"Network Cable Unplugged"

user87 · 08-24-2005, 01:23 AM

I have two network adapters (realtek and smc ez) in my desktop computer, and I noticed I also have two "local area connection"s (not sure if there were two before because i recently got a router). The local area connection that uses the realtek network adapter has always got an 'x' next to it and it says "network cable unplugged." Sometimes I can't get on the internet (even though the lights on my DSL modem and router are perfect and show sign of Internet connectivity. I was wondering if the "network cable unplugged" has anything to do with my sometimes loss of internet. ?

computerhakk · 08-24-2005, 05:34 AM

that should jus be your network card.. where you plug the network cable if u were to connect to another computer.. it shouldn't matter that it says tha cuz u dont have a cable in it..however on mines.. if i plug a cable in for networking with my other computer.. it wont let me access the internet.. so yea

celsdogg · 08-25-2005, 08:46 PM

it makes sense that you would see both, since u have two nics. so most likely, the other nic is where your dsl is plugged in and it says connected, right?

user87 · 08-26-2005, 02:08 AM

i have the wireless thing, so no connecting cables. when i click on the nic troubleshooting, it says no problems detected. or, could it be that because i'm connected wirelessly, there's an 'x' under LAN? also, i discovered something new in "my network places," anyone care to say what "residential gateway" is? when i click on it, a browser opens and something pops up where i need to type in the username and password. seems like i'm trying to connect to something because the title of it is "connecting to [ip address]."

Trizoy · 08-26-2005, 06:06 PM

Right click on the lan device your not using and click diasble.. then no more annoying message saying not plugged in.. And the connecting to ip addrss does it start or look like any of these?
192.168.21
127.0.0.1
168.xx.xx.xx
All local ip's

08-24-2005, 01:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
user87 Bronze Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 51	"Network Cable Unplugged" I have two network adapters (realtek and smc ez) in my desktop computer, and I noticed I also have two "local area connection"s (not sure if there were two before because i recently got a router). The local area connection that uses the realtek network adapter has always got an 'x' next to it and it says "network cable unplugged." Sometimes I can't get on the internet (even though the lights on my DSL modem and router are perfect and show sign of Internet connectivity. I was wondering if the "network cable unplugged" has anything to do with my sometimes loss of internet. ?

08-24-2005, 05:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
computerhakk VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: THOJhakk county Posts: 3,635	that should jus be your network card.. where you plug the network cable if u were to connect to another computer.. it shouldn't matter that it says tha cuz u dont have a cable in it..however on mines.. if i plug a cable in for networking with my other computer.. it wont let me access the internet.. so yea __________________ "Remember, wrong advice may be worse than no advice at all." ::COMPUTERHAKK:::

08-25-2005, 08:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
celsdogg Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Maryland Age: 26 Posts: 306	it makes sense that you would see both, since u have two nics. so most likely, the other nic is where your dsl is plugged in and it says connected, right? __________________ VALERIE - AMD Athlon XP Palomino 1800+, 1GB DDR SDRAM, nVidia GeForceFX 5700 128MB DDR, two 160GB Seagate HDD, two 250GB Seagate HDD, WinXP Pro SARAH (Toshiba Laptop) - Intel Pentium 4 2.8ghz, 512MB DDR SDRAM, Trident Cyberblade XP2 32MB, 60GB Samsung HDD, Ubuntu Linux 7.10 MARGARET - AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+, 2GB Corsair XMS DDR400 Dual Channel, nVidia GeForce 8600GT 256MB GDDR PCIE, 80GB Seagate SATA, 60GB Maxtor PATA, 60GB WD PATA Ubuntu Linux 7.10 + WinXP Pro

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08-26-2005, 02:08 AM	#4 (permalink)
user87 Bronze Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 51	i have the wireless thing, so no connecting cables. when i click on the nic troubleshooting, it says no problems detected. or, could it be that because i'm connected wirelessly, there's an 'x' under LAN? also, i discovered something new in "my network places," anyone care to say what "residential gateway" is? when i click on it, a browser opens and something pops up where i need to type in the username and password. seems like i'm trying to connect to something because the title of it is "connecting to [ip address]."

08-26-2005, 06:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
Trizoy VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mountain View, Ca Posts: 4,673	Right click on the lan device your not using and click diasble.. then no more annoying message saying not plugged in.. And the connecting to ip addrss does it start or look like any of these? 192.168.21 127.0.0.1 168.xx.xx.xx All local ip's