computer prob.

[nedmin]

I keep getting "local area connection 2 a network cable is unplugged" what is this ? Thanks.

 

[snowleopard]

It could mean exactly what it says but more likely your router needs to be re-started.

 

[Jomo]

Many PCs - especially laptops - now have 2 network cards, a wireless card and a plug in type. If you have 2 network cards enabled, but only use 1 ( I usually use my wireless connection) the other may be informing you that it is available but not connected. Alternatively, I get this message if my wireless card looses its connection to my router.

Hope this helps

Ian

 

[wragges]

How many real network connections does your PC have. The message suggests 2. If so it's just reporting that one of them is disconnected.

If just one then you are being disconnected somehow...either via iffy cable, router kicking you off and then giving you a new IP
address etc.

Try connecting to your router http://192.168.0.1 or .1.1 normally) and see how long your session is staying alive.

 

[fireball]

Not nessersarily 2 ... Local Area Connection 2 could mean that the driver has been uninstalled and re-installed ... at which point the number just increases by 1 ... do it again and it will be LAN3...

The question to the OP is: How do you connect your laptop? Is it via a CAT5 cable to a switch/hub/router, wireless or do you connect a USB device to it?

 

[BrendanS]

or on the other hand, if ethernet is installed, then this error will appear if the ethernet connection has nothing to connect to. I get this message on all my computers in the house, as they are all connected by wireless, and no ethernet connection, so I just ignore the error message.

 

[nedmin]

Many thanks for your help.

 

[rhumlady]

You can also get this if you connect your mobile phone to your PC. I get it because it was setup using Bluetooth.

 

[flyingscampi]

Go to Control Panel
Go to Network Connections
Right click on Local Area Connection 2 and select 'Disable'
If something stops working repeat above and select 'Enable'