problem with wired LAN connection

taruncbe · 07-05-2009, 11:59 PM

hi .. i have an internet connection which is configured with a linksys WRT54G router... I have a desktop connected via a wired connection and a laptop through wireless... it was working fine till yesterday when the wired connection just stopped working... i tried changing the cable but still no luck.. today i connected the wired connection directly to my laptop and it worked.. i tried the other OS i have in my desktop and dint work there either... so i guess the problem is with the desktop PC's LAN port.. please correct me if i m wrong... my motherboard is hardly two months old ... the problem i get is the internet icon says limited or no connectivity and that it cant obtain an ip address of its own.. i assigned manually too but still internet does not work,,, pls help

alpenadiver · 07-06-2009, 05:21 AM

Make sure you have the latest drivers for your NIC, if that still dosen't help, try a PCI Network Card.

**johnwill** · 07-06-2009, 06:19 AM

If you booted into a different O/S that worked previously, it sounds like the on-board NIC has indeed died. This is not that uncommon.

07-05-2009, 11:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
taruncbe Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 5 OS: XP SP2	problem with wired LAN connection hi .. i have an internet connection which is configured with a linksys WRT54G router... I have a desktop connected via a wired connection and a laptop through wireless... it was working fine till yesterday when the wired connection just stopped working... i tried changing the cable but still no luck.. today i connected the wired connection directly to my laptop and it worked.. i tried the other OS i have in my desktop and dint work there either... so i guess the problem is with the desktop PC's LAN port.. please correct me if i m wrong... my motherboard is hardly two months old ... the problem i get is the internet icon says limited or no connectivity and that it cant obtain an ip address of its own.. i assigned manually too but still internet does not work,,, pls help

07-06-2009, 05:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
alpenadiver Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Alpena, Michigan Posts: 346 OS: Windows XP Pro, Windows 7 My System	Re: problem with wired LAN connection Make sure you have the latest drivers for your NIC, if that still dosen't help, try a PCI Network Card.

07-06-2009, 06:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,940 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: problem with wired LAN connection If you booted into a different O/S that worked previously, it sounds like the on-board NIC has indeed died. This is not that uncommon. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience