Network Cable Unplugged

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I am on my laptop on an unsecured network so I can even ask this. But my computers can't connect to my home network because, at least on my pc that runs Windows XP, I egt this message saying, "A network cable is unplugged." I have indeed verified that the cables are plugged in, as I knew they would be since I'm the only one using the computer. Anyway, I googled up the problem, but all the solutions are waaaaay too technical for me. "Unplug the NIC and the IPC and the RIQ and the FBI and enable the flux capacitor and plug in the super duper...." LOL I have no idea what those things are. I just know my internet connection isn't working because of this dumb problem. This happened once before but after a couple of hours, the problem went away. It's Sunday. I don't have a couple of hours. any help here?

Thanks guys.

casheasy · Answer

I am on my laptop on an unsecured network so I can even ask this. But my computers can't connect to my home network because, at least on my pc that runs Windows XP, I egt this message saying, "A network cable is unplugged." I have indeed verified that the cables are plugged in, as I knew they would be since I'm the only one using the computer. Anyway, I googled up the problem, but all the solutions are waaaaay too technical for me. "Unplug the NIC and the IPC and the RIQ and the FBI and enable the flux capacitor and plug in the super duper...." LOL I have no idea what those things are. I just know my internet connection isn't working because of this dumb problem. This happened once before but after a couple of hours, the problem went away. It's Sunday. I don't have a couple of hours. any help here?

Thanks guys.

casheasy · Answer

Well, I turned the computer off and on a half dozen times, and eventually that did the trick. What a fucking joke computers are sometimes lol.

jackjaffee · Answer

Did you check on the network card if the lights are blinking? Make sure the lights showing it's got a link is on the network card and at the router/cable modem (whatever you connect to) as well. If it happens again, check both those things.

Also, your cable could be going bad, did you try another one and see if that gets rid of the problem?

casheasy · Answer

OK the problem reared its ugly head again yesterday for about an hour, and now today from 11:45AM and still going. I got on my laptop and connected to an unsecured network to get internet access. This is getting old. Everything is plugged in.

I have a Netgear Rangeman router, and the light on the front turns orange instead of green when this problem pops up. I wonder if the router is going bad. Or the modem, although at this point who knows? This sucks.

JackJaffee, I am not sure what you mean by the "network card." Thanks for the help though.

Network Cable Unplugged

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