I know this question gets asked a lot here and on various other forums but I have yet to find the right solution for me.
I have my desktop and various other devices connected to the internet through ethernet cables, and for most of the time this works.
When I started my computer this morning I saw that it was connected to my wifi instead of through the cable so I checked some things to make sure it was connected properly.
I have had this issue multiple times now and normally it is fixed with a quick fix like reinstalling the driver or even just rebooting the router.
However this time nothing I do seems to work. I have tried various fixes I have used in the past and also tried some I found on other posts, yet nothing seems to work.
Here are some details:
- The light on the back of the computer near where you plug the cable in is not blinking.
- The light on the router of the port I'm using is not blinking (others are, like the one connected to my PS4 and laptop)
- I have tried different ports, none of them work.
- I have put the cable that used to go into my desktop into various other devices and all of them connect to the internet so the cable is fine.
- I have rebooted both the desktop and the router several times.
- I have turned off the wifi to see if it would recognize it then but it doesn't.
- I have updated the driver (Realtek pcie gbe family controller, latest version 23-3-2017)
- I have reinstalled the driver
- I have deleted the driver and rebooted
- I have a VPN (NordVPN, private use) and a secure server (Pulse Secure, for my university) both of which I am not using at the moment and both are not connected.
- In the network adapter screen I see 4 networks: Bluetooth (Not Connected), Ethernet 1 (Realtek pcie gbe family controller, Ethernet cable not connected), Ethernet 2 (TAP-windows adapter V9, Ethernet cable not connected), and Wi-Fi (Connected)
- I have tried disabling and reabling them, but with no succes.
I have had the same problem once before where nothing seemed to work (This was after a thunder strike had hit our building) but for some reason it suddenly resolved itself.
I am running windows 8.1 on a pre-built MSI (MS-7851)
I have sufficient knowledge of PC to get how most of it works but I am far from an expert so I have no clue what to try next.
If you want more information I am happy to provide it!
*My system language is Dutch so some of the translations might not be accurate!
I have my desktop and various other devices connected to the internet through ethernet cables, and for most of the time this works.
When I started my computer this morning I saw that it was connected to my wifi instead of through the cable so I checked some things to make sure it was connected properly.
I have had this issue multiple times now and normally it is fixed with a quick fix like reinstalling the driver or even just rebooting the router.
However this time nothing I do seems to work. I have tried various fixes I have used in the past and also tried some I found on other posts, yet nothing seems to work.
Here are some details:
- The light on the back of the computer near where you plug the cable in is not blinking.
- The light on the router of the port I'm using is not blinking (others are, like the one connected to my PS4 and laptop)
- I have tried different ports, none of them work.
- I have put the cable that used to go into my desktop into various other devices and all of them connect to the internet so the cable is fine.
- I have rebooted both the desktop and the router several times.
- I have turned off the wifi to see if it would recognize it then but it doesn't.
- I have updated the driver (Realtek pcie gbe family controller, latest version 23-3-2017)
- I have reinstalled the driver
- I have deleted the driver and rebooted
- I have a VPN (NordVPN, private use) and a secure server (Pulse Secure, for my university) both of which I am not using at the moment and both are not connected.
- In the network adapter screen I see 4 networks: Bluetooth (Not Connected), Ethernet 1 (Realtek pcie gbe family controller, Ethernet cable not connected), Ethernet 2 (TAP-windows adapter V9, Ethernet cable not connected), and Wi-Fi (Connected)
- I have tried disabling and reabling them, but with no succes.
I have had the same problem once before where nothing seemed to work (This was after a thunder strike had hit our building) but for some reason it suddenly resolved itself.
I am running windows 8.1 on a pre-built MSI (MS-7851)
I have sufficient knowledge of PC to get how most of it works but I am far from an expert so I have no clue what to try next.
If you want more information I am happy to provide it!
*My system language is Dutch so some of the translations might not be accurate!
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