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    No Local Area Network Connection Showing?

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Drew1, Aug 30, 2014.

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    Drew1 Notebook Virtuoso

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    I had lot of problems with my laptop earlier when my wired connection didn't work at all... wifi did. However yesterday i got the wired connection to work. I use an ethernet cable very long one to connect to router.

    Today i cannot connect wired. Not only that, i went to local area network and i dont even see local area connection icon. All i see is the wifi connection.

    Does anyone know how i can fix this issue?
     
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    Okay this is very strange. I just decided to use spybot search and destroy then restarted laptop.

    Then used microsoft security essentials to do a quick scan. Essentials showed my computer was at risk did show a trojan.

    After that however, i went back to network settings and i see local area connection. I went and disconnected my wifi... and now i see the computer with the wired connection.

    I assume this has something to do with spybot or microsoft security essentials then? I had did a restart of my computer earlier... but still no Local Area Connection. It was just after i did this... that the lan showed up...
     
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