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The light on ethernet port wont come

Forum CPU & Components : NICs The light on ethernet port wont come

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Hello,
Suddenly, the light on desktop ethernet port won't come on. Does that mean the ethrnet hdwe has gone bad? Cable=same; internet access=yes laptop works fine; can the ethernet card go bad?

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If the ethernet port works, all is fine; maybe the LED has gone bad. The LED is just an indicator. Nice to have, but has no other functional value.


Message edited by Ubrales on 11-02-2011 at 08:01:26 PM
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Drivers could not be installed correctly.

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