How to disable network cable is unplugged popup

[imalone]

Hi,

(Win XP Pro)
I've been trying to work out how to disable the "A network cable is
unplugged" popup (my router is slightly faulty). I've tried without
success:
Local area connection properties; uncheck both "Show icon
in notification area when connected" and "Notify me when this
connection has limited or no connectivity".

Taskbar properties hide inactive icons and customize to always
"hide local area connection: a network cable..."

I haven't tried the following yet:
<http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web/
browse_thread/thread/13d45f45367061c7/7c93b6ff162b9b85?
lnk=gst&q=network+cable+is+unplugged+disable&rnum=1#7c93b6ff162b9b85?>
While this sounds like it will work, it seems a little heavy handed.
Are there any more options?

 

[Chuck]

Hi,

(Win XP Pro)
I've been trying to work out how to disable the "A network cable is
unplugged" popup (my router is slightly faulty). I've tried without
success:
Local area connection properties; uncheck both "Show icon
in notification area when connected" and "Notify me when this
connection has limited or no connectivity".

Taskbar properties hide inactive icons and customize to always
"hide local area connection: a network cable..."

I haven't tried the following yet:
<http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web/
browse_thread/thread/13d45f45367061c7/7c93b6ff162b9b85?
lnk=gst&q=network+cable+is+unplugged+disable&rnum=1#7c93b6ff162b9b85?>
While this sounds like it will work, it seems a little heavy handed.
Are there any more options?

I'd go for the cause of the message - the faulty router. If it's "slightly
faulty" this week, next week it will likely get worse. Why not diagnose the
problem. Start with the power supply.

Recently, I thought that my router was slightly faulty too. Two or three times
daily, I was losing Internet service, even though the diagnostic lights on my
DSL modem, and the router, were normal. Long story short, the power supply on
the modem was bad. I bought a universal power supply at Radio Shack for like
$15, tried it on the router for a while with no results (no improvement in the
symptom), then tried it on the modem and the problem was solved. It's summer
time here in North America, and I'll bet heat sensitivities are part of the
problem.

 

[imalone]

I'd go for the cause of the message - the faulty router. If it's "slightly
faulty" this week, next week it will likely get worse. Why not diagnose the
problem. Start with the power supply.

Thanks for your suggestion, getting it fixed or replaced is the long
term
plan of course, but I'm stuck with it for a while[1]. The unit is a
combined wireless ADSL-modem and router and as such fairly resistant
to modular troubleshooting. It also has pretty heavy power
requirements
and my universal power supply, which should be up to the task, just
sits and blinks at me if I try it. Turning wireless on, which you
might
think would increase power consumption and compound the problem,
doesn't seem to make any difference.

[1] To elaborate on 'slightly faulty', the inbuilt hub drops wire
connections briefly at irregular intervals. Everything else seems
fine, hence my decision to put up with it for a while longer.