DELL Laptop cable unplugged


  1. gob
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    DELL Laptop cable unplugged


    Hi

    I have Windows 7 Pro (RTM) installed on a DELL Precision M65 laptop.
    My LAN interface reports "Cable unplugged" although the cable is inserted and working.
    I have no network connection through this interface.
    the onboard NIC is a Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit adapter and the driver reports it is working correctly.
    If i try to install the latest driver from Broadcom, Windows says I already have the latest driver installed!

    Any Suggestions?

    Thanks
    Gordon
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  3. Antman
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    Possibilities include:

    Bad cable
    Bad port - check for dirt, etc.
    DHCP sensing disabled jave you been tweaking?
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  4. gob
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    It was a clean install of Windows 7 this afternoon. Port & cable worked perfectly with Vista this morning.

    Now it appears that the the problem is to do with the DELL D-Port Replicator that I am attached to.

    Powering up off the dock works fine, but on the dock I just get two constant orange lights.
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  6. Antman
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    10-10
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  7. ken9122
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    Dell has specific drivers for their port replicators. you may have use a vista diver from Dell.

    Ken
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