no "Local area connection" LAN icon...disapeared. Please help?
 

hey guys
my LAN network icon is no longer showing. I only have my wireless icons showing. i have tried installing the driver again

"LAN_Atheros_v1.0.0.26_v1.0.0.20_Vistax86x64_XPx86 x64_2"
from the official ACER WEBSITE but nothing is showing up. I have restarted the computer several times..

i have an acer 6920g windows 7. It was there a few months ago, but now has disapeared :(

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Is this the little icon in the bottom right of the windows screen?

Go into the main control panel and network connections. Check the properties or the LAN connection. Somewhere in there there should be a check box to show icon when connected.

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i only have the wireless icon. ive checked device manager / network adaptors and 'lan' is not listed their either... even though i've installed the drivers. i've tried troubleshooting and it can't find anything either

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Which windows OS?

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No good installing drivers if the hardware is turned off... Firstly try the bios to see if it's been turned off.. Secondly check the device manager and see if the device is in there.

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I'm going to go out on a limb here, but at a guess I would say Windows 7.

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It would help if I could read :dunce:

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As far as I can make out, this option is not available with Windows 7. This was a criticism which I passed on to MS.

But if anyone else lnows how to configure please come forward.

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What option are you talking about? Can't work out what you are on about!

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i've checked my bios f2 there is nothing reference to 'onboard lan'.
i did have the lan connection a few months ago when i used it. my system restore doesn't go that back... any other idea guys

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Maybe a duff network card?
Is it built into motherboard?

Edit: Sorry i see its a laptop..

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Post #9?

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hey guys....i'm confused. what to do? install anything else?

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I'm thinking the NIC chipset is dead. If it's not showing in Device Manager then that's a real possibility.

Does the laptop have a PCMCIA slot? If it does you could try an NIC card in there as an alternative.

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Start, Control panel, Device Manager (You may need to switch to classic view or Large Icons to find it more easily) look for Network Adapters, what's listed there? (You may need to click the + next to it to get a list)

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my nic card could be dead, is it worth opening my laptop and giving it clean? or something along those lines

i will try pcmcia slot

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I doubt very much that cleaning will help the NIC issue. If Device Manager shows nothing (try View/Show hidden devices) then the hardware if probably faulty.
You'd need a Cardbus (PCMCIA) network card such as this:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...F8&me=&seller=

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In XP, network icon can be displayed in system tray - Control panel- Network connections - properties tick box to display icon in system tray. This option isn't there in Win7.

OP does make it clear if he is missing this icon or if network device not showing in device manager. Sorry, just read posts again, not showing in device manager mentioned later.

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Sorry for being thick but are you complaining about just not having the icon or is it that your wireless network is not working ?

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Ahh I see. Well that's by design I'm affriad. Only a 3rd party addon will bring that function back.

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Neither actually. His wireless works fine, it's the wired network adaptor that has disappeared.

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We still not established if there is an internet connection with the cable connected, just an icon is missing, which does I think if you unplug the ethernet cable.

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I refer the honourable member to post #3 - nothing showing in device manager..

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Plug in the ethernet and device manager might find network card ? , seems strange card going faulty so quick.

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Hmmm. That's got me thinking. Wakkaday - are there any unknown devices showing in device manager? Anything showing any errors at all?

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i hardly use the ethernet socket. im just wondering is there anything else i can do or install? chipset/drivers....

i had a problem with my i.e browser and others finding a net connection, something to do with a proxy server, i checked internet explorer settings (local area connection) and cleared the information from there and deleted avg antivirus and now its working again....

there is nothing in the bios which shows 'onboard lan' to be enabled or disabled.
the driver for the lan says its installed successfully yet doesnt show when i restart.
there is no unknown devices showing in device manager..
i've tried safemode


is it worth buying a usb ethernet socket from ebay for under £3.00 will i get the same speed?

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Yes, I know, found the option to see network activity, at a glance, in earlier versions very useful. Pity M$ dropped it.

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I've never tried one of those I'm afraid, but for 3 quid I'd give it a try. It's not much to gamble.

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Given the Atheros onboard LAN is a gigabit lan card the USB isn't going to come close. As for an addon card, you don't have PCMCIA - yours is an Expresscard/54 slot.