Local Area Connection - a network cable unplugged!

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Jude said:
Beside the clock an icon is crossed out stating that
message. What do i do?
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Have you just tried to connect two PC's together? Which cable did you
use? Straight or corssover? You need a crossover cable for 2 PC's or
this error will occur.
The straight is for router/switch to computer whereas the crossover is
for computer to computer.
 
If your motherboard has an integrated Network card that is not being used,
it will show this.. go to START - SETTINGS - select NETWORK CONNECTIONS..
now select PROPERTIES and uncheck the 'show icon in notification area when
connected'..

Good luck
 
"I have tried that Mike and nothing has changed! I am using aol but it also
states Qserve - disconnected?
 
FWIW: That refers to a network not a dial up. So the 1st question for a correct
answer is, are you on dial up or a network ?

Dial up cure = Start->right click 'my computer'->Hardware tab->device
manager->network adapters.

Look down and see if anything is red x'ed out.
in my case it's a 3com gigabit driver.

then start->control panel->network connections->
Using my 3com gigabit thing above as an example, the driver has installed
itself for future use also here. But it also needs to be disabled here.
under LAN or High speed Internet the device name for 'local area connection2' =
3com gigabit.
select that connection right click and disable.
might need a reboot. it's been ages since I did this.

If you're not on dial up, use another solution. I'd guess you're missing a
driver if not on dial up.
 
Jude..

If you have two 'local area connections' and one of them indicates
'disconnected', try deleting the 'disconnected' connection..
 
Husky said:
FWIW: That refers to a network not a dial up. So the 1st question for a correct
answer is, are you on dial up or a network ?

Dial up cure = Start->right click 'my computer'->Hardware tab->device
manager->network adapters.

Look down and see if anything is red x'ed out.
in my case it's a 3com gigabit driver.

then start->control panel->network connections->
Using my 3com gigabit thing above as an example, the driver has installed
itself for future use also here. But it also needs to be disabled here.
under LAN or High speed Internet the device name for 'local area connection2' =
3com gigabit.
select that connection right click and disable.
might need a reboot. it's been ages since I did this.

If you're not on dial up, use another solution. I'd guess you're missing a
driver if not on dial up.
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I disabled Tha LAN-Local Area Connection.

Was this right????!!!!!!!!
Why did it need disabling and do I need it?
 
PS thanks for all your help! Truelly appreciate it although I get scared of
deleting/enabling and disabling things that I dont understand!!!!!!!!!!
 
Jude said:
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I disabled Tha LAN-Local Area Connection.

Was this right????!!!!!!!!
Why did it need disabling and do I need it?
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If on dial-up, you don't need it. Disabling it is OK, but remember to
"un-disable" it if and when you get broadband..

That little icon+message comes up when you have an onboard NIC and you don't
use it. So on a dial-up connection, it's not used, but the drivers are
installed, and it always checks if there's a cable connected.

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Thank you so much that was truelly great of you. And I'm pleased you
explained that its for broadband. Thank you.
 
YW

And it's not for broadband only. It is for networking, be it internet or a
local network...


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