We need details about your notebook, network card, what you connect to, what Windows you have, etc.

Also I'm using Windows XP Home

Sorry i have Inspiron 8600 1.7Mhz WUXGA 512MB RAM 128MB ATI RADEON 60GIG 7200RPM.. network card is broadcam 100x/10x network LAN card.. I have the wireless card but currently connected with the cable lan wire... What other information do you need?  Is there any way to run a diagnostic to figure out if its because of driver (already tried re installing the drivers), physical cable (already checked cable connection and its secure and not unplugged), etc.  Please help - thanks.,

Try the Broadcom driver I have linked in my sig below - directly from Broadcom.

Try doing this:

Go to Control panel-Network and Internet connections- Network Connections - Right click on LAN Broadcom (enabled) then click on properties. Click on configure- go to advanced - you'll something in there that says Duplex mode or network media.. etc and when you click on value, it'll have 100Full Duplex, 100half duplex, 10full and 10half. Choose 10half duplex. Click ok - ok - ok.

Hope this helps.

 

 

Hello,

Im having the same problems recently. I have a relatively new Inspiron 600m, with an Intel Pro wireless LAN 2100 3a mini pc adapter, and a Linksys 2.4 ghz router 'b' model. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

I have the same issuew on an 8100 with an Actiontec NIC which i recently upgraded to XP Pro.  At first I was constantly gettin a cable disconnected message then I switched to 1/2 duplex and now I'm getting the alternating connected/disconnected message.  What do I try next, I've tried servral cables so I know thats not the problem.  I'm using a DLink DI-604.  FWIW, I took the laptop to work and it connected with no problems to the company network.

Pierre Aterianus

I had some success with Krytons suggestions above then got disconnected. Called the support line for my router suppler (Linsys) who walked me through some reconfiguring and resetting and all has been good since. You might want to call DLink to reconfig your router.

Chris

Go to Intel's site and get the XP or W2k driver for the Intel 8255x network adapter chipset.  Also use the latest firmware for the 604.