Solved LAN not being detected on Cable re-connection

rezurect007

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If i have my Ethernet cable from my Router connected to the PC before boot, the connection is detected.
If i remove the cable and reconnect it anytime after windows has booted up, it isnt re-detected. I have to reboot the PC to get it detected.
I have other PCs which detect the same Ethernet connection without reboot, so its obviously not the Routers problem.
I think i might have switched of some Windows network discovery service by mistake.
(Damn:Windows is failing me)
Any LAN force detect tools.

I've tried Complete Internet Repair Tool:Download Complete Internet Repair - MajorGeeks
Resetting TCP/Ip never completes.
 
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I think you mean ROUTER instead of modem(?) You can connect only 1 device to a modem.

What fixes the problem? (modem reset, router reset, pc reboot)
"my LAN cable from my modem" => you mean the cable between modem and router?
 

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I think you mean ROUTER instead of modem(?) You can connect only 1 device to a modem.

What fixes the problem? (modem reset, router reset, pc reboot)
"my LAN cable from my modem" => you mean the cable between modem and router?

oops my bad, edited.
 

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Can you still access or ping the router after disconnect/connect cable?
In command prompt (after disconnect/ connect cable):
Code:
ipconfig/all
post output
 

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A few things i tried:

Also check the power management tab at the same time if you have one and untick everything in there. Windows might be powering down the adapter incorrectly, that setting is a well known cause of problems.
Done.

Try uninstalling and reinstalling the network adapter or updating it.
Uninstalled. Reinstalled with Latest Drivers from Dells Site-Ive been using the same since the update in 2010.

Just to be clear, you are talking about nothing being detected at all when you plug in the cable and not it tries to connect to the network and then fails?
Nothing detected at all. Just the yellow exclamation on the network icon in the taskbar.

What happens if you disable the network adapter in Device Manager and then re-enable it?
Once i remove and reconnect the ethernet cable.
Realtek Lan is missing from
1.Device Manger.
2.ncpa.cpl

So no idea how to reenable it.

Ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : xt-PC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : connectify
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : DW1501 Wireless-N WLAN Half-Mini Card
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : C4-46-19-62-57-44
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 3:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : TAP-Win32 Adapter V9
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-FF-C9-B3-90-E5
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::8d42:8dab:2f2b:34a7%17(Preferred)
Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address. . : 169.254.52.167(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 553713609
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-18-BF-0E-74-A4-BA-DB-DC-B5-

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : A4-BA-DB-DC-B5-B8
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Ethernet adapter VMware Network Adapter VMnet1:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for VMn
1
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-56-C0-00-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::6c4c:ebdc:dada:794%19(Preferred)
Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address. . : 169.254.7.148(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 754995286
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-18-BF-0E-74-A4-BA-DB-DC-B5-

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter VMware Network Adapter VMnet8:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for VMn
8
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-56-C0-00-08
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::184:6b52:6930:74e5%20(Preferred)
Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address. . : 169.254.116.229(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 788549718
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-18-BF-0E-74-A4-BA-DB-DC-B5-

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter isatap.{C9B390E5-BDB9-4FDB-822D-928EFB7529E1}:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter isatap.{54C46D74-61F6-4316-9041-50531F05A928}:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #3
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter isatap.{B62D31A1-B970-4AE9-8CF7-DC7276404630}:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #4
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter isatap.{1BD7E436-7ACA-4D0B-9650-E882E3D64C6F}:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #6
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter isatap.connectify:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #7
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter isatap.{F02248E4-2108-43FB-82CB-6AE4BDEA7ED6}:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #8
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes


Did a driver roll back from the 2010 driver(The one ive been using since 2010) and Im on a 2008 driver now.
The device name has changed, Realtek RTl8102E/RTL8103E Family PCI-E Fast Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.20)
Waiting to see how this goes..

Thanks for all your help I really appreciate it!
 
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Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 ...Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 450 @ 2.40GHz6.00 GBATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series
Computer type
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Dell
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 450 @ 2.40GHz
Motherboard
Dell Inc. 0PXT68
Memory
6.00 GB
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ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series
Sound Card
(1) AMD High Definition Audio Device (2) IDT High Definiti
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WDC WD3200BEVT-75A23T0 ATA Device
Problem Solved.
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Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 ...Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 450 @ 2.40GHz6.00 GBATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series
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Dell
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 450 @ 2.40GHz
Motherboard
Dell Inc. 0PXT68
Memory
6.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series
Sound Card
(1) AMD High Definition Audio Device (2) IDT High Definiti
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives
WDC WD3200BEVT-75A23T0 ATA Device

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601...Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 370 @ 2.40GHz4,00 GBATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
ACER ASPIRE 5742G
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 370 @ 2.40GHz
Motherboard
Acer Aspire 5742G
Memory
4,00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series
Sound Card
(1) AMD High Definition Audio Device (2) Realtek High Defi
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives
WDC WD5000BEVT-22ZAT0
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