This problem just started a about a week ago. Im running XP Home on a fairly new Gateway computer. Im setup on a home network using an external wireless Nic card that plugs into USB made by Belkin. Ths setup has been working fine for quite awhile now but for about a week now whenever I do a cold boot I get the message that a network cable is unplugged. I found that I can go into network connections & disable it, the go back & enable it & then it works fine after that. However it is a pain in the neck to have to do that each time. Can someone tell me how to fix it? Thanks in advance. Sidewinder