I have an old XP machine that is connected to a lab microscope. It was recently moved and now it's a fuck up. When a good, KNOWN working cable is plugged in the computer still reports it's unplugged. I thought it was lying and checked for an IP, but there was none.
I then installed a USB NIC and the same damned thing is happening! At this point I'm assuming it's a software issue, I ran Winsock fix on it but the result is the same. Has anyone ever seen this and figured out how to fix it?
Not got an old PCI NIC lying around to try too?
Yeah I think I do, are you counting on the old "3rd times a charm" rule?
An xp laptop I use at work regularly reports its network "unplugged", when though it's plugged in and working. I ignore it.
That's why I checked for an IP. It reported media unplugged doing an ipconfig.
A USB Wifi adapter works, case closed and on to the next!