- Local Area Connection 2 ???
- Posted by spotswood on February 1st, 2006
Hi all,
Currently having problems with slow browsing/page loading in WinXP SP2
and IE v6.0.2900.2180.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519. Accessing the Internet
using a USB Motorola SB4100 cable modem and Road Runner. When
troubleshooting with RR Tech Support, they had me uninstall the modem
driver and reinstall.
I used the Motorola remove.exe utility bundled with the latest
v2.4.5_WHQL_Drivers found on the Motorola site. I followed the
directions by first uninstalling the modem in Device Manager w/the USB
cable attached, then removing the cable and running the utility. It
reported that the driver was uninstalled successfully.
Upon replacing the USB cable, the Found New Hardware Wizard appeared
and asked me to install the drivers. I pointed it to the folder where
the v2.4.5_WHQL_Drivers were located and the drivers were reinstalled.
When checking the settings in Network Connections, there was a new
entry Local Area Connection 2 and my original Local Area Connection
was not listed.
So my long winded question is... Where did Local Area Connection (1)
go and why was Local Area Connection 2 created??? Can I delete #2 and
go back to (1)??? Thanks for any help or recommendations.
PS. Still having slow browsing problems...
- Posted by chrispsg on February 1st, 2006
The USB Cable modem was Local Area Connection. When you removed and
then added it again Local Area Connection 2 was created. It does not
matter what they are named but if you want you could right click it and
select rename.
- Posted by chrispsg on February 1st, 2006
The names area created sequentially by the pnpinstanceid. When you
remove and then reinstall a new pnpinstanceid is created. The old is
not deleted however therefore it is created as Local Area Connection 2
- Posted by R. McCarty on February 1st, 2006
XP "Remembers" all instances of a NIC and it's associated Local
Area Connection. In other words, it re-enumerated the modem
(Same) but because there was an existing LAC, it created a new
one for this new setup.
I've worked on PCs where the LAC numbering was like 19 or so.
Usually, I'll remove the LACs from the Registry and try to keep
the NIC associated with the non-numeral one but it doesn't
hurt anything to accumulate a sack of LACs. (Humor?).
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- Posted by spotswood on February 1st, 2006
On 1 Feb 2006 13:58:57 -0800, "chrispsg" <ccalbreath@gmail.com> wrote:
So if the old pnpinstanceid is not deleted, can I delete "2" and use
"1"?? If so, how do I do that. I'm still having problems w/slow
browsing and trying to troubleshoot the problem. Thanks for your fast
replies...
sw
- Posted by spotswood on February 1st, 2006
On Wed, 1 Feb 2006 17:00:52 -0500, "R. McCarty"
<PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote:
how do I do that??
- Posted by spotswood on February 1st, 2006
On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 22:05:36 GMT, spotswood <gary@johnston.org> wrote:
Don't worry. I'm comfortable with registry edits...
- Posted by R. McCarty on February 1st, 2006
OK, I drafted the response a few hours ago, but decided to let it
"Cure" before posting. If you're Registry Savvy, just ignore all the
warnings and caveats in it. Sometimes I'm a little uncomfortable
with posting these Registry edits when there is some possibility of
errors in locating/deleting the correct key(s).
V E R Y C A R E F U L L Y
Click Start, Run (Type) Regedit [Enter]
Navigate to:
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network
Click the [+] Besides this Key heading to expand the view
The first indented string will be something in the order of
4D3636E or something similar. Click the + beside this key
it will expand to show a secondary identifier. Click the +
again to reveal the Connection Key. It is this identifier that
contains the string "Local Area Connection __". When you
locate the LAC you wish to remove, back up one key level
and click the Right Mouse button. From the context menu
left click "Export", choose destination folder and name, like
LAC-1 or some obvious choice. Once you have the key
backed up Right Click the same Key and from the menu
Left Click Delete.
There can be multiple sub-keys, each referencing a different
LAC.
Never delete or modify any Registry Key without exporting
it before making changes. Registry changes are a 9 on the
10 point "Shoot Yourself in the Foot' scale. If you're not well
versed with Registry navigation or changes, I'd reconsider
undertaking this procedure.
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- Posted by spotswood on February 3rd, 2006
On Thu, 02 Feb 2006 00:55:52 GMT, "R. McCarty"
<PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote:
the LAC 2 key I deleted is recreated and I have LAC 2 again in
addition to the original LAC. What's the deal?? Thanks again for your
help...
- Posted by R. McCarty on February 3rd, 2006
I neglected to mention that you would need to remove all the
LACs (including the base/non numeral one). On next boot it
will recreate the original - which was what you wanted to use.
Pardon me for the omission.
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- Posted by spotswood on February 3rd, 2006
On Fri, 3 Feb 2006 05:19:31 -0500, "R. McCarty"
<PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote:
That did it, thanks. Still slow though. I thinks RR has a problem...
- Posted by Frank on February 3rd, 2006
Go to:
http://www.dslreports.com/tools
spotswood wrote:
