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Old 05-09-2008, 02:10 PM
Calab
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Default Re: Network cable is unplugged

> I had my house wired up with ethernet ports in each room (yes I am a nerd:-).
> I keep getting a message on my PC saying "a network cable is unplugged". The
> message stays for a few seconds and then disappears. Network during this time
> is interupted but resume ok after the message goes away. I've confirmed it's
> not the network card in my PC and it's not the switch. Assuming it's the
> wiring in the wall, what would be causing that?


What NIC is in your PC?

I have the same problem with the Marvell gigabit port on my DFI
mainboard. The nVidia gigabit port on the mainboard works fine with the
same cabling. I expect a driver issue, but haven't really put a lot of
effort into fixing it.

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