"Network cable unplugged/Reset Wireless Adaptor"

I am at my wits end with this broadband wireless connection. I connected my laptop a few days ago when I moved into a new flat. However my sister connected hers a few weeks ago and never had any complaints as far as I know. So we are way past the 10-day stabilising stage. After 2 days of working flawlessly it's acting up again, and when I troubleshoot I consistently get the 2 messages above. I don't understand what this means and what the issue is as it's worked before and my laptop picks up the signal without any problems. The connection just drops and it's often difficult to reconnect. Haven't opened up the phone socket as I'm not entirely confident and it looks a little different. I know my laptop's fine and don'rt understand what the issue is when I have a dial tone and can pick up signal. Please, please help. Thanks!

in order to help further please can you post the adsl stats from your router may need to 'show detail' to get all stats (if hub enter 192.168.1.254 in your browser and navigate to adsl or use a-z, if netgear enter 192.168.0.1) and run btspeedtester (MAC users may have problems) http://speedtester.bt.com and post the results .
are you connected directly to the NTE5 master or test socket or to somewhere else? Do you have any phone extension sockets in your home?
Have you tried the quiet line test? - dial 17070 option 2 - should hear nothing - best done with a corded phone. if cordless phone you may hear a 'dull hum' which is normal
Someone may then be able to offer help/assistance/suggestions to your problem
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Reposting as previous topic has been locked although has not been resolved. Original post below, please see previous post for more details
I recently installed a Netgear DG834GT wireless router and now have an intermittent problem connecting my Tecra 9100 to it. If the 9100 has been shutdown for a while (like overnight), when I restart I always get 'Network cable unplugged' for the wireless connection. Rebooting a number of times (anything from 3 upwards) I eventually get connected to the router and all then works fine for hours. Even a quick restart at this point (i.e. once the wireless card has connected) does not cause a problem but as soon as I leave the machine shutdown for a length of time it fails again at reboot.
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Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\Michael Hernandez>ipconfig /all
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Network cable unplugged (BEFW11S4 v3)

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On your Desktop computer try to change the Ethernet Adapter card speed and then check.
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Network Cable unplugged

I have BT Total Broadband Anywhere Home Hub 2. I have used it successfully on my desktop pc and wirelessly with my laptop. However I went away for 2 months and was unable to use either (everything was switched off whilst away). On my return the laptop can't connect at all, I just get two grey monitors with a red X and the information 'A Network Cable is unplugged'. I bought a netbook when away and am having the same problem with that now.
On the laptop that worked before, on my Network Connections it is showing as follows:
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Network cable unplugged
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1394 Connection 2
Connected
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chunkleberry wrote:
I have BT Total Broadband Anywhere Home Hub 2. I have used it successfully on my desktop pc and wirelessly with my laptop. However I went away for 2 months and was unable to use either (everything was switched off whilst away). On my return the laptop can't connect at all, I just get two grey monitors with a red X and the information 'A Network Cable is unplugged'. I bought a netbook when away and am having the same problem with that now.
On the laptop that worked before, on my Network Connections it is showing as follows:
Local Area Connection 2
Network cable unplugged
Broadcom 440 x 10/100 Integrated Controller
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Connected
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I have tried connecting to the Hub with an ethernet cable without success and when I run the Hub Manager on the laptop it just says it can't connect with the hub. When I run the Hub Manager on my desktop it says there is no wireless device detected.
A check on the laptops device manager hardware shows everything as working properly, but when I try the Wireless WLAN configuration utility in Control Panel it tells me there are currently no wireless adapters available and enabled.
I am getting desperate as I cannot sit at the desktop for any length of time and need the laptop, please can anyone help?
Hi, the devices you have mentioned are the 'wired' connections. On most laptops, there are switched you can press to turn on and off wireless, is it posisble this has been done?
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Equium M50 will not recognise the LAN port - error: Network Cable unplugged

I own a Toshiba Equium M50 and have problems with the Marvell Yukon 88E8036 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller.
I used to connect via an 'ADDON' Modem/ADSL Switch and had no problems. I then replaced the ADDON with a 'NETGEAR' DG834G ADSL Modem/Router to gain the wireless port, and since then my machine will not recognise the LAN port. <error: Network Cable unplugged>.
I know that the cables are OK as I used them with other laptops and had no trouble. I can also plug in a PCI card to connect without any problems. It looks to me as if the Marvell Yukon 88E8036 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller has a problem with the netgear Modem/Router.
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Hi
For me it doesnt show like a LAN card problem but your router is a problem.
Check the device manager if the LAN card was properly recognized. If there are no yellow exclamation marks so everything is ok!
You can try to delete the LAN card from the device manager and after new reboot install the LAN driver again.
The issue has stared after installing or connecting the new Netgear modem router.
Therefore I would recommend to checking firstly the settings or to update the firmware on this router.
I have found additionally these useful websites
http://compnetworking.about.com/od/windowsnetworking/f/cableunplugged.htm
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Networking/Broadband/DSL_Cable/Q_20381405.html

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By a "128 bit password," I assume that you mean that you have the AirPort Express (AX) set with WEP encryption...correct? ...and that the Mac is connecting to the Internet without any problems...correct?
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My father-in-law gave me a BEFW11S4 ver.3 router and said that it was working fine. I downloaded the user guide from Linksys and follwed the instructions to hook it up through my DSL modem but it keeps saying "NETWORK CABLE UNPLUGGED". I'm trying to hook up my main computer directly and my second comptuer will be wireless.
I have tried:
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Below is the router set-up
1. open your Internet Explorer
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Hi all,
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Whenever i plug the cable to the port, it stays as "network cable unplugged" this happens connecting it to my gig router or wireless router ports. If i connect straight to the modem it detects the cable and im able to connect. If i conect any other laptop it works fine, just this one having problems.
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