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Title: Computer question Post by: RED-DOG on April 11, 2007, 12:18:07 PM On my lappy I keep getting this message "A local area network cable is unplugged"
I kinow its unplugged, it's been unplugged for two years, I'm on a router. Why has it suddenly decided to flash this message every 30 seconds? Title: Re: Computer question Post by: ifm on April 11, 2007, 12:57:22 PM Click start>connect to>show all connections
Right click on "local area connection" and select disable, alternatively just ignore it. Title: Re: Computer question Post by: RED-DOG on April 11, 2007, 01:01:15 PM Click start>connect to>show all connections Right click on "local area connection" and select disable, alternatively just ignore it. I have disabled it now thanks Ian, but I wonder why it decided to kick in after all this time? Title: Re: Computer question Post by: AndrewT on April 11, 2007, 01:03:36 PM Happens on my computers as well - I've always considered it a 'quirk' of Windows and just ignored it.
Title: Re: Computer question Post by: RED-DOG on April 11, 2007, 01:06:06 PM A quirk it is then
Title: Re: Computer question Post by: ifm on April 11, 2007, 01:10:58 PM Basically your computer has the wireless network as it's default and the LAN as backup, when the wireless signal becomes weak it tries to switch to the LAN hence the message.
You could have soe interferance on the wireless connection. Title: Re: Computer question Post by: RED-DOG on April 11, 2007, 01:13:26 PM Basically your computer has the wireless network as it's default and the LAN as backup, when the wireless signal becomes weak it tries to switch to the LAN hence the message. You could have soe interferance on the wireless connection. That Andrew T...Pfft, what does he know?!! Title: Re: Computer question Post by: AndrewT on April 11, 2007, 01:25:58 PM Basically your computer has the wireless network as it's default and the LAN as backup, when the wireless signal becomes weak it tries to switch to the LAN hence the message. You could have soe interferance on the wireless connection. That Andrew T...Pfft, what does he know?!! Humblest apologies to Bill Gates for suggesting his software might not be rock solid. Title: another computer question Post by: CRIPPIN on April 11, 2007, 04:35:06 PM does anyone know of any free online virus checkers that are safe and wont attach themselves to you computer?
also is it possible to virus scan a mac? Thanks Title: Re: Computer question Post by: Bongo on April 11, 2007, 05:36:21 PM http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
There are virus scanners available for Macs, don't know if any of them are online though, nor could I recommend a good one. Title: Re: Computer question Post by: CRIPPIN on April 11, 2007, 06:56:26 PM Thanks Bongo, I'll give it a try
Title: Re: Computer question Post by: bigalhx1 on April 11, 2007, 07:07:28 PM i have a computer problem having to use the girlfriend as i cant get mine to work and i have used all the usual methods to get it going i started with a kick then onto the screwdriver and then the hammer and it still wont work
Title: Re: Computer question Post by: Ecosse on April 11, 2007, 08:32:23 PM If you have automatic updates set and installing automatically, any number of networking updates could cause this behaviour. The previous reply to disable the connection was the correct answer.
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