[nfbcs] Cable Connection Recognition

[E.J. Zufelt]

Good afternoon Joe,

I apologize for not getting back to you on this sooner.

My response is the same as one of the others on the list.  You really need 
to have someone look through the BIOS to see if you can find something that 
looks right, I know that isn't much help.

It will have something to do with power management, ethernet or networking.

Sorry that I can't be of more assistance.  Perhaps your manufacturer could 
point you in the right direction.

Thanks,
Everett


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Orozco" <jsorozco at gmail.com>
To: "'NFBnet NFBCS Mailing List'" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 4:50 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Cable Connection Recognition


>E J,
>
> It was a while back when you posted a response to this question, but can 
> you
> elaborate a little more on this setting and where specifically it might be
> found in the bios?  Thanks.  I don't know of a way to get to my bios with
> JAWS access, so I'd like to be clear and specific when I ask someone to
> help.  Thanks.
>
> Joe Orozco
>
> "Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity."--James 
> M.
> Barrie
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> From: nfbcs-bounces+jsorozco=gmail.com at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nfbcs-bounces+jsorozco=gmail.com at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of E.J.
> Zufelt
> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 12:17 PM
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> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Cable Connection Recognition
>
> Good afternoon Joe,
>
> I used to work for a computer company and have answered this question a
> million times.  So, hopefully it applies in your situation.
>
> In the BIOS of some computers (almost always laptops) there is a power
> saving setting for LAN.  For us the Ethernet port would be disabled at the
> hardware level if this setting was on Auto, unless a network cable was
> detected at startup.
>
> Since hibernation is actually turning your computer off and back on again
> this might apply, since when you return from hibernation with the cable
> attached it will be detected by the BIOS and the port will be enabled.
>
> Perhaps taking a look to see if this option is present and setting it to
> Enabled would work.
>
> HTH,
> Everett
>
> Zufelt Technology Services - Accessibility Consulting and Web Development
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>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joe Orozco" <JOrozco at ysa.org>
> To: <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 11:13 AM
> Subject: [nfbcs] Cable Connection Recognition
>
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I have this minorly annoying issue with my laptop.  It will not
>> recognize an Ethernet connection unless the cable is plugged in while
>> the computer is off or hibernating.  If I plug it in while the unit is
>> running, it will not connect to the Internet.  If, however, I even close
>> the lid and let it hibernate, reopen the computer and log back in, the
>> connection is there.  I know it's possible for it to automatically
>> identify the cable because my desktops do so just fine.  Any thoughts?
>>
>> Joe Orozco
>>
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