zkab
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How can I be notified any time a Network Cable gets unplugged/plugged?
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Hello, and welcome to the forum. When my ethernet cable is unplugged, my eithernet status icon in bottom right system tray changes to a world. When I hover over it with my mouse, it tells me a cable is unplugged.
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As @glasskuter said that is the best and easiest way, when the "world"shows, you have no internet access and as said above, letting your mouse hoover on the world icon will tell you the reason
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Thanks for your answers ... but I was looking more for a way to get an Event ID so I can trigger an action when cable is plugged/unplugged.
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I would think that an event would already be occurring when a cable is disconnected. You can test it pretty easily by disconnecting and reconnecting your cable and checking in event viewer.
My Computers
System One System Two
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- OS
- Windows 11 Pro 24H2 26100.2314
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Dell Optiplex 7080
- CPU
- i9-10900 10 core 20 threads
- Motherboard
- DELL 0J37VM
- Memory
- 32 gb
- Graphics Card(s)
- none-Intel UHD Graphics 630
- Sound Card
- Integrated Realtek
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Benq 27
- Screen Resolution
- 2560x1440
- Hard Drives
- 1tb Solidigm m.2 nvme+256gb SKHynix m.2 nvme /External drives 512gb Samsung m.2 sata+1tb Kingston m2.nvme+ 4gb Solidigm nvme
- PSU
- 500w
- Case
- MT
- Cooling
- Dell Premium
- Keyboard
- Logitech wired
- Mouse
- Logitech wireless
- Internet Speed
- so slow I'm too embarrassed to tell
- Browser
- Firefox
- Antivirus
- Defender+MWB Premium
-
- Operating System
- Windows 10 Pro 22H2 19045.3930
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Dell Optiplex 9020
- CPU
- i7-4770
- Memory
- 24 gb
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Benq 27
- Screen Resolution
- 2560x1440
- Hard Drives
- 256 gb Toshiba BG4 M.2 NVE SSB and 1 tb hdd
- PSU
- 500w
- Case
- MT
- Cooling
- Dell factory
- Mouse
- Logitech wireless
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- still not telling
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zkab,
When I'm experimenting like that, I run NirSoft's FullEventLogView because it makes it easy to see everything in chronological order so you can set everything up for your test, start the NirSoft utility, pull out / put back the cable, refresh the view then see if any events occurred that seem relevant.
- I do find it ridiculously easy to accidentally put the view in reverse chronological order then wonder why I'm not seeing anything new added at the top of the list.
- I often then track down the event in Windows' own Event viewer so I can see other events in the same log.
Best of luck,
Denis
When I'm experimenting like that, I run NirSoft's FullEventLogView because it makes it easy to see everything in chronological order so you can set everything up for your test, start the NirSoft utility, pull out / put back the cable, refresh the view then see if any events occurred that seem relevant.
- I do find it ridiculously easy to accidentally put the view in reverse chronological order then wonder why I'm not seeing anything new added at the top of the list.
- I often then track down the event in Windows' own Event viewer so I can see other events in the same log.
Best of luck,
Denis
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 11 Home x64 Version 23H2 Build 22631.3447
I have two computers that change from private to public firewall. That also shows a globe in the tray.
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- Windows 11 Pro
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- Intel NUC 10i5FNH - Lenovo A510 desktop -- Lenovo Laptop -- Acer laptop
- CPU
- i510210u
- Motherboard
- Intel
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- 16g - 16g - 8g -8g
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- acer 21 inch
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Hard Drives
- 500g ssd
500g spinner
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- cheap from Walmart
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- 109mbs
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- Emsisoft + Malwarebytes
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- I5
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- 16g
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- Monitor(s) Displays
- 20 inch
- Hard Drives
- SSD
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- 109mbs
- Antivirus
- Emsisoft + Malwarebytes Free
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