9fans archive / 2001 / 10 / 646 / prev next From: jmk@pla... Subject: Re: [9fans] Ethernet does not start up. Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 12:35:38 -0400 this is quite commmon, windows puts the hardware into a state (i think it's to do with power management) whereby it isn't recognised unless there is a power-off-on in between. that's the only solution at the moment i'm afraid.