Broken after storm

Craig321 · 7 Jul 2006 at 03:03

Hi,

Not sure if any of you had the same storm, but this morning there was a huge storm right over our house.

It took the power out as well

Anyway, when I tried to get on the internet after the storm I couldn't get on it at all, not even the network was working so it was a problem inside, not a problem with a line somewhere.

Our setup is Phone line into router, router into network hub and network hub to other computers.

Only 2 of the ports were working on the hub at first, my brothers and the router. So we rebooted the router and the hub. Eventually my Dad's network was working, nothing special was done, just some re-plugging in, rebooting etc.

Now mine... I've tried everything, I just went downstairs now and plugged my wire in to the port that is 100% working (was giving internet to the Vista PC) but not light came on.

I have rebooted and re-plugged my wire in multiple times and just cannot get it to work... it just says network cable unplugged.

Anyone got any suggestions please? (I'm posting from my wireless PC).

Thanks,
Craig.

Craig321 · 7 Jul 2006 at 17:01

Right, I've just got out a wire and plugged it all in and it still didn't work so I've found out it's a problem with my PC not with the cable

Any ideas please?

Thanks,
Craig.

benjo plz. · 7 Jul 2006 at 17:03

Dead network card?

ScoobyDoo · 7 Jul 2006 at 17:06

More than likely the network card, onboard ethernet port.

A Storm blew mine earlier this week on my SSF system, luckily got a 5 quid ethernet pci card and all is well again.

Investing in a ethernet surge protector this weekend

benjo plz. · 7 Jul 2006 at 17:11

ScoobyDoo said:
Investing in a ethernet surge protector this weekend

Won't save you from thunder tbh.

Craig321 · 7 Jul 2006 at 17:40

Damnit, new motherboard and the ethernet is broken already...

I just plugged in a USB Ethernet thingy and it's all working fine now so it definitely sounds like a broken onboard ethernet. Although I would have though it would have taken more out that just my ethernet?

Well, as long as this ethernet usb thing works fine (it's plugged in to my USB1.0 hub at the moment and feels the same speed) then I suppose it's alright. Gonna plug it in to USB2.0 in a bit.

Craig.