Thread: Can't switch from USB to Ethernet
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Old 04-11-2005, 10:08   #10
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Re: Can't switch from USB to Ethernet
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Originally Posted by 7nt
IDescription: Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC
Physical address: FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF
There is something very wrong with your ethernet NIC. It will never work with a Physical Address looking like that. You might as well stop trying for as long as you have a Physical Address of all Fs.

Try re-seating the NIC in its motherboard socket. Try replacing the NIC with a fresh one.
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