Windows 7 lan card not working

Upgrading or changing one layer does not affect the others. Nothing more mind boggling really! Looking at the products available in the market today, the original LAN card has been superseded and now all we have is the LAN port which has been installed in the motherboard itself. Follow the steps to see which network interface you are using:. A trouble in any one of the computers that are connected to the LAN could cripple the whole network.

So if you have set up a LAN then you should be able to troubleshoot some of the normal issue that may come up before you impulsively call the Network Admin. Another issue could be some network drops in the services provided by the network provider itself. This would again disable any functioning of the LAN. So any issue with the server itself, is translated as the issue of the entire network. With the development of technology, the wireless type LAN local area network is now mostly preferred.

Installation of the driver is a one-time process and most of the issues that may crop up in the seamless use are related to the corruption of the drivers. For most of the devices you can download the free driver here. Trouble shooting the above issues is as simple as re-installing the driver. You should always check the cables and connections to ascertain the absence of any loose cabling connections as well.

If the network still has issues then you need to change the LAN card. It can be damaged with prolonged use. Many times everything seems to be okay with the internal connections and the drivers, yet the connection to the network fails. If your computer is not connected on the network, youcan easily blame the LAN card for it. But surprisingly this issue can be caused due to many other problems also. To identify what could be causing this here are a few steps to be followed.

For this go to the device manager to check the status of your LAN card Driver. If you are using a Windows Xp, 7, Vista or 8 then follow these steps:. This will help you with many options of diagnosing the problems and then troubleshooting them in both the Operating systems. If that doesn't help, you may try to follow the suggestions mentioned below to perform System Restore and see if that helps.

Note: When you use System Restore to restore the computer to a previous state, programs and updates that you installed are removed. Shashank Bhardwaj. This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Rajesh Govind. Hi Shashank, Thank you so much for posting your query on this forum.

I would like to ask few questions regarding this issue: 1 What is the make and model of your computer? Method 1: Run the Network Troubleshooter The Network troubleshooter is an automated tool which can find and automatically fix some common networking problems.

Using the Network troubleshooter in Windows 7 Check the troubleshooting report and share the details with us. Method 2: How do I fix network adapter problems?

For more information and troubleshooting, you may refer to these articles: Wired and wireless network problems Troubleshoot Internet connection problems Hope this resolves the issue.

Please get back to us with the troubleshooting results. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. In reply to Rajesh Govind's post on August 16, Hi Rajesh sir, I have an assembly PC intel core i5 2. Something like this. Reply from See if you have a wireless device there and make sure there are not exclamation marks next to it. If you have exclamation marks or any errors, reinstall the driver.

I would suggest you to follow the below steps and check if it helps to resolve the issue:. I would suggest you to check in Safe Mode with networking and check if it helps: 1. Restart your computer if it is powered on. Tap the F8 key after your computer initially powers on. Once you see the Advanced Boot Options menu you can stop tapping. Select Safe Mode with Networking and press Enter. You should see drivers loading, and then Please wait.

You should then be at the Welcome Screen. Logon to your computer using an account with Administrator privileges. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation. On the Device Manager window, right click on the Device and select Uninstall.

I also suggest you to change the security firewall settings to different levels and try to connect and check if it works.