I have a linksys router that is hooked to a cable modem, VOIP modem and into my PC. Rrecently I have not been able to connect to the internet but the other computers on the network work just fine. The network is working fine, the task bar says cable is unplugged, yet I have checked the CABLES, they are all plugged in. So my questions is how do I check if the network card has gone bad? or how do I run a diagnostics to find the problem. I did the IPCONFIG and it says media disconnected, the PING works fine. I RAN the network diagnostic in WINDOWS and it says unable to repair the problem.

Thanksfsuwolf,

Maybe some dumb questions and dumb suggestions, but...... as a start:

You mean of course the PING was done from another PC, not from the troubled one.

On the troubled PC: if you click on the LAN Icon, does it show INTERNET connection and does it show LAN not CONNECTED? If no INTERNET is shown and LAN not connected, then your cable most likely is not connected.

On the Router check if the cable is plugged in correctly, that is, if the connectors are straight in. Sometimes the the cable is in but not properly seated (tilted). I think the Linksys has Pilot LIGHTS, these should be on.

Swap the cables around on the Router maybe?

Interchange the cables between PC's?

Can you get to the Router to check if all your PC's are on the DHCP list, (at least if they are Dynamically allocated)?


If it says cable disconnected & you are certain it is connected then you have a bad cable. You can test this out by using the cable from one of your other working computers. AlexK
I did the PING from the troubled PC and the IPCONFIG from the troubled PC and that is what is confusing me, I cannot connect yahoo.com or get my e-mail. Message is unable to connect to server.fsuwolf,

From what I can see, your physical connections are O.K. and it looks your Network Card is O.K. otherwise you would not be able to PING and getting the NOT CONNECTED msg etc.

Some Ports may be blocked or some other contradicting issues re: yahoo.com and e-mail.

My dumb suggestion is to delete the NETWORK connections from the PC, unplug and re-start. Then re-establish the NETWORK connections from the Control Panel by using the NETWORK WIZARD and let that one do its job.