LAN connection in System Tray keeps showing connecting

sidefxv1 · 22 Sep 2007 at 07:15

I have a slightly odd and annoying issue with my LAN connection in windows XP. I've tried searching for this, but haven't really found much.

Basically if I plug my computer in after turning it on it starts showing the animation that I usually think of as the "aquiring IP address" The problem is that it never stops showing this animation in the system tray! It seems to successfully connect, gets an IP by DHCP, etc and I can then use the internet with absolutely no problems. But it keeps showing this damn animation in the system tray. anybody have any idea why it might be doing that. It's a relatively small gripe, since making sure it's plugged into my router before turning on solves it, but it's still annoying.

sidefxv1 · 22 Sep 2007 at 07:34

Hmm... well, been playing with it and seem to have found a sort of solution. Basically if I disable the other connection (mobo has 2) then the first "finishes" connecting properly. However I'd still prefer a proper solution and I still don't know why it does it in the first place.

Pulse · 22 Sep 2007 at 08:47

have you tried all the latest drivers for your motherboard? LAN or Chipset drivers might help

swinnie · 22 Sep 2007 at 08:58

I used to have that issue sometimes but it was with a wireless connection with all latest drivers. I had to right click on the icon > Open Network Connections and refresh the window.

Mr. Brightside · 22 Sep 2007 at 13:38

I've had this problem before and turned out the cause was a disabled service in Start>Run>services.msc. Unfortunately I can't for the life of me remember what it was called, but hopefully this is of some use; lookout for services that are disabled and compare with the defaults on http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm

Hope this helps