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rdhw · 20-04-2004, 17:06

If it is reported "network cable unplugged", this is a hardware problem, and nothing to do with lease expiry or powering off the cable modem. You need a straight-through ethernet cable to make the connection between your Terajet and your ethernet card. When you have a working ethernet cable in working ethernet sockets, you should get a green LED light beside your ethernet NIC RJ45 socket, and an LED for the PC connection should light on the Terajet as well. If you don't have these LEDs lit, you don't have an ethernet connection, and no amount of twiddling with software or lease times will fix it.

The possibilities you need to consider are:
1. Terajet ethernet socket faulty;
2. Ethernet cable faulty, or not straight-through;
3. Ethernet NIC socket faulty;
4. Ethernet NIC not properly seated on motherboard socket.

20-04-2004, 17:06	#2
rdhw Inactive Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Cambridge Posts: 567	Re: problems changing from USB -> Ethernet If it is reported "network cable unplugged", this is a hardware problem, and nothing to do with lease expiry or powering off the cable modem. You need a straight-through ethernet cable to make the connection between your Terajet and your ethernet card. When you have a working ethernet cable in working ethernet sockets, you should get a green LED light beside your ethernet NIC RJ45 socket, and an LED for the PC connection should light on the Terajet as well. If you don't have these LEDs lit, you don't have an ethernet connection, and no amount of twiddling with software or lease times will fix it. The possibilities you need to consider are: 1. Terajet ethernet socket faulty; 2. Ethernet cable faulty, or not straight-through; 3. Ethernet NIC socket faulty; 4. Ethernet NIC not properly seated on motherboard socket.