NIC Automatic disables itself

Mahew · 12-18-2006, 09:38 AM

Was wondering if anyone had heard of this before. I work as a tech on a campus with a Domain that has around 1000 pcs on it. We have had several computers where the NIC cards have been disabled. Obviously we just reenable the nic, but we are trying to figure out why the cards are disabling themselves. We know that the user could not have dissabled the card because that dont have rights for that. Has anyone heard of NICs automaticely dissabling themselves?

**Rashiki** · 12-18-2006, 02:13 PM

Power save mode? If they're inactive for a while, they shut down and need to be re-enabled.

Mahew · 12-19-2006, 11:25 AM

Thanks, I looked in the NIC Configuration settings and It was enabled to shutdown device to save power. Im pretty sure that was the problem, Thanks alot !!!

**Rashiki** · 12-20-2006, 12:00 PM

Anytime

ebackhus · 12-22-2006, 03:35 PM

I'd like to take this moment to congratulate Rashiki on his excellent mind-reading skills.

**Rashiki** · 12-23-2006, 01:23 AM

Thank yew, thank yew

12-18-2006, 09:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
Mahew Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 7 OS: XP	NIC Automatic disables itself Was wondering if anyone had heard of this before. I work as a tech on a campus with a Domain that has around 1000 pcs on it. We have had several computers where the NIC cards have been disabled. Obviously we just reenable the nic, but we are trying to figure out why the cards are disabling themselves. We know that the user could not have dissabled the card because that dont have rights for that. Has anyone heard of NICs automaticely dissabling themselves?

12-18-2006, 02:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
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12-19-2006, 11:25 AM	#3 (permalink)
Mahew Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 7 OS: XP	Thanks, I looked in the NIC Configuration settings and It was enabled to shutdown device to save power. Im pretty sure that was the problem, Thanks alot !!!