IP address with cable unplugged

In article <03e601c39fee$76ee08d0$a101280a@phx.gbl>, "Chris Bouwman"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>How to get WinXP to assign a IP address to a network card
>when the cable is unplugged. If there is no
>connection "ipconfig" returns: "Media unplugged". This
>means I can't run my programs that require an IP address
>without actual network connection. If I connect to an old
>HUB it works fine (network with one PC), but there must
>be another way.

Install the loopback adapter and assign it an IP address.

To install the loopback adapter:

1. Go to Control Panel | Printers and Other Hardware.
2. Click "Add Hardware".
3. Click Next.
4. Select "Yes, I have already connected the hardware".
5. Click Next.
6. Select "Add a new hardware device" from the list and click Next.
7. Select "Install the hardware that I manually select from a list"
and click Next.
8. Double click Network Adapters.
9. Click Microsoft Loopback Adapter and click Next twice.
10. Click Finish.
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