Broadcom 440x 10/100 integrated controller

hello
Dell Inspiron 5150 lap top, xp sp3, Cable with router, send occasional fax over phone line

In device manager I see the device above in Topic::Title.
In the system tray I see 'Local area connection', 'A local area connection is unplugged is unplugged.'

Because it is an annoyance in the sytem tray and because I don't know what it does, I don't know if I should disable or not.

When I disable it, all seems to run well. and there is a red cross over it in device manger which is logical.
It does not appear in "Startup".
Could you please give me a bit of information so I can make the proper choice?
Thank you

Hi,

It should be part of your Broadcam Ethernet Adapter as you can see here:
http://www.broadcom.com/support/ethernet_n…q_drivers.php#2

Regards,
John.

When I disable it I still have internet access but I think I will keep it enabled from what you have said. I don't think there is a way to remove it from the sytem tray and I guess everybody has the same icon. It seems strange b/c when I go to internet connections the Local Area Connection says disabled. Thank you for your advise.

Hi GP. That is your "wired" internet connection which you are not using. It is perfectly okay to disable it. I have it that way on my Dell Inspiron 6000 laptop.

HI Z I fell a bit foolish but I did learn something. Thanx again for your help.