no "Local area connection" LAN icon...disapeared. Please help? - Page 2

wakkaday · 15-06-2011, 14:19

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

Dai · 15-06-2011, 14:33

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Originally Posted by wakkaday

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

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=

bonzoe · 15-06-2011, 20:13

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Originally Posted by LSainsbury

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

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.

banjo · 15-06-2011, 20:19

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

15-06-2011, 21:22

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Originally Posted by bonzoe

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.

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

Dai · 15-06-2011, 21:39

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Originally Posted by banjo

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

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

royaltiger · 15-06-2011, 21:55

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.

Dai · 15-06-2011, 22:10

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Originally Posted by royaltiger

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.

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

royaltiger · 15-06-2011, 22:19

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

Dai · 15-06-2011, 22:44

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

wakkaday · 16-06-2011, 17:49

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 Â£3.00 will i get the same speed?

bonzoe · 16-06-2011, 20:32

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Originally Posted by LSainsbury

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

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

Dai · 16-06-2011, 21:35

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Originally Posted by wakkaday

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

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.

Lord Nikon · 22-06-2011, 04:22

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.