Dell Latitude 430 NIC

[draylan]

Hi,

I have a Dell Latitude 430 and it seems to be having a weird issue. When I power it on and plug the ethernet cable to the back, I find that the NIC isn't on. The orange light where the cable is plugged in is not on. I would have to reboot the computer again for it to turn on. Then I can get on the internet. This seems to happen frequently. Has anyone ever seen this issue before? Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Dave

 

[Nelviticus]

It could be faulty but in any case go into Device Manager, right-click your newtork adapter and select 'Properties'. Have a look at the 'Advanced' and 'Power Management' tabs - there will be a lot of options in there that don't make any sense but there might be one that relates to whether the NIC is powered up at all times.

Regards

Nelviticus

 

[draylan]

I will check that. Thanks!

 

[ITGeekMatrix]

Amber Red, or just orange is indicated a faulty NIC. Make sure that the NIC in your network folder is enabled. Check your TCP/IP addresses, etc...take your time to troubleshoot...if all else fails you'll know that the NIC is faulty. Also check your Cat5e cables too.....