Hardware Error When Trying To Ping
to another device in the network, rarely you may receive one strange error Hardware error instead of proper replies from the destination device. In most cases ping hardware error is followed with disabled Network Adapters. Some users report they see hardware error when they ping from a computer just after wake the system from sleep mode. You may also receive hardware error when you ping with unplugged Ethernet cable on a computer. So let us check the common reasons for getting hardware error while you ping a different IP address from a computer and also find the fix. To get the better view of the Ping Hardware error, look at the image below. Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600] Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. C:\Documents and Settings\vi83>ping 4.2.2.2 Pinging 4.2.2.2 with 32 bytes of data: Hardware error. Hardware error. Hardware error. Hardware error. Ping statistics for 4.2.2.2: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss), C:\Documents and Settings\vi83>ping 4.2.2.2 Reasons for Getting Ping Hardware Error The possible reasons for getting hardware error when you ping to an IP address are: Bad Ethernet cable Disconnected Ethernet cable Disabled Network Adapter How to Resolve Ping Hardware Error Message By following the steps below we can troubleshoot and resolve ping hardware error. Unplug and reconnect Ethernet cable. Check if the Adapter is enabled. To check and enable Ethernet adapter on your computer follow the steps mentioned in the link below. How To Enable Disabled Ethernet Adapter On Your Computer Restart your computer Replace the Ethernet cable. Replace the NIC and check for the issue. Other ICMP Error Messages and Solutions 1. Ping error message Destination net unreachable 2. ping; transmit failed, error code 10045 solution of the error 3. ICMP error Destination Host Unreachable Home Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest Labels: ICMP Error Messages at 10:51 PM Posted by Alex George 2 comments: Alan Lodge said... Confusingly, you can also get "hardware error" from a configuration error. Let's say
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'General Discussion' started by moerl, Mar 23, 2006. moerl Network Guru Member I'm on quite an adventure here.. just check out the second half or so of this thread http://www.linksysinfo.org/index.php?threads/hardware-error-when-pinging-router.13688/ and the related one here. Whereas at first the problem seemed to be with the router, I am now, after flashing to Thibor 14, convinced that it is my system. I just don't know how this happened or why it's occurring.. but when I unplug my ethernet cable to test the wireless link and then ping the router using command prompt, I just get this: Seconds after plugging the hardware error ethernet back in and repeating the same exact command, everything works fine! I get a reply and all. The strange thing about all this is here... All of these are for the wireless connection. Windows is telling me everything is fine, essentially! But why on earh does my wireless connection not work? I just don't get it. I've changed the channel on which the router broadcasts the wireless signal to hardware error when "2". Do wireless NICs automatically switch to the correct channel when they find a connection? This shouldn't even matter though, because as you can see, I HAVE a standing connection. moerl, Mar 23, 2006 #1 Toxic Administrator Staff Member try reconnecting the wireless connection without the LAN cable in place Toxic, Mar 23, 2006 #2 moerl Network Guru Member Toxic said: try reconnecting the wireless connection without the LAN cable in placeClick to expand... Just tried that. I just never get past ACQUIRING NETWORK ADDRESS. Well, unless acquiring a network address is supposed to take hours... moerl, Mar 23, 2006 #3 Toxic Administrator Staff Member ok try uninstalling and the reinstall the wireless drivers. dont use the lan cable at all. this will add false DHCP info to you computer as it is trying to access the net via the lan adapter all the time. make sure first of all the WRT has no encryption or mac filtering in place to start with. Toxic, Mar 24, 2006 #4 moerl Network Guru Member I tried a million things. Finally I loaded a fresh disk drive image onto the system, with just about nothing installed. It was so fresh I didn't even have dis