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[WolverhamptonLecturer]

I have an issue with booting. When windows starts, it boots fairly swiftly until it looks like it tries to connect to my network. Let me point out that this is what it looks like, and the problem may be something else. I have reached the "network detection problem" conclusion based on 2 observable points - 1. the network icons do not appear during this time, then pop-up after this period, and 2. all network communication seems to be suspended during this period.

The apparent detection period is consistent, and lasts for a few minutes, after which time, the network detection icons appear and all is well.

I have a LAN connection with the TC1000 in a docking station, and my TCP/IP settings are fixed, not auto-detect. This "seeking" period does not affect the usage of the operating system or applications, apart from when OS/apps try to use the network for communication.

I have colleagues with the same model tablet (albeit mine was one of the first off the production line, and theirs are fairly recent) and have the same settings in the network config. but do not experience this problem. I also have all the latest patches installed (to the best of my knowledge, although it has been a few weeks since I visited the HP/COMPAQ site)

Does anyone else have/had a similar problem and know of any solutions?

Thanks in advance for any help/advice.

[swcruz]

Just a couple of questions for clarification... Do you have the wireless connection on? Do you have a DHCP server on the LAN? How large is the LAN (i.e. a hub or router, and a few computers, or a Windows 2000 server with a shared network connection, etc.)? When you say network detection icons, what exactly do you mean? I have my wired LAN icon to not show in the system tray when connected. Do you see an icon in your system tray with a red X?

I only want to clarify what we're talking about here before putting in my 2 cents and possibly misleading you.

[swcruz]

Just a couple of questions for clarification... Do you have the wireless connection on? Do you have a DHCP server on the LAN? How large is the LAN (i.e. a hub or router, and a few computers, or a Windows 2000 server with a shared network connection, etc.)? When you say network detection icons, what exactly do you mean? I have my wired LAN icon to not show in the system tray when connected. Do you see an icon in your system tray with a red X?

I only want to clarify what we're talking about here before putting in my 2 cents and possibly misleading you.

[WolverhamptonLecturer]

Thank you for your reply. To clarify:

- I am connected to a "big" LAN (cross University campuses), but I am not logging into any server

- The wireless connection is turned off

- I have my network icons (i.e. show icon in system tray when connceted) set to appear in the tray. During the "suspended" period, no network icons appear, then after this delayed period, the icons appear normally (i.e. no red crosses)

- There is no DHCP to the best of my knowledge, as the IP addresses are static, not assigned at connection.

Thanks again for the assistance.

[WolverhamptonLecturer]

Thank you for your reply. To clarify:

- I am connected to a "big" LAN (cross University campuses), but I am not logging into any server

- The wireless connection is turned off

- I have my network icons (i.e. show icon in system tray when connceted) set to appear in the tray. During the "suspended" period, no network icons appear, then after this delayed period, the icons appear normally (i.e. no red crosses)

- There is no DHCP to the best of my knowledge, as the IP addresses are static, not assigned at connection.

Thanks again for the assistance.

[swcruz]

My "gut" instinct is that your Tablet has the line speed and duplex settings set to automatic rather than hard coded. The symptoms you described are usually caused by a confusion between which line speed and duplex setting the PC should choose.

If you right click your network connection icon in the system tray, and click Open Network Connections, you will see a Network Connections window with an icon for all your network connections. Right click on Local Area Connection and choose Properties. On the Local Area Connection Properties window that appears, click the Configure button on the General tab. Then, click the Advanced Tab. In the Property box, choose Link Speed & Duplex, and change the value from Auto Detect to 100Mbps/Full Duplex, or whatever is appropriate for your particular network. Then click OK.

Go about your usual start up scenario and see if the symptoms reappear. Sorry for the long-winded response, but I like to be thorough. :D

[swcruz]

My "gut" instinct is that your Tablet has the line speed and duplex settings set to automatic rather than hard coded. The symptoms you described are usually caused by a confusion between which line speed and duplex setting the PC should choose.

If you right click your network connection icon in the system tray, and click Open Network Connections, you will see a Network Connections window with an icon for all your network connections. Right click on Local Area Connection and choose Properties. On the Local Area Connection Properties window that appears, click the Configure button on the General tab. Then, click the Advanced Tab. In the Property box, choose Link Speed & Duplex, and change the value from Auto Detect to 100Mbps/Full Duplex, or whatever is appropriate for your particular network. Then click OK.

Go about your usual start up scenario and see if the symptoms reappear. Sorry for the long-winded response, but I like to be thorough. :D

[digitaldoc]

quote:Originally posted by WolverhamptonLecturer

I have an issue with booting. When windows starts, it boots fairly swiftly until it looks like it tries to connect to my network. Let me point out that this is what it looks like, and the problem may be something else. I have reached the "network detection problem" conclusion based on 2 observable points - 1. the network icons do not appear during this time, then pop-up after this period, and 2. all network communication seems to be suspended during this period.

The apparent detection period is consistent, and lasts for a few minutes, after which time, the network detection icons appear and all is well.

I have a LAN connection with the TC1000 in a docking station, and my TCP/IP settings are fixed, not auto-detect. This "seeking" period does not affect the usage of the operating system or applications, apart from when OS/apps try to use the network for communication.

I have colleagues with the same model tablet (albeit mine was one of the first off the production line, and theirs are fairly recent) and have the same settings in the network config. but do not experience this problem. I also have all the latest patches installed (to the best of my knowledge, although it has been a few weeks since I visited the HP/COMPAQ site)

Does anyone else have/had a similar problem and know of any solutions?

Thanks in advance for any help/advice.


This sounds "similar" to a problem I once had. My TPC would boot to the desktop, then the wifi would initiate, and finally it would start looking for my mapped connection on startup. However, the mapped connection would fail because the wifi had not initiated! I was then forced to wait for the wifi to finish then go log into my Lan. For me, the prophylactic cure was to enable the bios to boot to the wifi before booting to the desktop. Now it is all automatic. While this may not be applicable to you, it may stimulate some pertinent thought.

[digitaldoc]

quote:Originally posted by WolverhamptonLecturer

I have an issue with booting. When windows starts, it boots fairly swiftly until it looks like it tries to connect to my network. Let me point out that this is what it looks like, and the problem may be something else. I have reached the "network detection problem" conclusion based on 2 observable points - 1. the network icons do not appear during this time, then pop-up after this period, and 2. all network communication seems to be suspended during this period.

The apparent detection period is consistent, and lasts for a few minutes, after which time, the network detection icons appear and all is well.

I have a LAN connection with the TC1000 in a docking station, and my TCP/IP settings are fixed, not auto-detect. This "seeking" period does not affect the usage of the operating system or applications, apart from when OS/apps try to use the network for communication.

I have colleagues with the same model tablet (albeit mine was one of the first off the production line, and theirs are fairly recent) and have the same settings in the network config. but do not experience this problem. I also have all the latest patches installed (to the best of my knowledge, although it has been a few weeks since I visited the HP/COMPAQ site)

Does anyone else have/had a similar problem and know of any solutions?

Thanks in advance for any help/advice.


This sounds "similar" to a problem I once had. My TPC would boot to the desktop, then the wifi would initiate, and finally it would start looking for my mapped connection on startup. However, the mapped connection would fail because the wifi had not initiated! I was then forced to wait for the wifi to finish then go log into my Lan. For me, the prophylactic cure was to enable the bios to boot to the wifi before booting to the desktop. Now it is all automatic. While this may not be applicable to you, it may stimulate some pertinent thought.