I've been experiencing a really frustrating issue with my desktop computer's internet connection. A few days ago, the internet suddenly stopped working while I was using it as usual. I double-checked the ethernet cable, unplugged it, and plugged it back in, but no luck. I then tried my laptop, which worked perfectly fine, so I ruled out issues with the wall socket and the cable.
Next, I suspected it might be my desktop, so I took several steps to fix it: I updated the BIOS, the LAN drivers for my motherboard, and even disabled and re-enabled the drivers in Device Manager. I uninstalled the ethernet driver and restarted Windows, but still, nothing worked. To top it off, I reinstalled Windows entirely.
Thinking maybe the ethernet port was damaged, I purchased an ethernet card and installed it in a PCIe slot. My computer recognized it, and I installed the drivers for it too, but plugging in the ethernet cable still didn't work. I'm really stumped and could use some help. My setup includes Windows 11, a Ryzen 5 5500, a GTX 1650, and 16GB of 3200MHz RAM. Any ideas on what might be going wrong?
2 Answers
Have you checked if the lights on your network port are blinking when you connect the cable? It’s a good indicator of connectivity. Also, do the lights on the router itself blink? What does the ethernet icon say when you hover over it? Sometimes, even a small detail can point towards the problem.
You might want to try running a couple of commands to troubleshoot. Open a terminal and type 'ping localhost' to see if your system can connect to itself. Also, type 'ipconfig' and check what your IP address is. If it starts with 169, that's a sign of a connectivity issue. Let me know what you find!
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