Cable Forum - View Single Post - Trying to switch from USB to ethernet

**Chris** · 07-02-2006, 23:17

If the laptop says the network cable is disconnected, it is possible either the cable, or one of the ethernet ports, or the ethernet card in the laptop, is jiggered. Can you attempt to connect a different computer to that modem by ethernet, or try a different cable, to rule out that possibility?

07-02-2006, 23:17	#4
Chris Cable Forum Team Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Tiredness can kill. Take a break. Posts: 15,072	Re: Trying to switch from USB to ethernet - Telewest If the laptop says the network cable is disconnected, it is possible either the cable, or one of the ethernet ports, or the ethernet card in the laptop, is jiggered. Can you attempt to connect a different computer to that modem by ethernet, or try a different cable, to rule out that possibility? __________________