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could it be a bad cable? try connecting it with a known working cable.<br />
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Also the nic card could be bad.<br />
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Another thing to check is any software firewall issues.<br />
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Also, what kind of network are you connecting to? a domain, or workgroup. &nbsp;Is it static ip, or dynamic ip?
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could it be a bad cable? try connecting it with a known working cable.

Also the nic card could be bad.

Another thing to check is any software firewall issues.


Also, what kind of network are you connecting to? a domain, or workgroup.  Is it static ip, or dynamic ip?

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Try ping with the -t option eg ping 102.178.1.2 -t which pings repeatedly until CTRL/C is pressed if there is an intermittent NIC fault you will see occasional &nbsp;glitches
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Try ping with the -t option eg ping 102.178.1.2 -t which pings repeatedly until CTRL/C is pressed if there is an intermittent NIC fault you will see occasional  glitches

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Does it disconnect completly? (status light goes out, windows lists it as &quot;disconnected&quot;)? You might also try forcing the speed / duplex to match whatever the switch it's plugged in to is set to. If its a bad cable you may also have some luck forcing the connection speed down to 10 / half.<br />

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Does it disconnect completly? (status light goes out, windows lists it as "disconnected")? You might also try forcing the speed / duplex to match whatever the switch it's plugged in to is set to. If its a bad cable you may also have some luck forcing the connection speed down to 10 / half.


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I have added a new laptop to our network. &nbsp;For some reason, it keeps losing its connection to the network, can't see the server, can't ping internally, etc. &nbsp;It comes back for a minute or so, then disappears again. &nbsp;Any ideas?
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I have added a new laptop to our network.  For some reason, it keeps losing its connection to the network, can't see the server, can't ping internally, etc.  It comes back for a minute or so, then disappears again.  Any ideas?

Machine loses IP connection

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