[SOLVED] Dell Lan Problem

HarleyDude · 11-08-2009, 08:12 PM

I did a hd replacement on an older dell inspiron 2650. Installed win xp sp2 and downloaded the drivers from the dell site. I installed everything according to the directions (order) and all seemed fine until I plugged in the lan cable. It does not detect the cable so can't get it on the internet, any suggestions appreciated.

**simpswr** · 11-09-2009, 08:37 AM

Look in Device Manager to see if anything shows with a yellow ! or is marked as Unknown.

HarleyDude · 11-10-2009, 10:08 PM

Everything looks fine in device manager, I did locate the problem, someone had forced something into the ethernet port and bent/shorted two of the connector wires together, never saw this before. Thanks for response.

**simpswr** · 11-11-2009, 06:41 AM

Glad you got it sorted!

11-08-2009, 08:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
HarleyDude Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 95 OS: XPP, Ubuntu	[SOLVED] Dell Lan Problem I did a hd replacement on an older dell inspiron 2650. Installed win xp sp2 and downloaded the drivers from the dell site. I installed everything according to the directions (order) and all seemed fine until I plugged in the lan cable. It does not detect the cable so can't get it on the internet, any suggestions appreciated. __________________ Regards, HarleyDude *Be Nice - Follow the Golden Rule*

11-09-2009, 08:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,320 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: Dell Lan Problem Look in Device Manager to see if anything shows with a yellow ! or is marked as Unknown. __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

11-10-2009, 10:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
HarleyDude Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 95 OS: XPP, Ubuntu	Re: Dell Lan Problem Everything looks fine in device manager, I did locate the problem, someone had forced something into the ethernet port and bent/shorted two of the connector wires together, never saw this before. Thanks for response. __________________ Regards, HarleyDude *Be Nice - Follow the Golden Rule*

11-11-2009, 06:41 AM	#4 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,320 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: Dell Lan Problem Glad you got it sorted! __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?