Network Cable Unplugged?

Haggith · 06-03-2008, 03:55 PM

Hi, recently the internet on my computer has stopped working. It happened this morning around 1 AM. I was on the system in my room which has a Linksys Wireless-G card installed, and suddenly the internet just stopped working. I went to the other computer to see if someone had unplugged something, but no one was on it, and the internet was still working. On the system in my room there is a little thing in the taskbar that says 'A Network Cable is Unplugged." and when I click it it says "NVIDIA nforce Netowrking Controller" and it's got the red X on it and says that a network cable is unplugged. I don't know why it would suddenly say that. Any help is appreciated.

Haggith · 06-03-2008, 03:57 PM

Also, when I check my Linksys monitor it says "Connected to the network, but the internet cannot be found"

TyDeacon · 06-03-2008, 04:38 PM

Have you tried right clicking the connection and selecting Repair Connection option? If this does not work, then try a new cable. The cable may be faulty.

Kevin221985 · 06-05-2008, 02:42 PM

true sometimes the rj-45 connectors on each end of the cables get loose and suddenly breaks off with no warning and could be loose.. It does sound like a faulty cable to me ...

**wrench97** · 06-05-2008, 03:27 PM

Are running this on an internal WiFi card or an external AP?
If internal do have the WiFi symbol in the tray or just the wired symbol?
Can you ping any other computers on your network? Can you ping Google at 64.208.34.100?

**djaburg** · 06-05-2008, 05:27 PM

If you are using your wireless adapter, which you indicated you are, then you probably don't have a wire plugged in that goes to the router, therefore you would get a message that a cable is unplugged because it is. That's not really the problem that you're having, again if you're connecting wirelessly. I'll ask the obvious question that seems to rectify many issues, have you rebooted the computer since this happened? That's the first thing I would try. The next thing would be to see what would happen if you restarted the router, perhaps it stalled. Not terribly uncommon. Sometimes people enable logging on their router and without having an external place for the log file to go, the buffer can fill up and cause the router to lock up. Probably not in your case, but it's worth checking.

06-03-2008, 03:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
Haggith Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 16 OS: XP	Network Cable Unplugged? Hi, recently the internet on my computer has stopped working. It happened this morning around 1 AM. I was on the system in my room which has a Linksys Wireless-G card installed, and suddenly the internet just stopped working. I went to the other computer to see if someone had unplugged something, but no one was on it, and the internet was still working. On the system in my room there is a little thing in the taskbar that says 'A Network Cable is Unplugged." and when I click it it says "NVIDIA nforce Netowrking Controller" and it's got the red X on it and says that a network cable is unplugged. I don't know why it would suddenly say that. Any help is appreciated.

06-03-2008, 03:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
Haggith Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 16 OS: XP	Re: Network Cable Unplugged? Also, when I check my Linksys monitor it says "Connected to the network, but the internet cannot be found"

06-03-2008, 04:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
TyDeacon Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 287 OS: XP	Re: Network Cable Unplugged? Have you tried right clicking the connection and selecting Repair Connection option? If this does not work, then try a new cable. The cable may be faulty.

06-05-2008, 02:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
Kevin221985 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: canada, toronto Posts: 5 OS: Windows Server 2003	Re: Network Cable Unplugged? true sometimes the rj-45 connectors on each end of the cables get loose and suddenly breaks off with no warning and could be loose.. It does sound like a faulty cable to me ...

06-05-2008, 03:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,869 OS: Win7	Re: Network Cable Unplugged? Are running this on an internal WiFi card or an external AP? If internal do have the WiFi symbol in the tray or just the wired symbol? Can you ping any other computers on your network? Can you ping Google at 64.208.34.100?

06-05-2008, 05:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
djaburg TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,328 OS: XP SP3/Vista/7 Server 2K/2K3/2K8	Re: Network Cable Unplugged? If you are using your wireless adapter, which you indicated you are, then you probably don't have a wire plugged in that goes to the router, therefore you would get a message that a cable is unplugged because it is. That's not really the problem that you're having, again if you're connecting wirelessly. I'll ask the obvious question that seems to rectify many issues, have you rebooted the computer since this happened? That's the first thing I would try. The next thing would be to see what would happen if you restarted the router, perhaps it stalled. Not terribly uncommon. Sometimes people enable logging on their router and without having an external place for the log file to go, the buffer can fill up and cause the router to lock up. Probably not in your case, but it's worth checking. __________________ Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to be done. The inherent vice of capitalism is the uneven division of blessings, while the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal division of misery.