connection lights are on when windows log on

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rom

when i turn on the computer, before connecting to the net
the connection lights on the desktop icon are already
blue. i have to connect and then disconnect in order to
see that i'm not connected.
im using win2k pro. and i'm a home user that connects to
the network via cable modem in 750kbps. another strange
thing - first time i connect to the net after restart,
right after i get the message "verifing user name and
password" (or something like that...) the connection
windows raise again as if i am not connected! (the window
with the username and password and the "connect" button).

please suggest any help. Thanks.
 
Rom,

You're not giving us enough information:
1. Are you getting an IP address? (ipconfig)
2. You're on a cable modem and should ALWAYS be connected. What do you mean
when you talk about connecting? What process are you going through?
3. How do you know you're not connected? What program fails?

This sounds like you are having problems with your cable provider or the
software they are running to authenticate you, but you haven't given enough
info...
 
more info:
i don't have to much understanding in networking but i'm
sure something isn't well on my os. first, in my country,
even if i'm connected with cable modem, i still have to
connect to the internet. i looks just like that old modem
connection method - you create a dialer and double click
on it's icon, type user+pass and hit connect. then it's
checking username, password, and enters to the network. i
have to make this process each time you wanna connect, but
i don't really suffer from it because the computer is on
and connected 24 hours a day. and to the problem - when we
create a new connection we can put a shortcut of it on the
desktop. this icon indicates that strange behavior that
i'm talking about - the "eyes" in the icon, the 2 small
computers are black when you're not connected and they
turn into blue when you're connected. the problem is:
1. the 2 small computers on the shortcut icon are already
blue the moment i log into windows, before i connect to
the web while, of course, i'm not connected (maybe i am
connected but to the lan, with the cable company but not
to the web with the isp so they shouldn't be blue).
2. then, if i wanna connect, i double click the shortcut
icon, get the connection window, click "connect", and at
the end of the connection process
("verifing....", "logging into the network...." or
something like that) 2 thing happen - 1: the computer is
connected to the net and 2: the connect window jumps again
and asks me to connect.
3. all this strage behavior began a few days ago after a
strong thunder storm which might harm my motherboard
because since that night windows is slower and my on board
sound card stopped functioning. i tried another one and it
worked fine.

Thanks
 
Rom,

This has to do with the interaction between your computer and the ISP. You
should start by calling them for support. Since the icons are blue (as you
put it) it would seem that the network card is at least getting link, so it
is probably not an issue with the computer. It could easily be the
cablemodem or something else there.

Call your ISP and get them to help you with this. Your problem is probably
there.
 
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