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Network Cable Unplugged -> Local Area Network connected and repeat
A machine on my network has just started exhibiting the following behaviour...
It was working fine, but when it was woken from standby mode, it did not connect to the network, displaying the error 'Network Cable Unplugged'. Then about a second later, it will report that it is connected, and then switch back to unplugged once again! I have taken out the cable, switched off, re-inserted the cable, and switched on again, but it still happens.
I have only just taken over control of this network (by default), and I am not sure what the problem is. No other machines on the network are displaying this problem.
The machine is running Windows 2000.
It was working fine, but when it was woken from standby mode, it did not connect to the network, displaying the error 'Network Cable Unplugged'. Then about a second later, it will report that it is connected, and then switch back to unplugged once again! I have taken out the cable, switched off, re-inserted the cable, and switched on again, but it still happens.
I have only just taken over control of this network (by default), and I am not sure what the problem is. No other machines on the network are displaying this problem.
The machine is running Windows 2000.
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moorhouselondon
5. If all else fails, don't let the pc go into Standby mode.
Also, you might want to get the latest NIC drivers.
I hope this helps !
I hope this helps !
I've seen this happening to a lot of machines.
Two things come to mind:
Do you have 3Com or Compex NICs?
Almost every-time we had this problem, replacing the NIC was the only solution that worked.
You can however try and isolate the problem by doing the following:
Plug the network cable from the troubled PC to another PC and see if the problem persists. More likely it won't. If it does, and you are unable to see the connectivity light on the NIC blinking, you can try replacing the network cable.
If the connection indicator is on, but you are unable to have a persistent connection to network, I think the NIC needs replacement.
Hope this helps
Two things come to mind:
Do you have 3Com or Compex NICs?
Almost every-time we had this problem, replacing the NIC was the only solution that worked.
You can however try and isolate the problem by doing the following:
Plug the network cable from the troubled PC to another PC and see if the problem persists. More likely it won't. If it does, and you are unable to see the connectivity light on the NIC blinking, you can try replacing the network cable.
If the connection indicator is on, but you are unable to have a persistent connection to network, I think the NIC needs replacement.
Hope this helps
ThanQ