Cable unplugged problem

[sin1sa]

I have a Toshiba satellite laptop with Intel(R) PRO/100 VE card installed. I cant connect laptop with dsl modem. All the time it says "network cable is unplugged". Cable is fine i tried it on another laptop, dsl modem is also fine.

What do you think where is the problem. Maybe the network card is not working. Is there a way to find out wheter is it working or not without having to connect it to another computer or router?

 

[cyberspace]

Do you connect direcly to the modem from your laptop?

You could check in device manager to see if there are any problems with the card.

Also, I know it's obvious but sometimes forgotten - Make sure the card is actually enabled.

Finally - Another thing worth checking, is the Laptop set to recieve an IP address automatically or has it been set up statically? (This is under the TCP/IP properties of the connection).

May not be any of the above but it's certainly worth eliminating the simple possibilities first.

 

[Xaqte]

Might sound dumb, but do you experience this message when the laptop is plugged in as well as when it is not plugged in?

 

[sin1sa]

Thanks for your input, but the problem was in bad cable card connection, guess i had to plug the cable a little harder in order to connect properly.

Its allways the dumbest sollution

 

[cyberspace]

That is often the case, at least the dumbest solution is often the easiest one...just takes a while to find!

We have all been there though!