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    W3J Problem "network cable is unplugged"

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Table21, Aug 19, 2007.

  1. Table21

    Table21 Notebook Consultant

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    Hey I just bought a used w3j, and everything about it is great except that I can't get it to work with a network cable. Everything looks ok and I have reinstalled the driver. However, it still does not detect that a cable is plugged in. I this something that I have done wrong or is it a dead nic?
     
    Table21, Aug 19, 2007
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  2. ray50000

    ray50000 Notebook Evangelist

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    Are you sure that the cable works?

    The other thing is that you may have inadvertently killed a service that monitors network connections. If you have messed with the msconfig before you should go back and make sure you aren't disabling any critical programs.

    If that isn't the problem then you need to contact the seller and make him pay to get this fixed ASAP. Selling broken laptops while advertising them as fulling functional is unacceptable.
     
    ray50000, Aug 19, 2007
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  3. fabarati

    fabarati Frorum Obfuscator

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    Try disabling and enabling the network card in the device manager. And check to see if the other side is connected.
     
    fabarati, Aug 19, 2007
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  4. jterp7

    jterp7 Notebook Deity

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    this happened to me about a year ago when these first came out..I'd update the drivers first..just go through the asus website
     
    jterp7, Aug 20, 2007
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