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"Limited or no connextivity" when no cable plugged - D-link DE-528CT card
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Like the subject says, a computer running XP with a D-Link DE-528CT lan adapter report an "Limited or no connectivity" message when there's no cable plugged into the adapter (instead of the "Cable disconnected" icon with a red X). I went in the properties to uncheck the "Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity". Doing this results in a "Connected" icon with a baloon showing "Connexion to local network - speed : 10Mbps - status : CONNECTED" !!?! Any idea ? PS: Everything works fine when a cable is plugged into the adapter. |
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"Limited or no connextivity" when no cable plugged - D-link DE-528CT card
On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:39:52 -0400, Louis
wrote: Hello ! Like the subject says, a computer running XP with a D-Link DE-528CT lan adapter report an "Limited or no connectivity" message when there's no cable plugged into the adapter (instead of the "Cable disconnected" icon with a red X). I went in the properties to uncheck the "Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity". Doing this results in a "Connected" icon with a baloon showing "Connexion to local network - speed : 10Mbps - status : CONNECTED" !!?! Any idea ? PS: Everything works fine when a cable is plugged into the adapter. 10Mb might be considered "limited"? What do the NIC's link lights look like? What do you have it connected to, something with at least 100Mb port? What do the port lights on the connected device look like, if 100Mb capable is that lit? If 100Mb capable try another port, and after any time you unplug the cable at either end, power cycle the other device (leaving off for a dozen seconds between on/off/on). |
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"Limited or no connextivity" when no cable plugged - D-link DE-528CT card
kony a pensé très fort :
On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:39:52 -0400, Louis wrote: Hello ! Like the subject says, a computer running XP with a D-Link DE-528CT lan adapter report an "Limited or no connectivity" message when there's no cable plugged into the adapter (instead of the "Cable disconnected" icon with a red X). I went in the properties to uncheck the "Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity". Doing this results in a "Connected" icon with a baloon showing "Connexion to local network - speed : 10Mbps - status : CONNECTED" !!?! Any idea ? PS: Everything works fine when a cable is plugged into the adapter. 10Mb might be considered "limited"? What do the NIC's link lights look like? What do you have it connected to, something with at least 100Mb port? Please read my original post again : I get the "Limited connectivity" while the NIC is *NOT connected to anything* - instead of getting the message "A network cable is disconnected" with the red X on the 2 PCs icon. If I uncheck the "Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity" in the connexion properties and there's still no cable plugged, it says that its status is "CONNECTED" -- while it is obviously not. Everything's fine when the NIC is connected to a RJ45 cable. FYI, the DE-528CT NIC *is* a 10Mbps card - enough for internet surfing needs. |
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"Limited or no connextivity" when no cable plugged - D-link DE-528CT card
On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:52:19 -0400, Louis
wrote: kony a pensé très fort : On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:39:52 -0400, Louis wrote: Hello ! Like the subject says, a computer running XP with a D-Link DE-528CT lan adapter report an "Limited or no connectivity" message when there's no cable plugged into the adapter (instead of the "Cable disconnected" icon with a red X). I went in the properties to uncheck the "Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity". Doing this results in a "Connected" icon with a baloon showing "Connexion to local network - speed : 10Mbps - status : CONNECTED" !!?! Any idea ? PS: Everything works fine when a cable is plugged into the adapter. 10Mb might be considered "limited"? What do the NIC's link lights look like? What do you have it connected to, something with at least 100Mb port? Please read my original post again : I get the "Limited connectivity" while the NIC is *NOT connected to anything* - instead of getting the message "A network cable is disconnected" with the red X on the 2 PCs icon. Oops, I completely misread that. If I uncheck the "Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity" in the connexion properties and there's still no cable plugged, it says that its status is "CONNECTED" -- while it is obviously not. Have you tried unchecking the setting for showing active connections? Is it a problem or just a curiosity? Everything's fine when the NIC is connected to a RJ45 cable. FYI, the DE-528CT NIC *is* a 10Mbps card - enough for internet surfing needs. Perhaps, depends on who your ISP is, what service plan you have. A 10Mb link does degrade a (roughly) 8Mb+ ISP service though mostly with large downloads from good services, it wouldn't be too noticable on typical website browsing. |
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"Limited or no connextivity" when no cable plugged - D-link DE-528CT card
Il se trouve que kony a formulé :
On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:52:19 -0400, Louis wrote: kony a pensé très fort : On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:39:52 -0400, Louis wrote: Hello ! Like the subject says, a computer running XP with a D-Link DE-528CT lan adapter report an "Limited or no connectivity" message when there's no cable plugged into the adapter (instead of the "Cable disconnected" icon with a red X). I went in the properties to uncheck the "Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity". Doing this results in a "Connected" icon with a baloon showing "Connexion to local network - speed : 10Mbps - status : CONNECTED" !!?! Any idea ? PS: Everything works fine when a cable is plugged into the adapter. 10Mb might be considered "limited"? What do the NIC's link lights look like? What do you have it connected to, something with at least 100Mb port? Please read my original post again : I get the "Limited connectivity" while the NIC is *NOT connected to anything* - instead of getting the message "A network cable is disconnected" with the red X on the 2 PCs icon. Oops, I completely misread that. If I uncheck the "Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity" in the connexion properties and there's still no cable plugged, it says that its status is "CONNECTED" -- while it is obviously not. Have you tried unchecking the setting for showing active connections? Is it a problem or just a curiosity? It's not just a curiosity.. It's that it is not behaving as it should.. Unchecking the "show active connexions" settings makes all messages vanish.. but to me, it's as useful as a battery-less smoke detector is : it won't tell you that somethin is really wrong.. |
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"Limited or no connextivity" when no cable plugged - D-link DE-528CT card
In message Louis
wrote: I get the "Limited connectivity" while the NIC is *NOT connected to anything* - instead of getting the message "A network cable is disconnected" with the red X on the 2 PCs icon. If I uncheck the "Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity" in the connexion properties and there's still no cable plugged, it says that its status is "CONNECTED" -- while it is obviously not. Everything's fine when the NIC is connected to a RJ45 cable. FYI, the DE-528CT NIC *is* a 10Mbps card - enough for internet surfing needs. It sounds like the card (or driver) isn't able to report a "not connected" status at all. The "Limited connectivity" message means that the card reports a connection, but you're missing a DHCP server, DNS server, default gateway, or Windows otherwise believes there isn't an internet connection present. When you turn off the "Notify me" option described, it removes this state entirely, and falls back on the fact that the driver is reporting there is a connection. I'd suggest checking to see if there is a later driver, and if not, swap the card. |
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