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    W3V lan problem

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by kaulim, Oct 25, 2005.

  1. kaulim

    kaulim Newbie

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    My local area network icon remains in the status of unplug even if a working ethernet cable is plugged in.. Can't get on the internet, can't get on network... I thought it was software conflict and decidied to format yet that didn't do the trick, did anyone else had the same experience before? My guess would be that its hw failure... But the weird part is that windows detects and says the device is wokring properly...
     
    kaulim, Oct 25, 2005
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  2. aphirat

    aphirat Notebook Consultant

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    Make sure the network card is ENABLE. Should be default.
    And check if the cable works. That happens to my friend's laptop, in the end it was the darn cable that was bad.
     
    aphirat, Oct 25, 2005
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  3. PROPortable

    PROPortable Company Representative

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    I'll second that... seen it happen more times than I would like.. It's one of the most pain in the behind problems. No one EVER thinks it could be the cable!
     
    PROPortable, Oct 25, 2005
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  4. kaulim

    kaulim Newbie

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    I tried different cable and they all work... on other comptures =(
    and yes the network card is enabled and it says working properly in device manager...
    i'm clueless and i tried emailing asus tech support but they never reply argh
     
    kaulim, Oct 26, 2005
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  5. Dec1mal

    Dec1mal Notebook Consultant

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    It's most likly windows, everyone seems to be blaming the model of laptops on what happens to them.
     
    Dec1mal, Oct 26, 2005
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    lmychajluk Notebook Evangelist

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    By 'can't get on the network', do you mean you're not getting an IP address, or you can't browse the network/internet?
     
    lmychajluk, Oct 26, 2005
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  7. kaulim

    kaulim Newbie

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    As in the situation where no cable is plugged in meaning no ip address, can't browse the network/interent etc.
    I thought it would be windows at first as well, so I formatted and nope that wasn't it...
    It wouldn't be too bad if i had wireless at home, but i don't :(
     
    kaulim, Oct 26, 2005
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    RobotMule Notebook Guru

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    Does running cmd then ipconfig show 0.0.0.0 or Media Disconnected?

    If 0.0.0.0 then rt click my computer / Manage / Services and set "DHCP client service" to automatic and start the service.

    If Media Disconnected, then try uninstalling the NIC driver and allowing WinXP to reinstall it.

    If that doesnt work, then maybe a hardware problem?
     
    RobotMule, Oct 26, 2005
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