LAN Connection Disabled

microsoft.public.win2000.networking

18 Feb 2005 4:06 AM

Mark H

Hi all.
A friend has Windows 2000 Pro installed with Service Pack 4. He has an old
network card in this system. He has an ADSL modem connected straight to the
network card with CAT 5 cable.
The problem is that when he starts his system he cannot access the internet
because the network connection is disabled. He has to go to the network
connection section from the start menu and right click on the LAN connection
and click enable, once this is done the connection works perfectly again.
This problem has only just started happening
Can someone suggest something's to try to get it working first time every
time.
Thanks in advance
Mark