W530 Ethernet port dead
Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2018 3:52 am
I wonder if someone can shed some light on this for me.
The Ethernet port on the side of the machine has stopped working, I have tried a Linux live boot to check it was not a driver issue but still nothing.
I also have a docking station and the Ethernet port works perfect on that when the machine is docked.
Please correct me if I am wrong but the system still uses the same Ethernet chip on the motherboard when using the docking station?
I have checked the USB port on the back of the machine that is on the same board as the Ethernet plug and that works perfect.
My kid told me that the machine was pulled from my desk when the dog ran past and got caught up in the network cable, this could be possible.
Any help on this would be great as I'm currently carrying a USB to Ethernet adaptor from site to site when needed.
The Ethernet port on the side of the machine has stopped working, I have tried a Linux live boot to check it was not a driver issue but still nothing.
I also have a docking station and the Ethernet port works perfect on that when the machine is docked.
Please correct me if I am wrong but the system still uses the same Ethernet chip on the motherboard when using the docking station?
I have checked the USB port on the back of the machine that is on the same board as the Ethernet plug and that works perfect.
My kid told me that the machine was pulled from my desk when the dog ran past and got caught up in the network cable, this could be possible.
Any help on this would be great as I'm currently carrying a USB to Ethernet adaptor from site to site when needed.