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Article ID:
183
Date Created
Friday, August 10, 2012
Last Updated
Saturday, August 11, 2012
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Short Desc
With Dell system's, there seems to be an issue with the Network Adapter loosing connection when it is set at "AUTO". This causing the Network cable unplugged warning to show on the card.
Details
Dell system's running Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 either 64 or 32 Bit system's network adapter (Local Area Connection)
Recreate Issue
To recreate this issue:

With Dell System's, there is not real reason why this issue happens, and it is really hard to narrow it down to its origin. However, to recreate the issue.

Right click on the [Local Area Connection]
Go to [Properties]
Then click on [Configure]
Then click on the [Advanced] tab
The scroll down
Click on [Link Speed & Duplex]
Change its Value to: [100mbps FULL] (0r) [100mbps HALF] (0r) [Auto]
Click [OK]

You would think that Dell would have released a fix for this issue, however, searching the internet, I was unable to come up with a fix for this issue.
Resolve Issue
To resolve this issue:

Right click on the [Local Area Connection]
Go to [Properties]
Then click on [Configure]
Then click on the [Advanced] tab
The scroll down
Click on [Link Speed & Duplex]
Change its Value to: [10mbps FULL] (0r) [10mbps HALF]
Click [OK]

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