please help

[mgo]

I have a home network using DLink DI-714 P+ so I can connect my desktop and laptop to share dls connection and printer. All was going well until my roommate was on the internet and she got a usb device exceed....

Now the problem. We now get two messages seeming to mean the same thing: 1) "The local interface has been disabled" and "network cable unplugged.

I can use the internet and printer from the laptop but can't use either from the desktop.

The motherboard has an intergrated 10/100 network card and I had a network card installed also. I have changed out the cables, tested my DLink DWL 650+ (air plus) connection on my laptap and changed the network card to a DLink DFE-530TX+ in my laptop. Both the integrated network card and the DLink are working properly when checked under device manager.

It seems to me that I simply have to get the local interface/network cable plugged, but I'm a newbie and don't have a clue what to do.

Any redirection or help would be greatly appreciated. TIA.

 

[Isezumi00]

trying pinging 127.0.0.1 on the computer that is having a hard time accessing...that is the default loopback address for a Network Adapter...if that turns up anything other then <1ms and 100% sucess, then your NIC is shot or damaged.

Also make sure that on the desktop unit that the onboard (if it wasnt being used) didnt somehow get magically re-enabled...as that will cause some serious resource havoc if not addressed properly.

 

[mgo]

Okay, the onboard got re-enabled. How do I deal with the serious havoc, or is it beyond a newbie and I need to bring in a techie? And everything was going so well. Thanks much.

 

[skyking]

You can do it!!
Reboot the computer, and go into the BIOS using whatever key is appropriate. Disable the onboard NIC, and save the setting and exit.
Now when the computer boots, you will not have that onboard NIC in the device manager or anywhere else in windows.
A possible reason for your trouble: If you had it disabled in your BIOS before, and it came back on on its own, your CMOS battery may be failing.

 

[mgo]

I'm half way there. Did as suggested above. Now get the message that there is a conflict, but the device shows no conflict. Any suggestions? Thanks.