Network bridge balloon

[Guest]

Hi there,
My problem isn't really critical to the performance of my PC, but still
rather annoying, basicly I was wondering if there is anyway to stop the
"Network Bridge (Network Bridge) a network cable is unplugged" balloon from
apearing every few seconds when one of my other computers on the network get
turned off without having to actualy disable any network adapters.

I ask this because I run a game in a windowed mode, and when ever the
balloon apears the game will almost completely stop responding until the
balloon disapears again.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks

 

[Peter R. Fletcher]

You haven't given us a great deal of information!

This shouldn't happen with a typical network setup. Please tell us at
least your network configuration and hardware.

Hi there,
My problem isn't really critical to the performance of my PC, but still
rather annoying, basicly I was wondering if there is anyway to stop the
"Network Bridge (Network Bridge) a network cable is unplugged" balloon from
apearing every few seconds when one of my other computers on the network get
turned off without having to actualy disable any network adapters.

I ask this because I run a game in a windowed mode, and when ever the
balloon apears the game will almost completely stop responding until the
balloon disapears again.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks

Please respond to the Newsgroup, so that others may benefit from the exchange.
Peter R. Fletcher

 

[Guest]

Sorry, I'm new to this and don't really know alot about computers!

I'm running Windows XP Home Edition.

There are two other computers that connect through this one to the internet
using Internet connection sharing.
One connects to my computer using a Wireless Network Connection
(Peer-to-Peer) that causes me no problems when it gets turned off.
The other is using a "Realtek RTL8139/810x Familiy Fast Ethernet NIC" cable
connection, and when this one gets turned off the balloon begins to pop up.

Both connections are bridged and both the other computers are running
windows XP Home Edition.

If there is any other information that I have missed that might be of help,
please let me know, thanks.

 

[Peter R. Fletcher]

No, that's enough.

The usual way of making a computer to computer network connection is
via a network hub (rare nowadays) or switch. Each computer's network
hardware only monitors its cable connection to the switch. As long as
the switch remains powered up and the cable remains plugged in at both
ends, the connection is seen as live - it doesn't matter if another
computer connected to the same switch is powered down, or even if
nothing else is connected to the switch, because each connection to
the switch is independent. You are presumabley making the connection
between your main system and the directly connected one by means of a
crossover cable. This is fine, and saves you the small cost of an
unnecessary network switch, but it means that if you turn off either
system, the other's network card sees a network cable with nothing at
the other end, and (by default, at least) tells you about it.

If you view the Network Connections on your main system, and display
the Properties of the "Realtek RTL8139/810x Familiy Fast Ethernet
NIC", there should be a ticked box towards the bottom left of the
first tab which says: "Notify me when this connection has limited or
no connectivity". Untick it, press OK, then restart the system (the
change won't appear to have "taken" until you reboot). This should
stop your main system bothering you when the other system is off. It
will, of course, also prevent it from notifying you if someone has
tripped over the cable and pulled it out, but you can't have
everything!

Sorry, I'm new to this and don't really know alot about computers!

I'm running Windows XP Home Edition.

There are two other computers that connect through this one to the internet
using Internet connection sharing.
One connects to my computer using a Wireless Network Connection
(Peer-to-Peer) that causes me no problems when it gets turned off.
The other is using a "Realtek RTL8139/810x Familiy Fast Ethernet NIC" cable
connection, and when this one gets turned off the balloon begins to pop up.

Both connections are bridged and both the other computers are running
windows XP Home Edition.

If there is any other information that I have missed that might be of help,
please let me know, thanks.

Please respond to the Newsgroup, so that others may benefit from the exchange.
Peter R. Fletcher

 

[Guest]

Thank you for your help, I've found the "Notify me when this connection has
limited or no connectivity" checkbox and it has fixed my problem.

Thanks again, you were very helpfull, I really appreciate it