I have a couple computers, a Windows desktop and a Linux laptop. I'm currently posting from the Linux laptop. There are 2 ethernet jacks in my dorm room, one of which works. For some reason, the networking will not work on my desktop.
If I plug the working network cable in the desktop, it recognizes the connection, says it has activity, says it's operational, etc., but there it will not send or receive data. I've tried restarting, updating the drivers, detecting a new IP (it can't get one, for some reason), manually inputting the networking info from my laptop, nothing helps. I thought I'd try for suggestions before taking it to a tech, maybe putz around with it some more and see if I can't get it to work.
If I plug the working network cable in the desktop, it recognizes the connection, says it has activity, says it's operational, etc., but there it will not send or receive data. I've tried restarting, updating the drivers, detecting a new IP (it can't get one, for some reason), manually inputting the networking info from my laptop, nothing helps. I thought I'd try for suggestions before taking it to a tech, maybe putz around with it some more and see if I can't get it to work.
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