"Media Disconnected", K7SEM pcb1.0

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Joel Rubin <jmrubin@ix.netcom.com> wrote in
news:u4ulj19ajepateom1novokkga9dtv9m088@entropy.org:

> Hi. I'm trying to connect to a Toshiba 2200 cable modem. When I
> connect it to the Ethernet socket, the lights are on correctly but
> ipconfig/all tells me media disconnected. When I connect it to USB and
> load the USB drivers it works.
>

Can your cable modem and your ethernet port autonegotiate half/full duplex
and cable polarity? If not, then you may need to use an ethernet swap cable
or connect both devices to a hub/switch that can perform the autonegotiation.



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