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Finding Ethernet in Device Manager
Today I was connected to the school's LAN without a problem. I
unplugged the Ethernet cable, worked for a couple of hours, plugged in the cable. No connection! The troubleshooter said that "Local Area Connection 2" was disabled, but I'm quite sure I didn't disable anything in those couple of hours. I couldn't find anything with "Local", "Ethernet", or "LAN" in Device Manager, so I figured this was just Windows 7 getting flaky because it hadn't been rebooted in a week. (I considered the possibility that the school's LAN had gone down, but in that case why would Troubleshooter tell me that my adapter was disabled? I shut down the computer, came home, and cold booted. I'm using the very same Ethernet connector right now, via a wire to my router. And it's just fine. However, I still can't find "LAN", "Local", or "Ethernet" in Device Manager. Where should I look for it? Thanks! -- Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com Shikata ga nai... |
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Finding Ethernet in Device Manager
On 5/14/2013 7:41 PM, Stan Brown wrote:
Today I was connected to the school's LAN without a problem. I unplugged the Ethernet cable, worked for a couple of hours, plugged in the cable. No connection! The troubleshooter said that "Local Area Connection 2" was disabled, but I'm quite sure I didn't disable anything in those couple of hours. However, I still can't find "LAN", "Local", or "Ethernet" in Device Manager. Where should I look for it? Thanks! Did you look under network adapters? |
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Finding Ethernet in Device Manager
On 15-May-13 12:20 PM, Drew wrote:
On 5/14/2013 7:41 PM, Stan Brown wrote: Today I was connected to the school's LAN without a problem. I unplugged the Ethernet cable, worked for a couple of hours, plugged in the cable. No connection! The troubleshooter said that "Local Area Connection 2" was disabled, but I'm quite sure I didn't disable anything in those couple of hours. However, I still can't find "LAN", "Local", or "Ethernet" in Device Manager. Where should I look for it? Thanks! Did you look under network adapters? Device Manager will let you enable/disable your network adapter but you won't find that other stuff there. I think what you're looking for is not in Device Manager but in control panel's "Network & Sharing Center". If you don't see what you're looking for on the main page, try the menu on the left side of the page, particularly "change adapter settings". |
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Finding Ethernet in Device Manager
On 5/14/2013 11:51 PM, BobbyM wrote:
On 15-May-13 12:20 PM, Drew wrote: On 5/14/2013 7:41 PM, Stan Brown wrote: Today I was connected to the school's LAN without a problem. I unplugged the Ethernet cable, worked for a couple of hours, plugged in the cable. No connection! The troubleshooter said that "Local Area Connection 2" was disabled, but I'm quite sure I didn't disable anything in those couple of hours. However, I still can't find "LAN", "Local", or "Ethernet" in Device Manager. Where should I look for it? Thanks! Did you look under network adapters? Device Manager will let you enable/disable your network adapter but you won't find that other stuff there. I think what you're looking for is not in Device Manager but in control panel's "Network & Sharing Center". If you don't see what you're looking for on the main page, try the menu on the left side of the page, particularly "change adapter settings". Device manager should allow a user to disable, and re-enable the network adapter. This usually cures the problem. |
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Finding Ethernet in Device Manager
On 5/15/2013 3:44 PM, charlie wrote:
On 5/14/2013 11:51 PM, BobbyM wrote: On 15-May-13 12:20 PM, Drew wrote: On 5/14/2013 7:41 PM, Stan Brown wrote: Today I was connected to the school's LAN without a problem. I unplugged the Ethernet cable, worked for a couple of hours, plugged in the cable. No connection! The troubleshooter said that "Local Area Connection 2" was disabled, but I'm quite sure I didn't disable anything in those couple of hours. However, I still can't find "LAN", "Local", or "Ethernet" in Device Manager. Where should I look for it? Thanks! Did you look under network adapters? Device Manager will let you enable/disable your network adapter but you won't find that other stuff there. I think what you're looking for is not in Device Manager but in control panel's "Network & Sharing Center". If you don't see what you're looking for on the main page, try the menu on the left side of the page, particularly "change adapter settings". Device manager should allow a user to disable, and re-enable the network adapter. This usually cures the problem. Yes, it will, but the OP said he couldn't find "lan" etc. He won't find that in device manager. |
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Finding Ethernet in Device Manager
On 5/15/2013 5:18 AM, BobbyM wrote:
On 5/15/2013 3:44 PM, charlie wrote: On 5/14/2013 11:51 PM, BobbyM wrote: On 15-May-13 12:20 PM, Drew wrote: On 5/14/2013 7:41 PM, Stan Brown wrote: Today I was connected to the school's LAN without a problem. I unplugged the Ethernet cable, worked for a couple of hours, plugged in the cable. No connection! The troubleshooter said that "Local Area Connection 2" was disabled, but I'm quite sure I didn't disable anything in those couple of hours. However, I still can't find "LAN", "Local", or "Ethernet" in Device Manager. Where should I look for it? Thanks! Did you look under network adapters? Device Manager will let you enable/disable your network adapter but you won't find that other stuff there. I think what you're looking for is not in Device Manager but in control panel's "Network & Sharing Center". If you don't see what you're looking for on the main page, try the menu on the left side of the page, particularly "change adapter settings". Device manager should allow a user to disable, and re-enable the network adapter. This usually cures the problem. Yes, it will, but the OP said he couldn't find "lan" etc. He won't find that in device manager. True, however, the way I read the thread,the LAN settings had already been made, and were working prior to unplugging the LAN. Some network adapters will hang under similar circumstances, until reset. |
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Finding Ethernet in Device Manager
On Fri, 17 May 2013 23:30:53 -0500, G. Morgan wrote:
Stan Brown wrote: However, I still can't find "LAN", "Local", or "Ethernet" in Device Manager. Where should I look for it? Thanks! Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network Connections Thanks, but I don't have that. I do have Network and Sharing Center*» Change Adapter Settings, and that seems to be what I want. This is Windows 7 Home Premium; I wonder if that's the difference. -- Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com Shikata ga nai... |
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Finding Ethernet in Device Manager
On 5/21/2013 10:18 PM, Stan Brown wrote:
On Fri, 17 May 2013 23:30:53 -0500, G. Morgan wrote: Stan Brown wrote: However, I still can't find "LAN", "Local", or "Ethernet" in Device Manager. Where should I look for it? Thanks! Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network Connections Thanks, but I don't have that. I do have Network and Sharing Center » Change Adapter Settings, and that seems to be what I want. This is Windows 7 Home Premium; I wonder if that's the difference. Yes. |
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Finding Ethernet in Device Manager
On 5/22/2013 2:49 AM, charlie wrote:
On 5/21/2013 10:18 PM, Stan Brown wrote: On Fri, 17 May 2013 23:30:53 -0500, G. Morgan wrote: Stan Brown wrote: However, I still can't find "LAN", "Local", or "Ethernet" in Device Manager. Where should I look for it? Thanks! Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network Connections Thanks, but I don't have that. I do have Network and Sharing Center » Change Adapter Settings, and that seems to be what I want. |
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Finding Ethernet in Device Manager
Wolf K Wrote in message:
On 5/22/2013 2:49 AM, charlie wrote: On 5/21/2013 10:18 PM, Stan Brown wrote: On Fri, 17 May 2013 23:30:53 -0500, G. Morgan wrote: Stan Brown wrote: However, I still can't find "LAN", "Local", or "Ethernet" in Device Manager. Where should I look for it? Thanks! Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network Connections Thanks, but I don't have that. I do have Network and Sharing Center » Change Adapter Settings, and that seems to be what I want. This is Windows 7 Home Premium; I wonder if that's the difference. Yes. For reasons that are impossible to fathom, MS decided to "simplify" the Control Panel. Made everything harder to find. But there's a solution. To can get the old Control Panel if you use Classic Shell or similar 3rd party app to restore the older desktop/shell. You can also change the view used. Instead of using category view, change it to small icons and you'll get the classic control panel view back. -- Sent from my Galaxy Nexus. |
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