Solved Local area connection network cable unplugged question

mandy8371

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I have a Dell 1535 Studio vista laptop...........I also have TWC and this particular laptop is wireless yet the local area connection network cable says unplugged...broadcom netlink.......I know it is wanting a ethernet cable plugged in but....it is a wireless laptop so why would I plug a cable in? ...I also have a Dell E310 desktop that is hard wired into TWC with a Arris tg1672g modem................that belongs to TWC. I have no problems with the desltop hardwired but the laptop wireless downstairs continues to lose wi fi and or connections.......it shows 100 speed and has at lest 3 to 4 bars but......it still goes in an out. I called to have TWC come and check it out for me but they will not do it. Said they do not work on computers but I thought maybe their installation went wrong? But no advice. This has been going on for a long time and I get so fed up paying the bills but getting 1/2 cable internet in return. Does anyone on the forum have the same problems? Thanks for your help.
 

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
dell
OS
vista
Antivirus
spybot s & d
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Welcome,

Your laptop has the ability to use either a wireless connection or a wired connection. Typically not both at the same time.

You should disable the wired adapter to not see the cable unplugged indication.

Right click on the network icon in the notification area and select Open network and sharing center.

Then select change adapter settings on the upper left side of the window.

Right click on the Ethernet adapter (Local area connection) and select disable.
 

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Custom Built
OS
Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1,
CPU
INTEL i9-7920X LGA 2066
Motherboard
Gigabyte X299-WU8 F3
Memory
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EVGA GTX 1060 SC 3 GB
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ESET NOD32 13.1
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ASUS RT-AC68U router
Malwarebytes 4.0.4
Hi Mr. Pbcopter......
Thank you so much for your reply to my question.....All of the years I have owned these computers and have had problems with them..no one has given me this action to try...........and it sure did work. Now I don;t have to see that big red X all the time and try everything to figure out how to plug a cable into a wireless laptop that doesn't need a cable plugged into............even Dell told me to live with it! So, I thank you and am sure glad I found this site.:D
 

My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
dell
OS
vista
Antivirus
spybot s & d
Browser
chrome
You're most welcome.

Of course if you ever need to use a cable for your network connection, you can just enable it again.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1,
CPU
INTEL i9-7920X LGA 2066
Motherboard
Gigabyte X299-WU8 F3
Memory
64 GB (4 X 16 GB) G-Skill V Series DDR4 3200 Quad Channel
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX 1060 SC 3 GB
Sound Card
Realtek Onboard ALC1220
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung S27E310
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 2 x 970 EVO Plus 500 GB NVMe
1 x 6TB WD 6003FZBX SATA
1 x 6TB WD 60EFRX SATA
12 x 3TB WD 30EFRX SATA
PSU
Seasonic X-1050
Case
Thermaltake Armor+
Cooling
Corsair H80i V2 Liquid AOI Cooler
Keyboard
Logitech G510s
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 2S
Internet Speed
200 Mb/s
Antivirus
ESET NOD32 13.1
Browser
EDGE (Dev, Canary, Beta), Chrome
Other Info
ASUS RT-AC68U router
Malwarebytes 4.0.4
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