Local Area Connection

I'm under XP-Home, so if you've got a different system yours might be set up differently.

Everything in my Device Manager is arranged alphabetically -- this one is classed as a Network Adaptor.

I'm surprised it doesn't stick out like a sore thumb in your list -- usually Device Manager conspicuously flags any device which it considers as acting improperly (like that "cable disconnected" thing).

Best,
Mike

 

When I turned the computer on this morning, the LAN icon was not down by the clock, so hopefully it will stay wherever it is. I don't want it back!!! Thanks Y'all.

 

Hey MikeBCda

“A Network Cable is Unplugged” message represents there’s presently no cable hook-up, or cable hook-up is wrong, when you are hooking up from NIC-A to NIC-B you need crossover-Ethernet cable. People goes to the store and ask for Ethernet cable to hook-up two computers together, sometimes dorks are there who gives you straight-through Ethernet cable assuming you have a router/switchbox. If this happens you can go back to the store and get it repaired for FREE, or buy good router with LAN ports that are Auto-MDI/MDIX.



Hey macdon

When have you ever known disabling a device to re-enabling without doing a system restore or without manually re-enable the device? You are set, don’t worry a thing…

 

Thanks, PhantOm. Essentially you're saying the Device Manager's correct in pointing out that the card is not properly configured for its intended purpose, even though I don't currently have a use for it (I'm on 56 dialup).

Its description in Network Connections is "LAN or high-speed internet", or something similar, so I presume it's part of what I'll need when I eventually move up to DSL. And of course there's probably no need to do anything about it until then.

I disabled it only to get rid of that warning, which (as in macdon's case) was more irritating than useful.

Best,
Mike