Guest the captain Posted September 11, 2007 Posted September 11, 2007 I am periodically losing my Internet connection on my primary computer. It is physically connected to the cable modem, as opposed to a wireless connection. About every 10 to 15 minutes, a message window will pop up at the bottom of my screen indicating that the "network cable is unplugged". I lose the connection for a second or two, and then it come back up. Since the problem started, I have replaced the network card, all the network cables and the cable modem. My cable provider has physically inspected the equipment and decided it must be a problem with my system/sofware. I am running Windows XP Media Center. I run antivirus and antispyware software religiously. I suspect the solution lies with setting a specific duplex speed, but I am unsure what that speed setting should be. My new network card is a Belkin Gigabit pci card.
Guest Girish Ramnath Posted September 12, 2007 Posted September 12, 2007 RE: Network cable is unplugged...NOT! check in safe mode with networking. to login in safe mode with networkign. restart the computer, keep tapping F8, u will get windows advance option screen. choose safe mode with networking using keyboard and press enter. login to safe mode with networking using an admin account. then try to browse. check if ur able to browse without any problems or not. that will help us isolate the problem. "the captain" wrote: > I am periodically losing my Internet connection on my primary > computer. It is physically connected to the cable modem, as opposed > to a wireless connection. About every 10 to 15 minutes, a message > window will pop up at the bottom of my screen indicating that the > "network cable is unplugged". I lose the connection for a second or > two, and then it come back up. > > Since the problem started, I have replaced the network card, all the > network cables and the cable modem. My cable provider has physically > inspected the equipment and decided it must be a problem with my > system/sofware. > > I am running Windows XP Media Center. I run antivirus and antispyware > software religiously. I suspect the solution lies with setting a > specific duplex speed, but I am unsure what that speed setting should > be. My new network card is a Belkin Gigabit pci card. > >
Guest witan Posted September 12, 2007 Posted September 12, 2007 Re: Network cable is unplugged...NOT! On Sep 12, 4:38 am, the captain <captain.midn...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am periodically losing my Internet connection on my primary > computer. It is physically connected to the cable modem, as opposed > to a wireless connection. About every 10 to 15 minutes, a message > window will pop up at the bottom of my screen indicating that the > "network cable is unplugged". I lose the connection for a second or > two, and then it come back up. > > Since the problem started, I have replaced the network card, all the > network cables and the cable modem. My cable provider has physically > inspected the equipment and decided it must be a problem with my > system/sofware. > > I am running Windows XP Media Center. I run antivirus and antispyware > software religiously. I suspect the solution lies with setting a > specific duplex speed, but I am unsure what that speed setting should > be. My new network card is a Belkin Gigabit pci card. My conjecture, borne out of experience of repeated episodes of this type, is that there is something wrong with your network -- e;g. the hardware of the LAN server-- NOT your computer or software. Further, my LAN server assigns a static IP address. A couple of times, another subscriber on the same network had tried idiotically to configure his own connection using my IP address, and I received error messages in Event Viewer about the IP address conflict. I could not connect. Nor could he, I believe, when I had already logged in. I got this problem sorted out with the help of the ISP. I suggest you should check out these possibilities.
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