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Originally Posted by johnwill
The wired connection is simply using a $10 Ethernet cable to connect to one of the four Ethernet ports on the back of your router to the computer. I don't see any wired connection in your IPCONFIG, and since this machine has one in the standard configuration, I can only assume there's a problem there. I don't know who the idiot was that told you that you need a separate ISP account to connect a wired connection to your router, but I suggest not listening to him very closely.
Hold the Windows key and press R, then type devmgmt.msc
Please respond to all the following steps.
- Under Network adapters, please tell me all the devices listed.
- Are there any devices under Network adapters that have a red x displayed?
- Also, are there any devices anywhere in the Device Manager display with yellow ? or ! displayed?
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No not a separate ISP, a separate phone line installed to connect the Ethernet cable to.
- 1394 Net Adapter
- Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC (
this has a red X on the icon beside the name)
- Wireless-G PCI Adapter
And no to the yellow question mark/exclamation mark question.