Network cable unplugged??

[mikeb]

Just got a new Dell 4550 with WinXP and notice that in the bottom right tray, I always have a symbol (two overlapping PCs) with a red X on it. When I double click on it, I get a dialog box that is titled "LAN or High-Speed Internet", and the message in the box says...

Local Area Connection
Network cable unplugged
Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network

I'm not using, nor do I think I ever attempted to set up, a LAN or High-Speed Internet connection. I'm currently just using a dial-up connection via a phone line. This doesn't stop me from doing anything, but its just an annoyance, and I'd like to know how to get rid of it. Thanks, Mike

 

[jlanka]

probably can disable the on-board NIC in the BIOS

<i>It's always the one thing you never suspected.</i>

 

[Bardic]

Start->Control Panel->Network Connections->right click on your "Local Area Connection" and go to properties->at the bottom is a checkbox that says "Show Icon in notification area"

Uncheck that.

 

[mikeb]

Actually all I had to do was open Network Connections, right click on Local Area Connection and select "Disable" from the drop down menu...the icon went away! Thanks for the help.