LAC Status Report Query

Lindsay.Rollo@paradisedotnetdotnz

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Nov 28, 2009, 8:25:27 PM11/28/09

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WinXP all Service packs
Atheros AR8131 PCI-E Gigabite Ethernet Controller

Control Panel > Network Connections > Local Area Connections >
Right click > Status NOT RESPONDING

Any suggestions ?

EMB

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Nov 28, 2009, 8:29:52 PM11/28/09

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Incorrect drivers?

John Little

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Nov 28, 2009, 10:23:55 PM11/28/09

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On Nov 29, 2:25 pm, "Lindsay.Rollo@paradisedotnetdotnz"

Mobo failure? Even, dodgy power supply, stressing Mobo? It happened
to me, and an intermittent ethernet controller fault was the first
symptom; if I'd checked out the power supply then I might have avoided
a lot of trouble.

Regards, John

Peter Huebner

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Nov 28, 2009, 11:47:15 PM11/28/09

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In article <33j3h59uf22a6d7r3...@4ax.com>,
lro...@paradise.net.nz says...

f.w.i.w. the 'not responding' message is given erroneously by Windows XP
at times, for instance when a program is trying to connect to a server
on the 'net and the connection isn't making, I often see that mssge.

Same if a program is searching for files and can't find them for
whatever reason.

1- check the device manager, and make sure that the network card doesn't
show a yellow exclamation mark. I've recently had the pleasure of
restoring a machine where an emailed virus had not only destroyed the
network drivers, but also infected the \windows\system32\ndis.sys file
needed to install new network drivers as well as it's backup.

2- if device manager looks ok, maybe try a different network card, that
is known to be working. If you can't install the drivers for _that_, and
get error 35 (from memory) - goto 1.

Might not be what's plaguing you, but I thought I'll mention it in case
that's what your prolem is.

-P.

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Lindsay.Rollo@paradisedotnetdotnz

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Nov 29, 2009, 1:56:08 AM11/29/09

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TKs for your contribition.

re-booting does not solve nuisance

no suggestion the MB is failng

Device manager did not have yello Query mark

Deleted controller in the Hardware manager
deleted driver file
re-installed did not solve nuisance

Any other suggestions ?

impossible

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Nov 29, 2009, 2:28:34 AM11/29/09

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"Lindsay.Rollo@paradisedotnetdotnz" <lro...@paradise.net.nz> wrote in
message news:33j3h59uf22a6d7r3...@4ax.com...

Check Event Viewer for relevant system errors.

Lawrence D'Oliveiro

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Nov 29, 2009, 3:47:49 AM11/29/09

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In message <5j64h514idc37uic0...@4ax.com>,
Lindsay.Rollo@paradisedotnetdotnz wrote:

> Any other suggestions ?

Reinstall.

EMB

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Nov 29, 2009, 3:49:33 AM11/29/09

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Try plugging it into a different switch port using a different cable.

Sailor Sam

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Nov 29, 2009, 5:10:42 AM11/29/09

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Has it ever worked?

Peter Huebner

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Nov 29, 2009, 6:09:52 AM11/29/09

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In article <hetcfl$hd1$1...@lust.ihug.co.nz>, ldo@geek-
central.gen.new_zealand says...

He's talking windows xp not windows 95.

-P.

Richard

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Nov 29, 2009, 8:05:43 AM11/29/09

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I have had this happen in the past - not sure why or what fixed it, but
I did try changing the nic drivers and doing all the stuff to fix a tcp
stack problem (it was not getting any traffic thru on the lan, was fine
on bluetooth to a mobile however)

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Dave Doe

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Nov 29, 2009, 6:50:09 PM11/29/09

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In article <5j64h514idc37uic0...@4ax.com>,
lro...@paradise.net.nz says...

Check it's not disabled (turned off) in the BIOS?

Another thing you can try - to see if the (presumably onboard) NIC is
working...
power-cycle the PC. Don't just turn it off, pull the plug afterwards,
for at least ten seconds (modern mobos stay in a power state even if the
PC is turned off (at the PC)). So either pull the plug, or turn off at
the wall, or on the back of the PC at the power suupply unit (some have
a switch).

--
Duncan.

Peter Huebner

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Nov 29, 2009, 10:47:42 PM11/29/09

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In article <MPG.257dcfdb7...@news.eternal-september.org>,
ha...@work.ok says...

>
> Check it's not disabled (turned off) in the BIOS?

wouldn't show up in device manager if it was disabled

>
> Another thing you can try - to see if the (presumably onboard) NIC is
> working...
> power-cycle the PC. Don't just turn it off, pull the plug afterwards,
> for at least ten seconds (modern mobos stay in a power state even if the
> PC is turned off (at the PC)). So either pull the plug, or turn off at
> the wall, or on the back of the PC at the power suupply unit (some have
> a switch).
>

First thing I do when a computer goes into inexplicable spasms :-) It's
always worth trying this i.m.o. since with modern power supplies
corrupted memory no longer gets cleared when you shut the machine down.

-P.

Lindsay.Rollo@paradisedotnetdotnz

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Nov 30, 2009, 10:33:21 PM11/30/09

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Despite several suggestions, all of which I tried, I'm still not able
to get a response from the Status option when right clicking on the
LAC.

The current situaton between the three computers on domestic network:

A can see B but B cannot see A

A can see C but C cannot see A

B and C can see each other

B and C each display Status dialog

A does not display a Staus dialog.

Clearly the problem seems to be with the element(s) in Windows that
display the Status, and there is some blockage in computer A stopping
this connection.

All the computers access the web without a problem.

Any more thoughts?

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impossible

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Dec 1, 2009, 7:07:34 PM12/1/09

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"ConTheNations" <Tro...@ConTheNations.com> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:33:21 +1300, Lindsay.Rollo@paradisedotnetdotnz
> wrote:
>
>> Clearly the problem seems to be with the element(s) in Windows that
>> display the Status, and there is some blockage in computer A stopping
>> this connection.
>

> Have you reinstalled MS Windows completely from scratch on that computer?
>

Your needle's stuck again.