A Network Cable is unplugged

Question

I just received my new Dimension 3000 and am attempting to connect it to my Home Network. When I plug in my network cable to the Network Card I get the following error:   'A Network Cable is unplugged'   I can bring my laptop over next to the computer, hook it up to my Linksys Router using the same cable and it connects fine, so I know the connection is good..   I'm running XP Home Edition.   Any ideas?

acslaughter3 · Answer

My computer does the same exact thing including with the laptop. I dont understand why and I have tried everything that i can think of.

sregnaryn · Answer

yeah if i leave my pc on to long, i come back and it has the 2 monitors with a red line thru it, and says a network connection is unplugged, i have to restart.  its getting to be a real pain.  can someone please help us out!!!!!!!!!

volcano11 · Answer

sregnaryn,

Your problem likely has to do with the power management settings on your network card. Change the settings to never power off the network adapter. Note that your problem is different than that of the person who originally started this thread and it will get very confusing if you continue to post to this thread. If you continue to have problems, start your own thread, rather than replying to this thread.

dBdave and acslaughter,

Here's a pretty comprehensive list of why one would get the "network cable unplugged" message (taken from the Microsoft.Public.WindowsXP.network_web newsgroup:

1. The network cable really is unplugged.
2. The network cable is defective.
3. It's plugged in, but there's nothing connected to the other end.
4. It's plugged in and connected on both ends, but the device on the other end isn't turned on.
5. The cable is the wrong type. Connecting two computers directly, without a hub, switch, or router, requires a crossover cable. A regular cable won't work.
6. The cable is connected to the uplink port on a hub, switch, or router, instead of a regular port.
7. Some hubs, switches, and routers disable the port next to the uplink port when the uplink port is in use.
8. The network card driver program isn't working right. Download and install the latest XP-compatible driver from the manufacturer's web site.
9. The network card is configured to automatically sense speed and duplex settings but isn't doing it correctly. Set those options manually, as shown here: http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/troubleshoot/networkcard.htm

Steve

Networking, Internet, & Bluetooth

A Network Cable is unplugged

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