T41 and ipconfig command

[krazykat]

Hi, Question about my T41.
I have a T41, running XP Pro, SP3. For reference, I am not receiving any error messages, blue screens, etc.

I wanted check the ip network status (thinking about a new router). Issued the CMD in the run menu and opened a command screen. Then issued the "ipconfig" command and received the following message:

Windows IP Configuration
An internal error occurred: A device attached to the system is not functioning.
Please contact Microsoft Product Support Services for further help.
Additional information: Unknown media status code.

Not a lot of detail information

Any suggestions, links or trouble shooting tips?

Thanks
krazykat

[RealBlackStuff]

If you cannot go online wirelessly, bad wifi card (under your palmrest) would be my guess!
Replace with e.g. Intel 2200BG.

[dr_st]

IIRC, it's more likely the Ethernet device being in an inconsistent state.

Is there an Ethernet connection in the Device manager? Try disabling it if it's unused.

[topshot]

Seems like all my T4x series have done this at some point or another. I figured it was an XP issue but maybe it's buggered drivers (I always used the IBM ones).