Local Area Connection

[El.Plates]

Hi in need of some guidance here, System Tray icon shows Local Area
Connection a Network Cable is Unplugged.I have tried replacing the cable but
get the same message. Also when I try to use Network Setup Wizard I get The
Wizard found disconnected hardware. The network connections listed below are
disconnected.Plug in your network cables or otherwise connect your network
hardware,and then click Next.Connections - Local Area Connection - 3Com
10/100 Mini PCI Ethernet Adapter. The box below is - Ignore disconnected
network hardware (I have tried this both selected and not !) Also the
suggested route of Start-My Network Places isn't there, I have to go
Start-My Computer-My Network Places Just to prove all I've got is my
internet connection and an unplugged cable for the LAN but no network (which
I've been trying to set up now for 3 days).
I hope I've explained this well enough for someone to help out !!
TIA

 

[Lem]

Hi in need of some guidance here, System Tray icon shows Local Area
Connection a Network Cable is Unplugged.I have tried replacing the cable but
get the same message. Also when I try to use Network Setup Wizard I get The
Wizard found disconnected hardware. The network connections listed below are
disconnected.Plug in your network cables or otherwise connect your network
hardware,and then click Next.Connections - Local Area Connection - 3Com
10/100 Mini PCI Ethernet Adapter. The box below is - Ignore disconnected
network hardware (I have tried this both selected and not !) Also the
suggested route of Start-My Network Places isn't there, I have to go
Start-My Computer-My Network Places Just to prove all I've got is my
internet connection and an unplugged cable for the LAN but no network (which
I've been trying to set up now for 3 days).
I hope I've explained this well enough for someone to help out !!
TIA

You don't have to post to so many groups.
Follow up set to microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web

Also, try putting a few blank lines in your next post. It's very
difficult to read when you run everything together.

What is the other end of your network cable connected to?

What is the status of your network adapter in Device Manager? (any
yellow exclamation points?)

From a recent post by MVP Steve Winograd:

Don't take that message [network cable unplugged] literally. It really
means that XP can't detect a live link to another device, such as a
computer, hub, switch, or router, on the other end of the cable. That
could be for any of these reasons:

1. The network cable really is unplugged.

2. The network cable is defective.

3. It's plugged in, but there's nothing connected to the other end.

4. It's plugged in and connected on both ends, but the device on the
other end isn't turned on.

5. The cable is the wrong type. Connecting two computers directly,
without a hub, switch, or router, requires a crossover cable. A
regular cable won't work.

6. The cable is connected to the uplink port on a hub, switch, or
router, instead of a regular port.

7. Some hubs, switches, and routers disable the port next to the
uplink port when the uplink port is in use.

8. The network card driver program isn't working right. Download and
install the latest XP-compatible driver from the manufacturer's web
site.

9. The network card is configured to automatically sense speed and
duplex settings but isn't doing it correctly. Set those options
manually, as shown here:

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/troubleshoot/networkcard.htm

10. The operating system is turning off the network card to save
power. Disable the power saving option in the network card's
properties, as shown here, even if you have a different network
adapter than mentioned in the article:

MSBBN: "A Network Cable Has Been Unplugged" Message Appears at
Seemingly Random Intervals
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;811595

11. The network card is defective.

 

[Ghostrider]

Hi in need of some guidance here, System Tray icon shows Local Area
Connection a Network Cable is Unplugged.I have tried replacing the cable but
get the same message. Also when I try to use Network Setup Wizard I get The
Wizard found disconnected hardware. The network connections listed below are
disconnected.Plug in your network cables or otherwise connect your network
hardware,and then click Next.Connections - Local Area Connection - 3Com
10/100 Mini PCI Ethernet Adapter. The box below is - Ignore disconnected
network hardware (I have tried this both selected and not !) Also the
suggested route of Start-My Network Places isn't there, I have to go
Start-My Computer-My Network Places Just to prove all I've got is my
internet connection and an unplugged cable for the LAN but no network (which
I've been trying to set up now for 3 days).
I hope I've explained this well enough for someone to help out !!
TIA

Not sure what you are trying to describe but if you are not
using the onboard LAN Ethernet connector, then disable it in
bios setup. The icon will disappear.