A Network Cable is Unplugged Message in Taskbar

I work tech support for Road Runner, and when you get a network cable is
unplugged, it's usually means that your cat 5 cable is bad or your nic card
is bad. Try replacing the drivers and if that doesn't work, replace your
nic card


"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote in message
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Replacing your NIC card should solve the problem.

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"Trapper" wrote:

| Linda, I have had the same problem for six weeks now. I am with AOL and
their
| help personnel are hopeless. I have tried over twenty so called
"guaranteed"
| fixes to date and none of them have worked. I am thinking of switching
from
| AOL to a service provider who can help a lot more. If you finally find a
| solution I would be grateful if you can e-mail it to me at

| Thanks
|
| "Linda Hamilton" wrote:
|
| Apologies for posting a question which has been addressed numerous
times here
| already, but following the instructons in other posts has not solved
my
| problem.
|
| I am getting the Local Area Connection 2 - A network cable is
unplugged
| message repeatedly.
|
| I am not on a network, it is a stand-alone computer.
|
| I have unclicked the box "notify me when connectivity has been lost"
in
| properties, to no avail.
|
| I've re-installed the latest drivers for the modem.
|
| I've checked all the cable connections.
|
| I tried disabling all the network connection in properties, however
that
| disabled my internet connection, also.
|
| I have tried the "repair" utility but it says it cannot repair the
| connection because it is unable to refresh my IP address
|
| I am running Windows XP
| It is a BT Voyager 105 USB ADSL Modem
| I connect to the internet using AOL 9.0 (it is a Broadband by AOL
package
| I've installed)
| The setup is a USB cable from PC to modem - line cable from modem to
DSL
| filter - DSL filter into phone jack.
|
| The AOL tech support said it is possibly caused by not having the
computer
| hooked up to the "main" phone socket (where telephone line enters the
house),
| however I've been up and running happily for a number of months
without this
| problem.
|
| Also, in Network Connections I have under "LAN or High Speed Internet
| Connections" four connections.
| 1394 Connection
| 1394 Connection 2
| Local Area Connection
| Local Area Connection 2 (this is the one which lists my DSL modem
type)
|
| I've tried disabling all but the Local Area Connection 2, which has
not
| helped. Is it possible I have too many connections listed?
|
| This is driving me mad!
|
| Thanks in advance for your help.
|
| Linda

I have had the same message popping up when a LAN card was installed on my
PC for connecting to a Broadband ADSL I S P Account but the modem was not
connected or switched off. I merely right click on the Task-bar icon and
Disable the Network when I do not need it. It can be enabled by going to
the Properties of the Broadband Account in the Network Connections Menu in
the Control Panel, when needed.

P. Jayant
Pune, India

Jacob Perkins wrote on Wed, 27 Jul 2005:

I work tech support for Road Runner, and when you get a network cable is
unplugged, it's usually means that your cat 5 cable is bad or your nic card
is bad. Try replacing the drivers and if that doesn't work, replace your
nic card

Sorry, but I think the above is misleading. It c an equally well mean
that there is a network card which is not being used, and is therefore
"unplugged".

Linda, do you actually have a network card in your machine?

My computer came with one which I've never used. If I allow it to load,
I get this "cable is unplugged" message too. The solution is, as R.
McCarty said, to disable the card in Device Manager.

--
Nightowl

I have had the same problem as well guys and I just figured out a solution
simply by bridging the two connections. I dont know how it works but it did
and I havent had the proble for a while. Just go to the "Internet
Connections" and then highlight the two connections at the same time and
"Right-Click" and choose to Bridge Connections. Somehow it works so just do
it lol.

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

Replacing your NIC card should solve the problem.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...xp/choose.mspx

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"Trapper" wrote:

| Linda, I have had the same problem for six weeks now. I am with AOL and their
| help personnel are hopeless. I have tried over twenty so called "guaranteed"
| fixes to date and none of them have worked. I am thinking of switching from
| AOL to a service provider who can help a lot more. If you finally find a
| solution I would be grateful if you can e-mail it to me at
| Thanks
|
| "Linda Hamilton" wrote:
|
| Apologies for posting a question which has been addressed numerous times here
| already, but following the instructons in other posts has not solved my
| problem.
|
| I am getting the Local Area Connection 2 - A network cable is unplugged
| message repeatedly.
|
| I am not on a network, it is a stand-alone computer.
|
| I have unclicked the box "notify me when connectivity has been lost" in
| properties, to no avail.
|
| I've re-installed the latest drivers for the modem.
|
| I've checked all the cable connections.
|
| I tried disabling all the network connection in properties, however that
| disabled my internet connection, also.
|
| I have tried the "repair" utility but it says it cannot repair the
| connection because it is unable to refresh my IP address
|
| I am running Windows XP
| It is a BT Voyager 105 USB ADSL Modem
| I connect to the internet using AOL 9.0 (it is a Broadband by AOL package
| I've installed)
| The setup is a USB cable from PC to modem - line cable from modem to DSL
| filter - DSL filter into phone jack.
|
| The AOL tech support said it is possibly caused by not having the computer
| hooked up to the "main" phone socket (where telephone line enters the house),
| however I've been up and running happily for a number of months without this
| problem.
|
| Also, in Network Connections I have under "LAN or High Speed Internet
| Connections" four connections.
| 1394 Connection
| 1394 Connection 2
| Local Area Connection
| Local Area Connection 2 (this is the one which lists my DSL modem type)
|
| I've tried disabling all but the Local Area Connection 2, which has not
| helped. Is it possible I have too many connections listed?
|
| This is driving me mad!
|
| Thanks in advance for your help.
|
| Linda