages posted)
Hi
Remove the nic physically from the system, restrat the system and boot without the
nic. Then trun off the system and reset the nic.
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Friday, May 2, 2003 at 2:04 pm Posted by Scott
(1 messages posted)
I enjoy the helpful tips here; however, I have seen this problem on a laptop, with
a built in NIC connection. Removal and rebooting is not an option obviously. Any
other suggestions?
On Saturday, March 1, 2003 at 10:12 am, Robin wrote:
>I have a question about Connect
>to a Windows XP or 2000 system with a Windows 95, 98, or Me system over a Network:
>(Reposting this with a corrected subject)
>We just bought a new computer with an A7N266-VM mother board and installed windows
>XP. We tried to setup a
> network to a computer running windows 95 (didn't work) and
>a laptop running windows ME (didn't work). As far as we
> can tell devices are enabled, internet cable is good and is
>connected properly, ethernet driver is installed. However, on
> the network connection information, we get a message saying
>the cable is unplugged. Any help would be
> appreciated.
>
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Sunday, May 4, 2003 at 8:27 am Posted by John
(2 messages posted)
I was getting "Network cable unplugged" between two desktop PCs, one with a built-in
NIC (on motherboard) and one with a LINKSYS NIC (PCI card slot). Problem was solved
by moving the LINKSYS NIC to a different PCI card slot and making sure it was fully
seated into the PCI slot. If you have a NIC in a PCI slot on one of the PCs in question,
I would suggest trying a different PCI slot if you have one available or if not,
simply removing the NIC card and re-installing it making sure that it is seated all
the way into the PCI slot. If you don't have a spare slot, you might try moving your
PCI cards around until you find a combination that works. Of course, this assumes
that your NIC software and driver(s) are installed correctly. Good Luck!
On Wednesday, April 30, 2003 at 5:07 pm, sandeep wrote:
>
>Hi
> Remove the nic physically from the system, restrat the system and boot without
the
>nic. Then trun off the system and reset the nic.
>
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Sunday, May 4, 2003 at 8:34 am Posted by John
(2 messages posted)
Note: When I moved the NIC to a new PCI slot, the NIC was then recognized as "New
Hardware", whereas it was not recognized as such in the previous slot for whatever
reason (I thought it was seated completely). Anyway, once in the new slot and recognized
as "New Hardware", the installation of the driver(s) for the NIC from its CD ran
smoothly and the connection came up. BTW ... I am just using a cross-over cable
directly between the two PCs, no hub or router.
On Sunday, May 4, 2003 at 8:27 am, John wrote:
>I was getting "Network cable unplugged" between two desktop PCs, one with a built-in
>NIC (on motherboard) and one with a LINKSYS NIC (PCI card slot). Problem was solved
>by moving the LINKSYS NIC to a different PCI card slot and making sure it was fully
>seated into the PCI slot. If you have a NIC in a PCI slot on one of the PCs in question,
>I would suggest trying a different PCI slot if you have one available or if not,
>simply removing the NIC card and re-installing it making sure that it is seated
all
>the way into the PCI slot. If you don't have a spare slot, you might try moving
your
>PCI cards around until you find a combination that works. Of course, this assumes
>that your NIC software and driver(s) are installed correctly. Good Luck!
>
>
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Monday, May 5, 2003 at 6:09 pm Posted by Robin
(3 messages posted)
We did try a crossover cable and that solved our problem instantly! Thanks for the
help.
On Saturday, March 1, 2003 at 10:12 am, Robin wrote:
>I have a question about Connect
>to a Windows XP or 2000 system with a Windows 95, 98, or Me system over a Network:
>(Reposting this with a corrected subject)
>We just bought a new computer with an A7N266-VM mother board and installed windows
>XP. We tried to setup a
> network to a computer running windows 95 (didn't work) and
>a laptop running windows ME (didn't work). As far as we
> can tell devices are enabled, internet cable is good and is
>connected properly, ethernet driver is installed. However, on
> the network connection information, we get a message saying
>the cable is unplugged. Any help would be
> appreciated.
>
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Friday, July 18, 2003 at 11:13 am Posted by Rob
(1 messages posted)
I have a Dell Isprion Laptop with a 3COM 3C920 Integrated Fast Ethernet Controller.
A few weeks ago, I started to receive network cable unplugged message. I am use DSL
cable modem. The cable is connected to the modem on one end and my laptop on the
other end. It worked before but now it is not. When I called my ISP, they made me
swapped the cable's direction, then the network was okay but only intermittently.
And every 5 seconds I will get "network cable unplugged" msg. Now it's back to no
network again. Any ideas?
On Saturday, March 1, 2003 at 10:32 am, Casey wrote:
>Hi , if your trying to go card to card (no hub , router or switch) then you need
>a crossover network cable or you will get no link lights and the os's will report
>the "unplugged". Best I can do with the info you gave. Case
>
>
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Sunday, July 27, 2003 at 8:35 pm Posted by anderson
(1 messages posted)
On Friday, July 18, 2003 at 11:13 am, Rob wrote:
>I have a Dell Isprion Laptop with a 3COM 3C920 Integrated Fast Ethernet Controller.
>A few weeks ago, I started to receive network cable unplugged message. I am use
DSL
>cable modem. The cable is connected to the modem on one end and my laptop on the
>other end. It worked before but now it is not. When I called my ISP, they made me
>swapped the cable's direction, then the network was okay but only intermittently.
>And every 5 seconds I will get "network cable unplugged" msg. Now it's back to no
>network again. Any ideas?
>
>
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Friday, August 8, 2003 at 12:16 pm Posted by Kim
(2 messages posted)
am a technician and deal wirh all these issues on a daily basis , what can be done
is u can disbale the connection and then delete it ans then create a new one. if
u aree using a card and also have a integrated nic , thje disbalke it before u
create a new connection
On Monday, May 5, 2003 at 6:09 pm, Robin wrote:
>We did try a crossover cable and that solved our problem instantly! Thanks for
the
>help.
>
>
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Friday, August 8, 2003 at 12:21 pm Posted by Kim
(2 messages posted)
also check if there is a red X on the lan connection
On Friday, August 8, 2003 at 12:16 pm, Kim wrote:
>am a technician and deal wirh all these issues on a daily basis , what can be done
>is u can disbale the connection and then delete it ans then create a new one. if
>u aree using a card and also have a integrated nic , thje disbalke it before u
>create a new connection
>
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Friday, September 5, 2003 at 11:59 pm Posted by Sophie
(2 messages posted)
Hi, Rob,
How did you resolve your problem? I got the exactly same problem as you encountered.
Could you please help me out if you got the solution?
Thanks a lot.
On Friday, July 18, 2003 at 11:13 am, Rob wrote:
>I have a Dell Isprion Laptop with a 3COM 3C920 Integrated Fast Ethernet Controller.
>A few weeks ago, I started to receive network cable unplugged message. I am use
DSL
>cable modem. The cable is connected to the modem on one end and my laptop on the
>other end. It worked before but now it is not. When I called my ISP, they made me
>swapped the cable's direction, then the network was okay but only intermittently.
>And every 5 seconds I will get "network cable unplugged" msg. Now it's back to no
>network again. Any ideas?
>
>
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Saturday, September 6, 2003 at 12:03 am Posted by Sophie
(2 messages posted)
Hi, Kim,
After disabled the LAN connection, I couldn't delete it. Delete button is not enabled.
After enabled the LAN connection, it is showing as red X and message "network cable
was unplugged".
Any other tips, please? I am still looking for help.
Thanks a lot.
On Friday, August 8, 2003 at 12:16 pm, Kim wrote:
>am a technician and deal wirh all these issues on a daily basis , what can be done
>is u can disbale the connection and then delete it ans then create a new one. if
>u aree using a card and also have a integrated nic , thje disbalke it before u
>create a new connection
>
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Saturday, September 6, 2003 at 12:32 pm Posted by Mandy
(1 messages posted)
I'm having the same problem in that my laptop is saying the Network Cable is Unplugged.
I was able to disable the connection, but when I go to delete the connection I get
an error message saying " Cannot be deleted ". Is there a way around this?
On Friday, August 8, 2003 at 12:16 pm, Kim wrote:
>am a technician and deal wirh all these issues on a daily basis , what can be done
>is u can disbale the connection and then delete it ans then create a new one. if
>u aree using a card and also have a integrated nic , thje disbalke it before u
>create a new connection
>
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Saturday, September 6, 2003 at 8:40 pm Posted by Adam
(1 messages posted)
Both my laptop and my desktop also started saying the network cable was unplugged.
They were both hooked up to my DSL when this happened. However they both say the
network adapter is running fine, and so is the DSL modem. I checked all the cables
and they are fine and plugged in correctly. Also I tried reinstalling the adapter
drivers on my desktop with no success. Please let me know if you know of a solution
On Saturday, September 6, 2003 at 12:32 pm, Mandy wrote:
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>I'm having the same problem in that my laptop is saying the Network Cable is Unplugged.
>I was able to disable the connection, but when I go to delete the connection I get
>an error message saying " Cannot be deleted ". Is there a way around this?
>
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Saturday, September 13, 2003 at 6:58 am Posted by Barrry
(2 messages posted)
Same problem here except I am on a satallite modem. The laptop was still under warrenty
so I sent it back to Dell. They replaced the Mother board and updated the Bios.
The problem occured just as a bolt of lightning struck not too far away. I tried
putting in another nic and it also said the samething. I am gussing something on
the motherboard got fried. I guess I have to replace the motherboard in my Demension
8100 desktop now.
On Saturday, September 6, 2003 at 8:40 pm, Adam wrote:
>Both my laptop and my desktop also started saying the network cable was unplugged.
>They were both hooked up to my DSL when this happened. However they both say the
>network adapter is running fine, and so is the DSL modem. I checked all the cables
>and they are fine and plugged in correctly. Also I tried reinstalling the adapter
>drivers on my desktop with no success. Please let me know if you know of a solution
>
>
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Monday, September 15, 2003 at 9:01 pm Posted by Karthik
(1 messages posted)
Try seeing through the following things...
1 Check the Cable,as also this message is a kind of information to check the cable
going bad.
2Try updating the NIC drivers.
3 In Device Manager,Right click the NIC adapter,select properties,if power management
tab available.,then click to uncheck the option to allow windows to turn of the
device for power save..
4 Try Reseating the NIC card or also try to seat it in different slot
5 check the cable length,try limiting it to less that 6 ft.
6 Try Flashing the bios
7 If you are connecting to other computer then check the drivers in the other computer..
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Thursday, September 18, 2003 at 6:59 pm Posted by MWeiland
(2 messages posted)
I'm having similar problems over the past few weeks. I have an Intel Anypoint 10MB
PCI NIC (Broadcom under the skin, I think), and am *constantly* getting intermittent
"A network cable is unplugged" balloons. (Then the connection comes back momentarily.)
Never had this until a few weeks ago.
- My first thought was the NIC was flaking out, so I bought a new one, but still
the same results.
- I re-installed the NIC into another PCI slot, no help.
- I replace the RJ11 cable between the NIC and the wall jack.
- I uninstalled and re-installed the drivers (including the Anypoint "cleandrv" utility),
still no help.
The only thing I can think of that's changed in my environment recently is the addition
of another telephone on my home phone system... I have a lot of phones. Is there
any possibility that "too many phones" would cause a network connection to drop out
intermittently?
I don't suspect the actual wires in the wall; the telephone connected out of the
Anypoint NIC works fine.
I have 3 other Anypoint devices in the house and none of them are having any trouble.
Thanks for any advice.
Michael Weiland
On Monday, September 15, 2003 at 9:01 pm, Karthik wrote:
>Try seeing through the following things...
>
> 1 Check the Cable,as also this message is a kind of information to check the cable
>going bad.
>
> 2Try updating the NIC drivers.
>
> 3 In Device Manager,Right click the NIC adapter,select properties,if power management
>tab available.,then click to uncheck the option to allow windows to turn of the
> device for power save..
>
> 4 Try Reseating the NIC card or also try to seat it in different slot
>
> 5 check the cable length,try limiting it to less that 6 ft.
>
> 6 Try Flashing the bios
>
> 7 If you are connecting to other computer then check the drivers in the other computer..
>
>
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Friday, September 19, 2003 at 4:05 pm Posted by Leslie Nicar
(1 messages posted)
I have also been having the same problem for several weeks now. The mesage "network
cable unplugged" has been appearing everytime I log on to my system. Just this
week I tried to install a wireless network between an emachine desktop and my sony
vaio notebook (the notebook is the machine that receives the "network cable unplugged"
message). I installed the router on the desktop emachine, installed the NIC on the
notebook but can't get the two to communicate. The icon for the NIC on the notebook
has a red slash through it and states "network cable unplugged". I am extremely
ignorent in this area but why would a network cable being unplugged in a wireless
network system cause the wireless system not to work?
On Saturday, March 1, 2003 at 10:12 am, Robin wrote:
>I have a question about Connect
>to a Windows XP or 2000 system with a Windows 95, 98, or Me system over a Network:
>(Reposting this with a corrected subject)
>We just bought a new computer with an A7N266-VM mother board and installed windows
>XP. We tried to setup a
> network to a computer running windows 95 (didn't work) and
>a laptop running windows ME (didn't work). As far as we
> can tell devices are enabled, internet cable is good and is
>connected properly, ethernet driver is installed. However, on
> the network connection information, we get a message saying
>the cable is unplugged. Any help would be
> appreciated.
>
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Saturday, September 27, 2003 at 4:38 am Posted by Barrry
(2 messages posted)
Since my nic is intregrated and installing another with the same results I concluded
that it must be something on the mother board. I bought a new one from Dell (for
what it cost I could have almost bought a new PC) and "cable unplugged" message went
away. But I still could not get on the internet with other PC's on my network.
I replaced the eithernet hub and then it worked. My conclusion is that the lightning
that I experienced at the time it "broke" fried my hub and also something beyound
the nic connection. All the time I had the problem I was still able to connect to
the internet on the PC connected to my satillite.
On Friday, September 19, 2003 at 4:05 pm, Leslie Nicar wrote:
>I have also been having the same problem for several weeks now. The mesage "network
>cable unplugged" has been appearing everytime I log on to my system. Just this
>week I tried to install a wireless network between an emachine desktop and my sony
>vaio notebook (the notebook is the machine that receives the "network cable unplugged"
>message). I installed the router on the desktop emachine, installed the NIC on
the
>notebook but can't get the two to communicate. The icon for the NIC on the notebook
>has a red slash through it and states "network cable unplugged". I am extremely
>ignorent in this area but why would a network cable being unplugged in a wireless
>network system cause the wireless system not to work?
>
>
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Sunday, October 5, 2003 at 5:57 pm Posted by Joe
(2 messages posted)
I have been having same tbles and thru searches of google to different sites like
this one, I chose to change my uplink cat-5 crossover cable, from linksys router
to netgear router, with a different one crossover. It appears to have solved this
issue. I haven't gotten error message. My one cable removed was a defective one.
Five Pc's in system were getting message, so I was able to isolate with one it was
cuzz it happen in both router internets. Thanks all for messages and responses which
led me in the right direction to fix my "network cables is unplugged" ... It was
driving me crazy,,,lol
On Saturday, March 1, 2003 at 10:12 am, Robin wrote:
>I have a question about Connect
>to a Windows XP or 2000 system with a Windows 95, 98, or Me system over a Network:
>(Reposting this with a corrected subject)
>We just bought a new computer with an A7N266-VM mother board and installed windows
>XP. We tried to setup a
> network to a computer running windows 95 (didn't work) and
>a laptop running windows ME (didn't work). As far as we
> can tell devices are enabled, internet cable is good and is
>connected properly, ethernet driver is installed. However, on
> the network connection information, we get a message saying
>the cable is unplugged. Any help would be
> appreciated.
>
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Sunday, October 5, 2003 at 6:19 pm Posted by Joe
(2 messages posted)
Whoops never mine...just got error mesage again.
Dang
Guess I will try a straight cable in that link. or the routers are bumming out.
Linksys router is not warranted or designed to be on 24/7.
I will return if I get a solution
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Wednesday, October 8, 2003 at 1:38 pm Posted by BruceG
(1 messages posted)
Intermittent "Network Cable Unplugged" messages are a new feature of Win2k Service
Pack 4. Try installing the Windows2000-KB822831-x86-ENU.exe update to correct the
problem. Sorry, I couldn't find it on the MS website, only through Windows Update.
-Bruce G
On Thursday, September 18, 2003 at 6:59 pm, MWeiland wrote:
>I'm having similar problems over the past few weeks. I have an Intel Anypoint 10MB
>PCI NIC (Broadcom under the skin, I think), and am *constantly* getting intermittent
>"A network cable is unplugged" balloons. (Then the connection comes back momentarily.)
>Never had this until a few weeks ago.
>- My first thought was the NIC was flaking out, so I bought a new one, but still
>the same results.
>- I re-installed the NIC into another PCI slot, no help.
>- I replace the RJ11 cable between the NIC and the wall jack.
>- I uninstalled and re-installed the drivers (including the Anypoint "cleandrv"
utility),
>still no help.
>
>The only thing I can think of that's changed in my environment recently is the addition
>of another telephone on my home phone system... I have a lot of phones. Is there
>any possibility that "too many phones" would cause a network connection to drop
out
>intermittently?
>
>I don't suspect the actual wires in the wall; the telephone connected out of the
>Anypoint NIC works fine.
>
>I have 3 other Anypoint devices in the house and none of them are having any trouble.
>
>Thanks for any advice.
>Michael Weiland
>
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Saturday, October 11, 2003 at 5:34 am Posted by MWeiland
(2 messages posted)
Well, I found the solution to my problem, at least. Apparently one of my newer phones
emits signals that interfere with the network communications. I installed a "DSL
filter" ($10 from Radio Shack) between that phone and its wall jack, and the problem
cleared up.
On Wednesday, October 8, 2003 at 1:38 pm, BruceG wrote:
>Intermittent "Network Cable Unplugged" messages are a new feature of Win2k Service
>Pack 4. Try installing the Windows2000-KB822831-x86-ENU.exe update to correct
the
>problem. Sorry, I couldn't find it on the MS website, only through Windows Update.
>
>-Bruce G
>
>
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Sunday, October 12, 2003 at 2:37 pm Posted by raj
(1 messages posted)
even though everything is plugged in, try switching the ends of the ethernet cable
and restart comp
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Backdoor Trojan
Wednesday, November 12, 2003 at 6:35 pm Posted by Marc
(1 messages posted)
I had a similar experience on a friend's PC, I searched for a solution (thus finding
this website) but couldn't find any resolve...
but eventually discovered a Backdoor-BAM Trojan on his machine, once we by-passed
his gateway and connected directly to his broadband modem through his computer's
NIC, and downloaded the newest anti-virus signature definitions for his virus scan.
We, of course, cleaned out the virus, but on subsequential reboots, windows refused
to let us log in, (in an attempt to log in, the system would quickly log the user
back out without even displaying a desktop) the theory is the trojan was inserted
in a way that its deletion would cause collateral damage to the system files, (or
something to that effect) so we simply did a repair install of Windows XP on his
system and it recovered nicely.
The network now works fine, and the intermitten baloon pop ups have gone away. The
theory being that the trojan was trying to connect to an outside computer, but the
gateway's built in firewall was blocking the trojan's efforts, but also resulted
in the connection dropping about every 10-15 seconds or so. I didn't have the foresight
at the time to check the gateway's logs to see if the theory was correct.
On Thursday, September 18, 2003 at 6:59 pm, MWeiland wrote:
>I'm having similar problems over the past few weeks. I have an Intel Anypoint 10MB
>PCI NIC (Broadcom under the skin, I think), and am *constantly* getting intermittent
>"A network cable is unplugged" balloons. (Then the connection comes back momentarily.)
>Never had this until a few weeks ago.
>- My first thought was the NIC was flaking out, so I bought a new one, but still
>the same results.
>- I re-installed the NIC into another PCI slot, no help.
>- I replace the RJ11 cable between the NIC and the wall jack.
>- I uninstalled and re-installed the drivers (including the Anypoint "cleandrv"
utility),
>still no help.
>
>The only thing I can think of that's changed in my environment recently is the addition
>of another telephone on my home phone system... I have a lot of phones. Is there
>any possibility that "too many phones" would cause a network connection to drop
out
>intermittently?
>
>I don't suspect the actual wires in the wall; the telephone connected out of the
>Anypoint NIC works fine.
>
>I have 3 other Anypoint devices in the house and none of them are having any trouble.
>
>Thanks for any advice.
>Michael Weiland
>
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Sunday, November 23, 2003 at 10:39 am Posted by shawn
(9 messages posted)
Today I had the same issue: all the the time: network cable unplugged.
I updated my virusscan and found out that I had issues with the W32.Welchia.Worm.
Using the removal tool from symantec solved the issue (for the moment)
On Wednesday, October 8, 2003 at 1:38 pm, BruceG wrote:
>Intermittent "Network Cable Unplugged" messages are a new feature of Win2k Service
>Pack 4. Try installing the Windows2000-KB822831-x86-ENU.exe update to correct
the
>problem. Sorry, I couldn't find it on the MS website, only through Windows Update.
>
>-Bruce G
>
>
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Thursday, November 27, 2003 at 11:03 am Posted by Chris Burgess
(1 messages posted)
I have exactly the same problem as has been identified by several people within this
forum, and despite a Google search I have been unable to fix the problem.
After installing a new PCI NIC on a new(ish) Dell PC running XP, I always get a "Network
Cable Unplugged" logo in the system tray. I am connecting directly into a hub (which
I know works) with a new "straight" cable (alternatives tested) but I don't even
get a LINK light on the NIC. I have tried:
- new cables
- new hub
- new NIC
- changing all of the settings (speed etc)
...but to no avail.
PLEASE can anyone offer a resolution to this possible. Its driving me mad! Any
suggestions most appreciated.
Thanks.
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Friday, November 28, 2003 at 3:37 pm Posted by rich thomas
(10 messages posted)
I guess I can add to the pile of issues here.
I just connected my desktop and laptop together on a ethernet network, cat5e cable
from ethernet port on desktop to port 1 on a Gigafast switch. Cat 5e cable from port
2 on Gigafast switch to Xircom cardbus 100+modem 56 PCMCIA card in my laptop.
Laptop generates "network cable unplugged message" and has a red "x" through the
LAN.
Desktop LAN appears to be fully functional.
Port 1 shows link light, port 2 shows nothing.
Tried switching cables, reseating Xircom card, uninstalling/reinstalling Xircom card,
switching ports on switch.
I too am losing hair over this, please help.
-JX
On Thursday, November 27, 2003 at 11:03 am, Chris Burgess wrote:
>I have exactly the same problem as has been identified by several people within
this
>forum, and despite a Google search I have been unable to fix the problem.
>
>After installing a new PCI NIC on a new(ish) Dell PC running XP, I always get a
"Network
>Cable Unplugged" logo in the system tray. I am connecting directly into a hub (which
>I know works) with a new "straight" cable (alternatives tested) but I don't even
>get a LINK light on the NIC. I have tried:
>
>- new cables
>- new hub
>- new NIC
>- changing all of the settings (speed etc)
>
>...but to no avail.
>
>PLEASE can anyone offer a resolution to this possible. Its driving me mad! Any
>suggestions most appreciated.
>
>Thanks.
>
>
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Monday, December 1, 2003 at 3:03 am Posted by Vince Marchant
(1 messages posted)
At the risk of adding more problems and no solutions...I also have this problem.
Dell Dimension destop with built-in Intel Pro/100 VE NIC connecting to a D-Link DSL
Hub/Router. I am getting the "Network Cable Unplugged" message despite changing speed
settings and everything else suggested here. I know the cable and hub are OK because
I can use the same cable in my notebook and it's fine.
This is driving me insane. Short of a physical problem with the onboard NIC, I don't
know what could be wrong.......HELP!!!!!! (please)
On Thursday, November 27, 2003 at 11:03 am, Chris Burgess wrote:
>I have exactly the same problem as has been identified by several people within
this
>forum, and despite a Google search I have been unable to fix the problem.
>
>After installing a new PCI NIC on a new(ish) Dell PC running XP, I always get a
"Network
>Cable Unplugged" logo in the system tray. I am connecting directly into a hub (which
>I know works) with a new "straight" cable (alternatives tested) but I don't even
>get a LINK light on the NIC. I have tried:
>
>- new cables
>- new hub
>- new NIC
>- changing all of the settings (speed etc)
>
>...but to no avail.
>
>PLEASE can anyone offer a resolution to this possible. Its driving me mad! Any
>suggestions most appreciated.
>
>Thanks.
>
>
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Wednesday, December 3, 2003 at 11:59 am Posted by Bob
(1 messages posted)
I also get the "unplugged" message, but under strange circumstances. Two computers,
latest XP Home patches, identical MB's and VIA Rhine II Ethernet cards. LAN connections
are happy as long as these two computers are connected. Took computer 1 and tried
to connect it to a laptop...got "unplugged". Reconnected to computer 2 and it's fine.
Took computer 2 and connected it to the laptop. Everything's fine. Got a NetGear
router and two new ethernet cables. Plugged computer 2 in and got connected. Plugged
computer 1 in an "unplugged" again! I'm thinking it's probably the NIC in computer
1, but why is it happy when it's connected to computer 2???
Any suggestions welcomed.
On Thursday, November 27, 2003 at 11:03 am, Chris Burgess wrote:
>I have exactly the same problem as has been identified by several people within
this
>forum, and despite a Google search I have been unable to fix the problem.
>
>After installing a new PCI NIC on a new(ish) Dell PC running XP, I always get a
"Network
>Cable Unplugged" logo in the system tray. I am connecting directly into a hub (which
>I know works) with a new "straight" cable (alternatives tested) but I don't even
>get a LINK light on the NIC. I have tried:
>
>- new cables
>- new hub
>- new NIC
>- changing all of the settings (speed etc)
>
>...but to no avail.
>
>PLEASE can anyone offer a resolution to this possible. Its driving me mad! Any
>suggestions most appreciated.
>
>Thanks.
>
>
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Thursday, December 4, 2003 at 9:24 am Posted by Les
(2 messages posted)
I am trying to set up a Smoothwall firewall using an older machine. The main unit
is an XP with built in LAN. The other has a card.
Having never set up a network I just went out and bought a regular network cable
but get the unplugged message.
Someone mentioned a crossover is needed if I don't use a router or hub. Is this
like an adapter that goes on one end? I hate going crazy over such a simple thing.
On Sunday, October 5, 2003 at 6:19 pm, Joe wrote:
>
>
>Whoops never mine...just got error mesage again.
>
>Dang
>
>Guess I will try a straight cable in that link. or the routers are bumming out.
>
>Linksys router is not warranted or designed to be on 24/7.
>
>I will return if I get a solution
>
>
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Wednesday, December 10, 2003 at 4:11 am Posted by Naveen
(1 messages posted)
hello,
I too ahve a same problem with windows xp home edition.My system fujitsu siemens
scaleo has a built in lan card.I have one 100 base T switch and a 10 base T hub for
networking.10 systems in a domain connected by switch(100mbps) and 10 systems as
a workgroup with hub(10 mbps).I tried to conect the system to the switch it shows
"cable is unplugged".But strangely when i connect to the 10 base T hub it is connected
and n/w works fine.I connected another system with windows xp professional and it
works fine with 100 base T switch.Is it something to do with xp home edition? Please
anybody has an answer to this?
On Thursday, December 4, 2003 at 9:24 am, Les wrote:
>
>
>I am trying to set up a Smoothwall firewall using an older machine. The main unit
>is an XP with built in LAN. The other has a card.
>
>Having never set up a network I just went out and bought a regular network cable
>but get the unplugged message.
>
>Someone mentioned a crossover is needed if I don't use a router or hub. Is this
>like an adapter that goes on one end? I hate going crazy over such a simple thing.
>
>
>
>
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Wednesday, December 10, 2003 at 12:23 pm Posted by Les
(2 messages posted)
As regards my problem, I found that replacing the standard LAN cable with a crossover
one solved my problem. It didn't help that the serial plug from the Mobo had come
out as well. Had I noticed earlier I wouldn't have wasted a day swapping modems
around.
On Wednesday, December 10, 2003 at 4:11 am, Naveen wrote:
>hello,
>I too ahve a same problem with windows xp home edition.My system fujitsu siemens
>scaleo has a built in lan card.I have one 100 base T switch and a 10 base T hub
for
>networking.10 systems in a domain connected by switch(100mbps) and 10 systems as
>a workgroup with hub(10 mbps).I tried to conect the system to the switch it shows
>"cable is unplugged".But strangely when i connect to the 10 base T hub it is connected
>and n/w works fine.I connected another system with windows xp professional and it
>works fine with 100 base T switch.Is it something to do with xp home edition? Please
>anybody has an answer to this?
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Thursday, December 11, 2003 at 9:24 am Posted by Maxicomm
(2 messages posted)
Greetings fellow sufferers of the darn, "Network Cable Unplugged!" ...
I've just finished a heavy session with Dell's email support ... and am happy report
that this problem on my Inspiron 2500 is now resolved !!
One important point to remember is that ICS (internet connection sharing) is an absolute
no, no and must be disabled for all networking under XP !!!
So without further messing, here is the contents of the email from Dell that solved
this problem for me, at least. HOPE IT HELPS U " !!!!!
Hello,
Thank you for contacting Dell Hardware E-Support and Services.
I have gone through your issue and feel that the following information will help
you.
Reseat the mini-PCI card.* - L2 chassis
To reseat the mini-PCI card, follow the steps below:
Locate the smaller of the two removable panels on the bottom of the computer. Use
a small Phillips (#1) to remove the screw. Lift off the cover. Push outward on the
two retaining clips. Once the clips release, the card will pop up at an angle.
Disconnect the wiring harness and carefully pull the card out of its socket.
Reseat the card, following the above steps in reverse order.
NOTE: For additional information regarding how to reseat the mini-PCI card, refer
to the Online User Guide in the resources above.
<<<<<< THIS IS THE MAIN BIT >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Hard set the media type in Windows. (2000/XP)
To hard set the media type, perform the following steps:
Right-click My Computer.
The My Computer menu appears.
Click Manage.
The Computer Management window appears.
Click to choose Device Manager from the list in the left-hand pane.
Click the (+) symbol to the left of Network adapters in the right- hand pane.
Double-click the network adapter.
The Network Properties window appears.
Click the Advanced tab.
Change the connection speed (the name of the setting may be different according to
the card manufacturer and/or driver version)
If the hub is a 10/100/1000 auto-switching hub, configure the card for 10Mb.
If the hub is a 1000Mb only hub, configure the card for 1000Mb. If the hub is a 100Mb
only hub, configure the card for 100Mb. If the hub is a 10Mb only hub, configure
the card for 10Mb.
Configure the card for half duplex (the name of the setting may be different according
to the card manufacturer and/or driver
version.)
Click the Apply button and then click OK.
The Network Properties window closes.
Restart the computer.
.... and don't forget to disable ICS !!!!!!!!
Right click My Computer
left click on Manage
select Services & Applications
click on the + next to it and select Services
in the list in the right side of the window select ICS (its in the long form not
short hand like ICS) > right click for properties and select disable
Then click out back to the desktop and restart the machine
GOOD LUCK !!
On Sunday, October 5, 2003 at 6:19 pm, Joe wrote:
>
>
>Whoops never mine...just got error mesage again.
>
>Dang
>
>Guess I will try a straight cable in that link. or the routers are bumming out.
>
>Linksys router is not warranted or designed to be on 24/7.
>
>I will return if I get a solution
>
>
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Sunday, December 14, 2003 at 7:31 pm Posted by Chris
(2 messages posted)
Well, I'm having the same problem. I've read this entire thread and though most
of it seems logical, nothing seems to work. I will, however, tell you that the problem
is most likely in the culprit computer. I have my comp hooked up to a Belkin wireless
bridge (via my realtec eithernet port) that sends a signal to a belkin internet gateway
a few rooms over, then directly into the cable modem. Before this problem it always
showed connected even when the signal wasn't getting from the bridge to the router.
Now even when there is a connection from the bridge to the router there is no connection
to my computer (I can see this via the lights on the bridge). This shows me that
the router seems to be working and the bridge seems to be working. That pretty much
leaves my computer (more specifically the eithernet card). And just wondering, has
anyone here experienced any wierd freeze-ups or crashes right before the card stopped
working. I was playing Battlefield 1942 Online when suddenly the monitor went blank.
The computer was still running but apparently frozen so I did a force restart by
holding down the front power button until shutdown. When it came back up it said
that my video card was to blame for the crash but this is exactly when my eithernet
problem came about. I don't think it is a virus but I would like to know what viruses
are known to cause this. I downloaded the fix for the Welchia worm (which I had
once before). What are the common names for the bam trojan refered to earlier in
the thread. Also is it common for a crossover cable to suddenly go bad, or for that
matter what can cause it. Thx. PS I had some trouble earlier so sorry if this is
a double post.
On Wednesday, December 10, 2003 at 12:23 pm, Les wrote:
>As regards my problem, I found that replacing the standard LAN cable with a crossover
>one solved my problem. It didn't help that the serial plug from the Mobo had come
>out as well. Had I noticed earlier I wouldn't have wasted a day swapping modems
>around.
>
>
Well, I'm having the same problem. I've read this entire thread and though most
of it seems logical, nothing seems to work. I will, however, tell you that the problem
is most likely in the culprit computer. I have my comp hooked up to a Belkin wireless
bridge (via my realtec eithernet port) that sends a signal to a belkin internet gateway
a few rooms over, then directly into the cable modem. Before this problem it always
showed connected even when the signal wasn't getting from the bridge to the router.
Now even when there is a connection from the bridge to the router there is no connection
to my computer (I can see this via the lights on the bridge). This shows me that
the router seems to be working and the bridge seems to be working. That pretty much
leaves my computer (more specifically the eithernet card). And just wondering, has
anyone here experienced any wierd freeze-ups or crashes right before the card stopped
working. I was playing Battlefield 1942 Online when suddenly the monitor went blank.
The computer was still running but apparently frozen so I did a force restart by
holding down the front power button until shutdown. When it came back up it said
that my video card was to blame for the crash but this is exactly when my eithernet
problem came about. I don't think it is a virus but I would like to know what viruses
are known to cause this. I downloaded the fix for the Welchia worm (which I had
once before). What are the common names for the bam trojan refered to earlier in
the thread. Also is it common for a crossover cable to suddenly go bad, or for that
matter what can cause it. Thx. PS I had some trouble earlier so sorry if this is
a double post.
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Monday, December 15, 2003 at 7:17 pm Posted by Jay Chandler
(1 messages posted)
Hi, Here is an idea. Stop the "WINS Client" - Service
Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services > Wins Client > "Stop"
Then Right Click Switch to Manual.
I have a DSL carrier that if I have the WINS CLient running (Which XP loads by default)
it will cause the Network Cable Unplugged error to flash in and out.
This should work like a miracle cure. Stop the service and it all works. Start the
service and it starts to error.
Good luck. ~Jay
On Saturday, March 1, 2003 at 10:12 am, Robin wrote:
>I have a question about Connect
>to a Windows XP or 2000 system with a Windows 95, 98, or Me system over a Network:
>(Reposting this with a corrected subject)
>We just bought a new computer with an A7N266-VM mother board and installed windows
>XP. We tried to setup a
> network to a computer running windows 95 (didn't work) and
>a laptop running windows ME (didn't work). As far as we
> can tell devices are enabled, internet cable is good and is
>connected properly, ethernet driver is installed. However, on
> the network connection information, we get a message saying
>the cable is unplugged. Any help would be
> appreciated.
>
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Sunday, December 21, 2003 at 12:07 am Posted by Kaza
(3 messages posted)
Hi, I am having the same problem as the people above me. My network connection started
fine then one day, it displayed this message, "network cable unplugged". One of my
computers is running xp the other 98, and the xp one is the one with the problem.
I have tried everything the people above have told me, but nothing works. I have
even re formatted both computers.
PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!
On Monday, December 15, 2003 at 7:17 pm, Jay Chandler wrote:
>Hi, Here is an idea. Stop the "WINS Client" - Service
>
>Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services > Wins Client > "Stop"
>
>Then Right Click Switch to Manual.
>
>I have a DSL carrier that if I have the WINS CLient running (Which XP loads by default)
>it will cause the Network Cable Unplugged error to flash in and out.
>
>This should work like a miracle cure. Stop the service and it all works. Start the
>service and it starts to error.
>Good luck. ~Jay
>
>
>
>
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Saturday, December 27, 2003 at 4:46 pm Posted by Andrew
(1 messages posted)
Im losing sleep, hair and sanity over this issue. Im running Windows XP pro, have
a perfectly good Ethernet network card with a perfectly good crossover cable, can
i for the life of me network? oh no, all ive ever got, ever, is 'network cable unplugged'
and doing an 'ipconfig /all' through command, i get 'media disconnected', now ive
tried running the virus checker for the trojan mentioned elsewhere, no virus, ive
tried modifying the registry to disable media sense, no change, dammit ive tried
all the proposed solutions, bought new cards, new crossover cables, all to no avail.
I have no on board networking (so i cant disable it) all i have is a dynamite usb
broadband modem that uses an atm connection (ive also removed the modem and its drivers
to see if anything was conflicting, nope) i am seriously at the end of my tether
with this issue, and any help would be GREATLY appreciated.
On Saturday, March 1, 2003 at 10:12 am, Robin wrote:
>I have a question about Connect
>to a Windows XP or 2000 system with a Windows 95, 98, or Me system over a Network:
>(Reposting this with a corrected subject)
>We just bought a new computer with an A7N266-VM mother board and installed windows
>XP. We tried to setup a
> network to a computer running windows 95 (didn't work) and
>a laptop running windows ME (didn't work). As far as we
> can tell devices are enabled, internet cable is good and is
>connected properly, ethernet driver is installed. However, on
> the network connection information, we get a message saying
>the cable is unplugged. Any help would be
> appreciated.
>
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Monday, December 29, 2003 at 3:14 am Posted by Chris Bastiaens
(1 messages posted)
Hi, I'm also having problems connecting two PCs with a crossed UTP cable.
In order to configure both PCs, I had put them next to each other with a (home-made)
crossed cable between them. The connection worked fine and after the PCs were configured,
I move the second PC to its permanent location, pulled the UTP cable through the
wall and re-assembled the crossed cable. My cable tester showed that the connection
was OK and non-parallel.
Nevertheless, XP shows "Network cable unplugged". The guy from the store where I
bought my network cards told me that the reason might be that some wires are pinched
and therefore weaken the signal. I find it difficult to believe this. He says that
making a crossed cable is much more difficult than making a straight cable because
of the possible pinching.
Any ideas/comments?
Please do not reply by e-mail.
Thanx.
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Tuesday, December 30, 2003 at 10:45 am Posted by steve Yohe
(2 messages posted)
Have any of you tried going to the driver properties page, choosing the configure
tab, and setting the duplex and speed. Also, do any of you have one PC with just
10/100 and others with 10/100/1000. Crossovers are flaky with onboard nics so as
it is, but without the autonegotiate signal from a hub or switch, they get confused.
Try that and let me know how it works. I have the same problem with some of the new
Dells with onboard nic trying to talk with Cisco Catalyst switches, and if I just
put a 3com hub betwwen the cisco switch (data jack at wall) and the PC in question,
and have the Cisco port plugged into the uplink, everything works fine. Try to go
back and forget it. Both companies will most likely deny fault. Drivers and BIOS
revs and or verifying that your crossover cable is NOT for only 10BT but for 100B
also are the best first checks. IF it doesn't say Cat5...Throw it away..
Steve
On Monday, December 29, 2003 at 3:14 am, Chris Bastiaens wrote:
>Hi, I'm also having problems connecting two PCs with a crossed UTP cable.
>In order to configure both PCs, I had put them next to each other with a (home-made)
>crossed cable between them. The connection worked fine and after the PCs were configured,
>I move the second PC to its permanent location, pulled the UTP cable through the
>wall and re-assembled the crossed cable. My cable tester showed that the connection
>was OK and non-parallel.
>Nevertheless, XP shows "Network cable unplugged". The guy from the store where I
>bought my network cards told me that the reason might be that some wires are pinched
>and therefore weaken the signal. I find it difficult to believe this. He says that
>making a crossed cable is much more difficult than making a straight cable because
>of the possible pinching.
>
>Any ideas/comments?
>Please do not reply by e-mail.
>
>Thanx.
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Thursday, January 1, 2004 at 11:30 am Posted by Powcha
(3 messages posted)
I have this problem as well.
At first I thought it was my router so I switched routers. I was thinking today I
would switch netcards and see if this helps at all....however...
The problem started about the time my other major xp annoyance started (2x pagedown
scrolling) - right after I installed an xp security patch. Could it be just a bad
xp patch??
On Sunday, December 14, 2003 at 7:31 pm, Chris wrote:
>
>Well, I'm having the same problem. I've read this entire thread and though most
>of it seems logical, nothing seems to work. I will, however, tell you that the
problem
>is most likely in the culprit computer. I have my comp hooked up to a Belkin wireless
>bridge (via my realtec eithernet port) that sends a signal to a belkin internet
gateway
>a few rooms over, then directly into the cable modem. Before this problem it always
>showed connected even when the signal wasn't getting from the bridge to the router.
> Now even when there is a connection from the bridge to the router there is no connection
>to my computer (I can see this via the lights on the bridge). This shows me that
>the router seems to be working and the bridge seems to be working. That pretty
much
>leaves my computer (more specifically the eithernet card). And just wondering,
has
>anyone here experienced any wierd freeze-ups or crashes right before the card stopped
>working. I was playing Battlefield 1942 Online when suddenly the monitor went blank.
> The computer was still running but apparently frozen so I did a force restart by
>holding down the front power button until shutdown. When it came back up it said
>that my video card was to blame for the crash but this is exactly when my eithernet
>problem came about. I don't think it is a virus but I would like to know what viruses
>are known to cause this. I downloaded the fix for the Welchia worm (which I had
>once before). What are the common names for the bam trojan refered to earlier in
>the thread. Also is it common for a crossover cable to suddenly go bad, or for
that
>matter what can cause it. Thx. PS I had some trouble earlier so sorry if this
is
>a double post.
>
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Wednesday, January 14, 2004 at 12:28 pm Posted by Harley
(2 messages posted)
This is what I was told to do by my cable company after a clean install of XP on
my computer when I recieved the error "network cable unplugged". This " fix" was
easy and worked PERFECT ! The cable company told me this happens ALOT with XP and
that by following this simple instruction 9 times out of 10 it will work perfectly.
This is what you do. Make sure when you have your modem connected to the computer
the lights are all on first. ( this means your modem is working properly and your
drivers are probably installed properly as well ). Then : SHUT DOWN your computer
completely. UNPLUG the power cord from the tower ( the PC itself ). Leave the computer
off and unplugged for at least 15 minutes to a half hour. Plug the power cord back
into the tower
( your PC ) and turn the computer back on. Your problem should be fixed as long
as the computer was originally showing the Network Card and as long as your drivers
were installed. Fixed mine like a charm.
I was back on the internet as easy as 1-2-3! Hope this works as easy for you as
it did for me
On Thursday, January 1, 2004 at 11:30 am, Powcha wrote:
>I have this problem as well.
>
>At first I thought it was my router so I switched routers. I was thinking today
I
>would switch netcards and see if this helps at all....however...
>
>The problem started about the time my other major xp annoyance started (2x pagedown
>scrolling) - right after I installed an xp security patch. Could it be just a bad
>xp patch??
>
>
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re: Network Cable Unplugged -- intermittent
Thursday, January 15, 2004 at 11:56 am Posted by john wirta
(1 messages posted)
I am having same problem -- trying to connect 2 computers both with NICs and a crossover
cable. Want the win98 machine to be client, the winXP computer also has roadrunner
cable modem connected through usb. The cable unplugged message comes on every few
seconds then disappears. Ran the new connection wizard floppy from the XP setup wizard
on the win 98 machine and got a security restrictions message. What worries me is
that the cable unplugged message blinks on and off. Pretty sure that the cable is
good and I know the NIC in the win 98 machine is good. Device manager and diagnostics
on the win XP NIC shows it's fine and no conflicts. What settings on the win 98 machine
should I check? Any ideas what else I can check or do?
On Friday, July 18, 2003 at 11:13 am, Rob wrote:
>I have a Dell Isprion Laptop with a 3COM 3C920 Integrated Fast Ethernet Controller.
>A few weeks ago, I started to receive network cable unplugged message. I am use
DSL
>cable modem. The cable is connected to the modem on one end and my laptop on the
>other end. It worked before but now it is not. When I called my ISP, they made me
>swapped the cable's direction, then the network was okay but only intermittently.
>And every 5 seconds I will get "network cable unplugged" msg. Now it's back to no
>network again. Any ideas?
>
>
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Thursday, January 15, 2004 at 1:46 pm Posted by Powcha
(3 messages posted)
Still no solution on the network cable unplugged message (note that it does disable
the network connection).
The double page down scroll issue may be as a result of Q824145.
On Thursday, January 1, 2004 at 11:30 am, Powcha wrote:
>I have this problem as well.
>
>At first I thought it was my router so I switched routers. I was thinking today
I
>would switch netcards and see if this helps at all....however...
>
>The problem started about the time my other major xp annoyance started (2x pagedown
>scrolling) - right after I installed an xp security patch. Could it be just a bad
>xp patch??
>
>
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Thursday, January 15, 2004 at 10:14 pm Posted by Richard Horobin
(1 messages posted)
The HomeNetworking site suggested ensuring the NIC is NOT in slot one. Make sure
it is not next to an AGP video card. Something about Windows not reporting or fixing
IRQ conflicts, but one exists between Slot One and the AGP video slot.
They got this from Microsoft. I'll try it tonight.
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Monday, January 19, 2004 at 3:55 am Posted by Blackbird
(1 messages posted)
I had a "Network Cable Unplugged" problem when connecting a desktop and a notebook
with integrated NIC, via a crossover cable.
This was THE SOLUTION to my problem:
On Tuesday, December 30, 2003 at 10:45 am, steve Yohe wrote:
>Have any of you tried going to the driver properties page, choosing the configure
>tab, and setting the duplex and speed. Also, do any of you have one PC with just
>10/100 and others with 10/100/1000. Crossovers are flaky with onboard nics so as
>it is, but without the autonegotiate signal from a hub or switch, they get confused.
>Try that and let me know how it works. I have the same problem with some of the
new
>Dells with onboard nic trying to talk with Cisco Catalyst switches, and if I just
>put a 3com hub betwwen the cisco switch (data jack at wall) and the PC in question,
>and have the Cisco port plugged into the uplink, everything works fine. Try to go
>back and forget it. Both companies will most likely deny fault. Drivers and BIOS
>revs and or verifying that your crossover cable is NOT for only 10BT but for 100B
>also are the best first checks. IF it doesn't say Cat5...Throw it away..
>
>Steve
>
>
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Monday, January 19, 2004 at 9:14 am Posted by Glenn Jefferson
(1 messages posted)
I was having the same problem, I ended up solving it by disabling the autosense feature
in XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q239924
On Monday, January 19, 2004 at 3:55 am, Blackbird wrote:
>I had a "Network Cable Unplugged" problem when connecting a desktop and a notebook
>with integrated NIC, via a crossover cable.
>This was THE SOLUTION to my problem:
>
>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q239924
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Monday, January 19, 2004 at 2:15 pm Posted by Dan
(1 messages posted)
Do you have both a Built-in NIC and a Built-in Wireless? If you have both, the wireless
connect will display that message every time it loses its signal.
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Monday, January 19, 2004 at 5:52 pm Posted by rich thomas
(10 messages posted)
Still no solution to this problem...
This is on a Dell Latitude CPx 650/XP Home with a xircom cardbus ethernet 10/100+modem
RBEM56G-100
I have connected my desktop and laptop together on a ethernet network, cat5e cable
(not crossover) from ethernet port on desktop to port 1 on a Gigafast switch. Cat
5e cable from port 2 on Gigafast switch to Xircom cardbus 100+modem 56 PCMCIA card
in my laptop. Laptop generates "network cable unplugged message" and has a red "x"
through the LAN. Desktop LAN appears to be fully functional. Port 1 shows link light,
port 2 shows nothing.
Solutions tried;
Tried switching cables
switching cable direction
reseating Xircom card
uninstalling/reinstalling Xircom card
switching ports on switch
replacing switch with D-Link Router
updating to Xircom's final release of drivers for this product
adjusted driver properties page, by choosing the configure tab, and setting the duplex
and speed (reset after that failed)
disabled ics (re-enabled after that failed)
Modem is fully functional on this card but LAN simply distributes "network cable
unplugged message"
Have I tried it all??? Can I rule the card bad?
Thanks for any input
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Tuesday, January 20, 2004 at 7:43 am Posted by Oscar
(1 messages posted)
I looked to apply this solution and there was no WINS Client in the services window.
Should this client be installed?
On Monday, December 15, 2003 at 7:17 pm, Jay Chandler wrote:
>Hi, Here is an idea. Stop the "WINS Client" - Service
>
>Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services > Wins Client > "Stop"
>
>Then Right Click Switch to Manual.
>
>I have a DSL carrier that if I have the WINS CLient running (Which XP loads by default)
>it will cause the Network Cable Unplugged error to flash in and out.
>This should work like a miracle cure. Stop the service and it all works. Start the
>service and it starts to error.
>Good luck. ~Jay
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Thursday, January 22, 2004 at 4:02 pm Posted by Maxicomm
(2 messages posted)
Hi,
Did u check out my message for 11/12/03 ... maxicomm ??? ... sounds like it might
just be a fix 4 u ?!?!?!
JD
On Monday, January 19, 2004 at 5:52 pm, jxdesign wrote:
>
>Still no solution to this problem...
>
>This is on a Dell Latitude CPx 650/XP Home with a xircom cardbus ethernet 10/100+modem
>RBEM56G-100
>
>I have connected my desktop and laptop together on a ethernet network, cat5e cable
>(not crossover) from ethernet port on desktop to port 1 on a Gigafast switch. Cat
>5e cable from port 2 on Gigafast switch to Xircom cardbus 100+modem 56 PCMCIA card
>in my laptop. Laptop generates "network cable unplugged message" and has a red "x"
>through the LAN. Desktop LAN appears to be fully functional. Port 1 shows link light,
>port 2 shows nothing.
>Solutions tried;
>Tried switching cables
>switching cable direction
>reseating Xircom card
>uninstalling/reinstalling Xircom card
>switching ports on switch
>replacing switch with D-Link Router
>updating to Xircom's final release of drivers for this product
>adjusted driver properties page, by choosing the configure tab, and setting the
duplex
>and speed (reset after that failed)
>disabled ics (re-enabled after that failed)
>Modem is fully functional on this card but LAN simply distributes "network cable
>unplugged message"
>
>Have I tried it all??? Can I rule the card bad?
>Thanks for any input
>
>
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Wednesday, February 4, 2004 at 6:28 pm Posted by Powcha
(3 messages posted)
It's fixed!! I just installed the cumulative IE6 SP1 security patch and the double
page down problem has gone away.
On Thursday, January 15, 2004 at 1:46 pm, powcha wrote:
>Still no solution on the network cable unplugged message (note that it does disable
>the network connection).
>
>The double page down scroll issue may be as a result of Q824145.
>
>
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Saturday, February 7, 2004 at 12:23 pm Posted by William Kreider
(2 messages posted)
For those of you having problems with the "Network cable is Unplugged"
1. If you are connecting from computer to computer
..A make sure you are using a crossover cable
.... for instructions on creating your own cat 5e
.... crossover cable please go to the following address
.... http://www.lanshack.com/make-cat5E.asp
..B If you still have problems connecting to another
.... computer take a quick look at part 3 at the bottom
2. If you are trying to connect to the internet via any
... Of the following devices then you DO NOT need a
... crossover cable. Use a straight through cable.
.... 2a Router
.... 2b Switch
.... 2c Hub
....... A Please note that this does not apply if you are
....... trying to connect other devices such a another
....... Switch, Hub or Router to an already existing item
3. Please note that when dealing with this particular
... problem I have found that for a majority of the
... users all that needs to be done is upgrade the
... device drivers for your LAN card. If your Card is
... Integrated (Or you can't remove it as it is built
... into the motherboard) then check to see if you
... have another Network connection showing up
... it will generaly have numbers in it coresponding to
... the type of southbridge you have on your
... motherboard. By disabling this in your control panel
... and then checking to see if you can connect will
... tell you that your device drivers are either not
... installed properly or the most up to date driver is
... not installed. In either case you can safely disable
... device in the control panel with any further problems
... or risk to the Operating System.
FYI: Always keep up to date at Windows Update Site this will assist you in keeping
your system from having problems.
If you need any further information concerning the southbridge or you are still unable
to connect and get the "Network Cable Unplugged" please repost with specific information
pertaining to your System
I hope this helps most of you out with your problem!
MadHatt30
On Saturday, March 1, 2003 at 10:12 am, Robin wrote:
>I have a question about Connect
>to a Windows XP or 2000 system with a Windows 95, 98, or Me system over a Network:
>(Reposting this with a corrected subject)
>We just bought a new computer with an A7N266-VM mother board and installed windows
>XP. We tried to setup a
> network to a computer running windows 95 (didn't work) and
>a laptop running windows ME (didn't work). As far as we
> can tell devices are enabled, internet cable is good and is
>connected properly, ethernet driver is installed. However, on
> the network connection information, we get a message saying
>the cable is unplugged. Any help would be
> appreciated.
>
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Tuesday, February 10, 2004 at 6:40 am Posted by Wily
(1 messages posted)
I have exactly te same board and problem withW2K. It seems to happen after odd crashes
(which seem to happen fairly regularly with this board!) Removing the power cable
whilst shut down before restarting seems to help. Have been through all the other
checks in this thread to no avail.
On Saturday, March 1, 2003 at 10:12 am, Robin wrote:
>I have a question about Connect
>to a Windows XP or 2000 system with a Windows 95, 98, or Me system over a Network:
>(Reposting this with a corrected subject)
>We just bought a new computer with an A7N266-VM mother board and installed windows
>XP. We tried to setup a
> network to a computer running windows 95 (didn't work) and
>a laptop running windows ME (didn't work). As far as we
> can tell devices are enabled, internet cable is good and is
>connected properly, ethernet driver is installed. However, on
> the network connection information, we get a message saying
>the cable is unplugged. Any help would be
> appreciated.
>
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Thursday, February 19, 2004 at 3:12 pm Posted by Mike
(2 messages posted)
I'm relieved this problem isn't just my own, but I have a new twist on it.
As of 2 days ago, my network was working fine. just my computer plugged into the
cable modem through the router. Then I went and installed Red Hat 9 to dual boot
with XP Home. Went through all this hassle of recompiling the kernel and compiling
the driver for my NIC (AsusTek/Broadcom 4400 integrated), and presto, red hat connects
to the net just fine.
THEN, I boot into XP, and lo and behold I get the "a network cable is unplugged"
error. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the hardware, the drivers, everything. unplugged
the computer and let windows find the NIC on its own, all to no avail.
So.. anyone seen this one yet?
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Thursday, February 26, 2004 at 1:09 pm Posted by haingu
(1 messages posted)
I am setting up a wireless network with a D-Link 614+ router-access point and DSL
ISP.
1. Cable: Modem-Router-Desk Top PC, working fine. OS: XP Pro
2. Gigafast wireless ethernet adapter on Desktop, Win 2000, working after using the
below procedure.
3. Gigafast wireless ethernet adapter on Dell Inspiron Laptop, XP Home. Connected,
good signal strength, but cannot get to the Internet.
I appreciate receiving any input how to go about with this one.
On Wednesday, April 30, 2003 at 5:07 pm, sandeep wrote:
>
>Hi
> Remove the nic physically from the system, restrat the system and boot without
the
>nic. Then trun off the system and reset the nic.
>
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Sunday, February 29, 2004 at 2:07 am Posted by HObit
(1 messages posted)
well I tried what you suggested and as simple as it was... turning my laptop off
and then unplugging the power chord for a lil more than 20 min...worked... I'm in
shock that it could have been resolved so easily though...but thank you all for your
help and goodluck to those of you who are still having problems...
- hobit
On Wednesday, January 14, 2004 at 12:28 pm, Harley wrote:
>This is what I was told to do by my cable company after a clean install of XP on
>my computer when I recieved the error "network cable unplugged". This " fix" was
>easy and worked PERFECT ! The cable company told me this happens ALOT with XP and
>that by following this simple instruction 9 times out of 10 it will work perfectly.
> This is what you do. Make sure when you have your modem connected to the computer
>the lights are all on first. ( this means your modem is working properly and your
>drivers are probably installed properly as well ). Then : SHUT DOWN your computer
>completely. UNPLUG the power cord from the tower ( the PC itself ). Leave the
computer
>off and unplugged for at least 15 minutes to a half hour. Plug the power cord back
>into the tower
> ( your PC ) and turn the computer back on. Your problem should be fixed as long
>as the computer was originally showing the Network Card and as long as your drivers
>were installed. Fixed mine like a charm.
>I was back on the internet as easy as 1-2-3! Hope this works as easy for you as
>it did for me
>
>
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Tuesday, March 16, 2004 at 5:57 pm Posted by Tawmis
(1 messages posted)
Essentially having the same issue.
I have an IBM Desktop. Worked like a charm. I have three computers going into a router
(2 with WINXP, one with W2K).
I just installed a TV VIDEO (WinTV Go) card into the IBM. Suddenly, the Ethernet
Card isn't working. Having worked with a cable modem ISP, I did all the standard
things -
1. Removed the card, to make sure it wasn't causing an issue. No resolution.
2. Ensured the card wasn't causing any conflicts in the device manager.
3. Swapped the cable out with my laptop (W2k), which connects fine (to ensure the
cable was fine), and still no resolution.
I have even downloaded the latest drivers (using my laptop, burning the drivers to
CD then installing them on the IBM Desktop).
Still no resolution.
When I run the DIAG I found, all the tests pass, save for LINK.
I have the NETWORK CABLE UNPLUGGED and when I check via DOS, it simply reads MEDIA
DISCONNECTED.
Sadly, it's a built in NIC, so I can't remove it and try another PCI slot.
I've tried everything that has come to mind, even countless restarts, and what not,
and I am... out of ideas.
A friend of mine had mentioned, it might take a registry type fix; but I can't find
any such fix on the web.
The odd thing is, the LED on the NIC on the IBM - both lights are solid. Now if I
remember correctly, the green LED remained solid while the orange flickered. It's
not doing that anymore.
So I am at a complete loss. Any tips and suggestions will gladly be accepted! :-)
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Sunday, March 28, 2004 at 6:35 pm Posted by J Morales
(1 messages posted)
This is a trojan! Dont bother to replace cables, reset cards, replace hubs, or checking
phone lines...this is a trojan...unfortunately, I dont know how to fix it! It is
driving me nuts... McAfee nor Norton can fix it... all we can do is call Bill Gates....
On Saturday, February 7, 2004 at 12:23 pm, William Kreider wrote:
>For those of you having problems with the "Network cable is Unplugged"
>
>1. If you are connecting from computer to computer
>..A make sure you are using a crossover cable
>.... for instructions on creating your own cat 5e
>.... crossover cable please go to the following address
>.... http://www.lanshack.com/make-cat5E.asp
>..B If you still have problems connecting to another
>.... computer take a quick look at part 3 at the bottom
>
>2. If you are trying to connect to the internet via any
>... Of the following devices then you DO NOT need a
>... crossover cable. Use a straight through cable.
>.... 2a Router
>.... 2b Switch
>.... 2c Hub
>....... A Please note that this does not apply if you are
>....... trying to connect other devices such a another
>....... Switch, Hub or Router to an already existing item
>
>3. Please note that when dealing with this particular
>... problem I have found that for a majority of the
>... users all that needs to be done is upgrade the
>... device drivers for your LAN card. If your Card is
>... Integrated (Or you can't remove it as it is built
>... into the motherboard) then check to see if you
>... have another Network connection showing up
>... it will generaly have numbers in it coresponding to
>... the type of southbridge you have on your
>... motherboard. By disabling this in your control panel
>... and then checking to see if you can connect will
>... tell you that your device drivers are either not
>... installed properly or the most up to date driver is
>... not installed. In either case you can safely disable
>... device in the control panel with any further problems
>... or risk to the Operating System.
>
>FYI: Always keep up to date at Windows Update Site this will assist you in keeping
>your system from having problems.
>
>If you need any further information concerning the southbridge or you are still
unable
>to connect and get the "Network Cable Unplugged" please repost with specific information
>pertaining to your System
>
>I hope this helps most of you out with your problem!
>
>MadHatt30
>
>
>On Saturday, March 1, 2003 at 10:12 am, Robin wrote:
>>I have a question about Connect
>>to a Windows XP or 2000 system with a Windows 95, 98, or Me system over a Network:
>>(Reposting this with a corrected subject)
>>We just bought a new computer with an A7N266-VM mother board and installed windows
>>XP. We tried to setup a
>> network to a computer running windows 95 (didn't work) and
>>a laptop running windows ME (didn't work). As far as we
>> can tell devices are enabled, internet cable is good and
is
>>connected properly, ethernet driver is installed. However, on
>> the network connection information, we get a message saying
>>the cable is unplugged. Any help would be
>> appreciated.
>>
>
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Friday, April 9, 2004 at 8:15 pm Posted by Killer Piggzz
(1 messages posted)
In Device Manager, find the Intel Pro 100 XX adapter and view it's properties. Click
the Settings tabs and disable the Auto-Adapt feature.
On Monday, December 1, 2003 at 3:03 am, Vince Marchant wrote:
>At the risk of adding more problems and no solutions...I also have this problem.
>Dell Dimension destop with built-in Intel Pro/100 VE NIC connecting to a D-Link
DSL
>Hub/Router. I am getting the "Network Cable Unplugged" message despite changing
speed
>settings and everything else suggested here. I know the cable and hub are OK because
>I can use the same cable in my notebook and it's fine.
>
>This is driving me insane. Short of a physical problem with the onboard NIC, I don't
>know what could be wrong.......HELP!!!!!! (please)
>
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Wednesday, April 14, 2004 at 5:56 am Posted by njdrood
(1 messages posted)
Correct this by removing the following entry in the registry:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{7007ACCF-3202-11D1-AAD2-00805FC1270E}
The other solution is to use Red Hat and tell Microsoft to go to Hades
On Saturday, December 27, 2003 at 4:46 pm, Andrew wrote:
>Im losing sleep, hair and sanity over this issue. Im running Windows XP pro, have
>a perfectly good Ethernet network card with a perfectly good crossover cable, can
>i for the life of me network? oh no, all ive ever got, ever, is 'network cable unplugged'
>and doing an 'ipconfig /all' through command, i get 'media disconnected', now ive
>tried running the virus checker for the trojan mentioned elsewhere, no virus, ive
>tried modifying the registry to disable media sense, no change, dammit ive tried
>all the proposed solutions, bought new cards, new crossover cables, all to no avail.
> I have no on board networking (so i cant disable it) all i have is a dynamite usb
>broadband modem that uses an atm connection (ive also removed the modem and its
drivers
>to see if anything was conflicting, nope) i am seriously at the end of my tether
>with this issue, and any help would be GREATLY appreciated.
>
>
>
>
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Saturday, April 17, 2004 at 3:19 pm Posted by Emily
(3 messages posted)
I am having a similar problem with a notebook computer using a Belkin wireless adapter
and router. So far it happens only when I put the notebook on a particular card
table. Could the metal bars of the card table be interfering with the wireless signal?
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Monday, April 19, 2004 at 4:07 pm Posted by terry farrant
(1 messages posted)
I have a bit of a twist. Ocassionaly i get the bubble and message 'network cable
unplugged' under the heading 'local area connection' but only when i go to the Palm
site. after a few seconds another message appears sayin 'network cable connected"
but i still can't get onto the Palm site. We have router and a cable connection and
recently the same thing happened to my wife's computer but to a different site, one
she has been access for months. What's this all about?
On Saturday, April 17, 2004 at 3:19 pm, Emily wrote:
>I am having a similar problem with a notebook computer using a Belkin wireless adapter
>and router. So far it happens only when I put the notebook on a particular card
>table. Could the metal bars of the card table be interfering with the wireless
signal?
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Tuesday, April 27, 2004 at 2:57 pm Posted by CAG
(1 messages posted)
This sound just like my problem. I have a dual boot Linux/XP computer, with an integrated
ethernet card on an ASUS motherboard. The card works fine in Linux, but I get the
"network cable disconnected" in XP.
I wasn't the one who set the computer up, so I can't give info on how the Linux or
XP was installed.
On Thursday, February 19, 2004 at 3:12 pm, Mike wrote:
>I'm relieved this problem isn't just my own, but I have a new twist on it.
>
>As of 2 days ago, my network was working fine. just my computer plugged into the
>cable modem through the router. Then I went and installed Red Hat 9 to dual boot
>with XP Home. Went through all this hassle of recompiling the kernel and compiling
>the driver for my NIC (AsusTek/Broadcom 4400 integrated), and presto, red hat connects
>to the net just fine.
>
>THEN, I boot into XP, and lo and behold I get the "a network cable is unplugged"
>error. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the hardware, the drivers, everything. unplugged
>the computer and let windows find the NIC on its own, all to no avail.
>
>So.. anyone seen this one yet?
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Tuesday, April 27, 2004 at 3:07 pm Posted by Mike
(2 messages posted)
- The only thing I've found that works for this is to power off the computer entirely,
sometimes I even have to unplug the #$^#@!^$ thing, let it sit for 10 minutes, and
restart, then XP notices the card and cable are intact. Warm boots give me the "network
cable unplugged", and leaving it off for less than ~10 minutes doesn't fix the problem.
this is just tapped.
On Tuesday, April 27, 2004 at 2:57 pm, CAG wrote:
>This sound just like my problem. I have a dual boot Linux/XP computer, with an integrated
>ethernet card on an ASUS motherboard. The card works fine in Linux, but I get the
>"network cable disconnected" in XP.
>
>I wasn't the one who set the computer up, so I can't give info on how the Linux
or
>XP was installed.
>
>
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"a network cable is unplugged"
Tuesday, April 27, 2004 at 9:24 pm Posted by peter
(1 messages posted)
I run Windows-XP-Pro and repeatedly got the pop-up error message "A network cable
is unplugged". I was unable to go online with Netscape, IE, or any other program.
However, everything was fine after a few minutes ... only to recur several minutes
later.
The MS KnowledgeBase provided no help. After fiddling with hardware to no avail,
I decided to turn off the "security" button on Symantec Personal Firewall (2003).
This worked!
Unfortunately, the Symantec web site provided no documentation of this problem. I
would guess there is a setting in the Symantec program that needs to be changed.
Any ideas?
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Tuesday, May 11, 2004 at 12:09 pm Posted by Luis Barcelo
(1 messages posted)
Hi, I´m writing from Argentina so my english is nor the best. I had the same problem
connecting two PC´s thru Ethernet cards with a crossed-over cable. Fixed it establishing
a connection speed of 10 Mbps full duplex(instead of 100 Mbps) in one of the cards.
The other may be left in auto-negotiation. Seems that the cross-over cable is not
good enough for hig-speed communication.
On Saturday, March 1, 2003 at 10:32 am, Casey wrote:
>Hi , if your trying to go card to card (no hub , router or switch) then you need
>a crossover network cable or you will get no link lights and the os's will report
>the "unplugged". Best I can do with the info you gave. Case
>
>
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Sunday, June 6, 2004 at 4:18 am Posted by thargoid
(1 messages posted)
I've had exactly the same problem, and i finally got it solved.
The problem is with the winxp driver for your ethernet card. I have an ASUS motherboard
with an onboard broadcom ethernet card.
When I downloaded the latest driver from http://www.broadcom.com it solved this problem
for me.
On Tuesday, April 27, 2004 at 3:07 pm, Mike wrote:
>- The only thing I've found that works for this is to power off the computer entirely,
>sometimes I even have to unplug the #$^#@!^$ thing, let it sit for 10 minutes, and
>restart, then XP notices the card and cable are intact. Warm boots give me the "network
>cable unplugged", and leaving it off for less than ~10 minutes doesn't fix the problem.
>
> this is just tapped.
>
>
>
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Friday, June 11, 2004 at 10:31 am Posted by Shawn
(1 messages posted)
Go to your network connection (local area connection), double click on it, Properties,
Configure, Advanced tab, set value to 10baseT Full_Duplex. I've found no degradation
in speed by doing this and it will solve the unplugged problem. Read something in
the past that the connection default is too fast for most cards.
Good luck.
On Saturday, March 1, 2003 at 10:12 am, Robin wrote:
>I have a question about Connect
>to a Windows XP or 2000 system with a Windows 95, 98, or Me system over a Network:
>(Reposting this with a corrected subject)
>We just bought a new computer with an A7N266-VM mother board and installed windows
>XP. We tried to setup a
> network to a computer running windows 95 (didn't work) and
>a laptop running windows ME (didn't work). As far as we
> can tell devices are enabled, internet cable is good and is
>connected properly, ethernet driver is installed. However, on
> the network connection information, we get a message saying
>the cable is unplugged. Any help would be
> appreciated.
>
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Monday, June 14, 2004 at 8:11 am Posted by Adam
(1 messages posted)
I've had the problem addressed in this message board ever since visiting a friend
and playing with all the network settings on my computer.
this is how I solved it. I have a wireless laptop and a wired desktop, both into
a router then DSL modem.
After trying many of the suggestions listed here, I deleted my MAC network bridge,
turned off all of the associated components for a few minutes(router, modem and computers)
restarted and it all works without the error.
I know earlier I had had problems making both the network and internet work without
the network brigde, but somehow the above combination did the trick this time.
hope this helps someone
On Friday, June 11, 2004 at 10:31 am, Shawn wrote:
>
>Go to your network connection (local area connection), double click on it, Properties,
>Configure, Advanced tab, set value to 10baseT Full_Duplex. I've found no degradation
>in speed by doing this and it will solve the unplugged problem. Read something in
>the past that the connection default is too fast for most cards.
>
>Good luck.
>
>
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Tuesday, June 15, 2004 at 5:12 am Posted by Francesca
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I am running windows xp and trying to setup a DSL connection, no router or anything.
The problem I am having is that when I view my LAN Connection, underneath it, the
message says "network cable unplugged". The problem is that I am not networking
my computer. I'm not sure if this would have anything to do with it, but we just
took this computer off of a wireless network we had running within our home (our
roomate moved out and took the wireless equipment with him). I have installed a
new ethernet card, but none of the lights on the back are showing up. I have uninstalled
all software (I think) relating to the old wireless network. Any ideas or assistance
would be appreciated.
On Saturday, March 1, 2003 at 10:12 am, Robin wrote:
>I have a question about Connect
>to a Windows XP or 2000 system with a Windows 95, 98, or Me system over a Network:
>(Reposting this with a corrected subject)
>We just bought a new computer with an A7N266-VM mother board and installed windows
>XP. We tried to setup a
> network to a computer running windows 95 (didn't work) and
>a laptop running windows ME (didn't work). As far as we
> can tell devices are enabled, internet cable is good and is
>connected properly, ethernet driver is installed. However, on
> the network connection information, we get a message saying
>the cable is unplugged. Any help would be
> appreciated.
>
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Tuesday, June 15, 2004 at 9:02 am Posted by Nick
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I just started having the same problem with the onboard NIC with my Dell Optiplex
GX110. I upgradded my operating system from Windows ME to XP Professional and the
Unplugged Network Message appeared. I was ready to check it all and order another
motherboard from Dell, as tech services was not able to help. Control Panel and system
information tells me that the board is working, but nothing I can do can get either
a router or a DSL model to recodnize the existance of the integrated NIC. My suspicion
is that if I I go back to ME or '98, the problem will solve itself.
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Tuesday, June 15, 2004 at 4:33 pm Posted by Nick
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Found the answer and got it working...
You need to go to dells downloads for the integrated NIC card and you must select
the XP version of the new driver for the card the name of the file is:
The link will be named :
3Com 3C905C Integrated Network Card, v. 5.41a, A11
The file will be a 32 bt self extracting file called:
ZEDE5A11.EXE
Download and run...Immediately the network cable disconnected message goes away.
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Wednesday, June 16, 2004 at 8:26 pm Posted by Nick
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This solution stopped working. So I rolled back from XP to ME and the card works,
and my broadband router works, and My two computers are shring my DSL connection
with no problem.
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re: Network Cable Unplugged
Thursday, June 17, 2004 at 7:52 am Posted by Dee
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I have a router connected to a cable modem. One pc is directly connected to the
router. It gets the "network connection is unplugged" periodically. (I updated all
drivers in the last month) All I do is close this message and I can always get to
the internet after it. The other pc is connected by a wireless connection to the
router. It also gets this message. Can I disable the eithernet card on that machine
since it's not being used? If so, can I do it from the control panel?
The wireless connected pc also does a lot of "beep boop" sounds. Nothing seems to
be running at this time and is very annoying. It's not connected with being on the
internet or not. Has anyone come across this problem as well?
On Saturday, February 7, 2004 at 12:23 pm, William Kreider wrote:
>
>For those of you having problems with the "Network cable is Unplugged"
>
>1. If you are connecting from computer to computer
>..A make sure you are using a crossover cable
>.... for instructions on creating your own cat 5e
>.... crossover cable please go to the following address
>.... http://www.lanshack. | |
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