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    Ethernet/network Cord Problem?

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Knifes, Sep 15, 2006.

  1. Knifes

    Knifes Notebook Geek

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    Update: nevermind, I fixed it myself :)
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    okay so here I am with my Dell e1505 (WinXP MCE Service Pack 2) of which I reformatted and seemingly installed all of the drivers. I have been using my college's wireless connection up until now, but now that I figure out that its is unreliable (keeps cutting me off), I decide I plug in my laptop with a ethernet/network cable I have lying around. And low and behold, after I plug it in the socket and to my laptop, it doesn't work.

    So I wondered off to see if I have a driver for it...if the problem requires it.
    I do have NIC connection thing in my control panel...but I cant seem to activate it. It specifically says its "off" without any option of me manually turning it on.


    And yes my roommate with a wired desktop says the connection to our room works. So now I'm puzzled/fustrated by such a simple thing.
    Thanks in advance.
     
    Knifes, Sep 15, 2006
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