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**Chris** · 07-02-2006, 23:17

If the laptop says the network cable is disconnected, it is possible either the cable, or one of the ethernet ports, or the ethernet card in the laptop, is jiggered. Can you attempt to connect a different computer to that modem by ethernet, or try a different cable, to rule out that possibility?

07-02-2006, 23:17	#4
Chris Trollsplatter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,142	Re: Trying to switch from USB to ethernet - Telewest If the laptop says the network cable is disconnected, it is possible either the cable, or one of the ethernet ports, or the ethernet card in the laptop, is jiggered. Can you attempt to connect a different computer to that modem by ethernet, or try a different cable, to rule out that possibility?