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Dave In San Pedro
Configuration: Pentium III 600Mhz, 384MB RAM, WindowsXP Pro, IE 6, Belkin
F5D7230-4 Wireless/Cable Gateway Router, and DSL. This machine is plugged
into (via cable) the router. There is a laptop that operates on the
wireless side that does not have this problem. These machines and network
were operating flawlessly since installation of the network which was about
3 months before the problem appeared.
Error message "A network cable is unplugged" appears on an intermittent
basis.
The network does becomes unavailable while this error is present.
When the error dissapears the network is usually available to Outlook and
IE.
I say "usually" because sometimes the behavior is such that it rapidly
bounces back and forth between the two messages above and there is no time
for anything to re-establish connectivity with internet sites.
There is a workaround that sometimes corrects the problem. I go to "LAN
Connection 3" Properties - Configure - Advanced - LinkSpeed/Duplex Mode and
select "10 Half Mode". Sometimes this requires a reboot of the system to
take effect. Sometimes a reboot of the system itself will correct the
problem. However, both "fixes" are temporary and last anywhere from a few
minutes to several days.
When in the "A network cable is unplugged" state, if a "Repair" (rightclick
the network icon and leftclick "Repair") is attempted, it will pause for
some time then come back with an error message with words to the efffect
that it was unable to obtain an IP address and to contact the LAN
administrator.
What seems so strange to me is that the laptop on the wireless connection is
completely oblivious to this. I've replaced the "cable" in question.
Though extremely annoying this is not a show stopper. If I have to I can
revert
back to dial-up to get mail. But the lady of the house has no patience for
this
kind of nonsense and well...
Any ideas? Anyone?
Thanks,
Dave M.
F5D7230-4 Wireless/Cable Gateway Router, and DSL. This machine is plugged
into (via cable) the router. There is a laptop that operates on the
wireless side that does not have this problem. These machines and network
were operating flawlessly since installation of the network which was about
3 months before the problem appeared.
Error message "A network cable is unplugged" appears on an intermittent
basis.
The network does becomes unavailable while this error is present.
When the error dissapears the network is usually available to Outlook and
IE.
I say "usually" because sometimes the behavior is such that it rapidly
bounces back and forth between the two messages above and there is no time
for anything to re-establish connectivity with internet sites.
There is a workaround that sometimes corrects the problem. I go to "LAN
Connection 3" Properties - Configure - Advanced - LinkSpeed/Duplex Mode and
select "10 Half Mode". Sometimes this requires a reboot of the system to
take effect. Sometimes a reboot of the system itself will correct the
problem. However, both "fixes" are temporary and last anywhere from a few
minutes to several days.
When in the "A network cable is unplugged" state, if a "Repair" (rightclick
the network icon and leftclick "Repair") is attempted, it will pause for
some time then come back with an error message with words to the efffect
that it was unable to obtain an IP address and to contact the LAN
administrator.
What seems so strange to me is that the laptop on the wireless connection is
completely oblivious to this. I've replaced the "cable" in question.
Though extremely annoying this is not a show stopper. If I have to I can
revert
back to dial-up to get mail. But the lady of the house has no patience for
this
kind of nonsense and well...
Any ideas? Anyone?
Thanks,
Dave M.