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Tech geeks... help me with something.... 14 Dec 2006, 19:05
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Not a geek, but can try

what device you are trying to connect to?
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Tech geeks... help me with something.... 14 Dec 2006, 19:09
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what device you are trying to connect to?
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It shouldn't matter... its a wireless connection. Worked fine for ages, all of a sudden it flakes out on me like this. Driving me bonko. Not sure what else to try.
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Tech geeks... help me with something.... 14 Dec 2006, 19:13
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Inbuilt Wi-fi ? or PCMCIA wifi adapter ?

If it's inbuilt wi-fi , dont waste time and get a wifi adapter

My HP wifi died after a drop and repeated attempts to fix it( tech support/forums ) didnt work either
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Tech geeks... help me with something.... 14 Dec 2006, 19:17
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Inbuilt Wi-fi ? or PCMCIA wifi adapter ?

If it's inbuilt wi-fi , dont waste time and get a wifi adapter

My HP wifi died after a drop and repeated attempts to fix it( tech support/forums ) didnt work either
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If your solution to fixing an IT problem is to buy a replacement, then you'll fit right into business school. ;)
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Windows IP Configuration

An internal error occurred: A device attached to the system is not functioning.

Please contact Microsoft Product Support Services for further help.

Additional information: Unknown media status code.

Someone tell me how the !@#!@ to fix this... I connect for 2-3 minutes, disconnect and have to reconnect. Only happens on this PC. No clue. IBM T42 if anyone cares, never had problems.
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I got the same message using my IBM T42. My network card is still working flawlessly however.

I noticed that when you turn on the "Routing and Remote Access" service on, ipconfig works again. But the issue is still a mystery to me.

Did you update the drivers and other software through "thinkvantage", lenovo's update utility? I did that recently and I think I started seeing this problem after the updates.

Unless you have a winsock or virus issue like this page (https://www.experts-exchange.com/Network ... 60542.html) suggests, it may be a driver issue.

Let me know if you run into anything more enlightening.

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ipconfig output

Windows IP Configuration

An internal error occurred: A device attached to the system is not functioning.

Please contact Microsoft Product Support Services for further help.

Additional information: Unknown media status code.

Someone tell me how the !@#!@ to fix this... I connect for 2-3 minutes, disconnect and have to reconnect. Only happens on this PC. No clue. IBM T42 if anyone cares, never had problems.

I got the same message using my IBM T42. My network card is still working flawlessly however.

I noticed that when you turn on the "Routing and Remote Access" service on, ipconfig works again. But the issue is still a mystery to me.

Did you update the drivers and other software through "thinkvantage", lenovo's update utility? I did that recently and I think I started seeing this problem after the updates.

Unless you have a winsock or virus issue like this page (https://www.experts-exchange.com/Network ... 60542.html) suggests, it may be a driver issue.

Let me know if you run into anything more enlightening.

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Yea I found all that stuff online too but havent been able to fix it. I'm resigned to a re-install.