No IP address for disconnected laptop

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lsystems

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Hi All,

I'm hoping someone might be able to shed some light on this. I have a Dell Vostro 1000 laptop configured on a static IP address. With the network connected all works as expected. When disconnected and rebooted networking is not active and the adapter is shown as "Media disconnected"

I have tried to disable media sensing (which would fix this on Windows XP) by doing:-

1. Adding a DisableDHCPMediaSense DWORD with value 1 to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters

2. Running the following commands as an Administrator:-

netsh interface ipv4 set global dhcpmediasense=disabled
netsh interface ipv6 set global dhcpmediasense=disabled

Neither options appear to have had the desired affect. Any ideas anyone?

David
 

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Some outboard modems, particularly ones going through a coaxial cable connection, need to be restarted if the connected computer or router is disconnected. Do what you did, only also power down and and back up the modem, and see if the device remains disconnected.
 

My Computer

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    Hewlett-Packard dv6936us
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    Intel Core 2 Duo "Merom" T5750, 2 GHz, stock clocking
    Motherboard
    stock Quanta 30D2, v.792E
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    NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS, stock
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    PSU
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    stock plus Rocketfish model RF-LAPCOL
    Keyboard
    stock
    Mouse
    stock Synaptics Pointing Device
    Internet Speed
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    Other Info
    Browser: Namoroka v1.9.2.3666 64-bit build. Computer specs:
    http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01485288&tmp_task=prodinfoCategory&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&product=3747246
    I like chocolate milk!
This problem relates to the built in network adapter of the laptop. I want the laptop to report the static IP address assigned to this adapter, even when no LAN is physically present...
 

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Oh. Heck, I dunno.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Hewlett-Packard dv6936us
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo "Merom" T5750, 2 GHz, stock clocking
    Motherboard
    stock Quanta 30D2, v.792E
    Memory
    4 GHz, 667 MHz bus speed
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS, stock
    Sound Card
    stock Realtek software-based
    Monitor(s) Displays
    stock 15.4" widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    stock 1280 X 800
    Hard Drives
    stock Toshiba MK2546GSX and a Western Digital 1TB MyBook
    PSU
    stock
    Case
    stock
    Cooling
    stock plus Rocketfish model RF-LAPCOL
    Keyboard
    stock
    Mouse
    stock Synaptics Pointing Device
    Internet Speed
    Ludicrous Speed (~10.9 Mbps, more or less)
    Other Info
    Browser: Namoroka v1.9.2.3666 64-bit build. Computer specs:
    http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01485288&tmp_task=prodinfoCategory&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&product=3747246
    I like chocolate milk!
A couple of questions. Why do you disconnect from the network and how do you do it? Why do you need the laptop to send the static ip to the NIC when it is disconnected?
 

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