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Hi,
When I connect the LAN wire (from router or directly the cable modem) the connection keeps toggling between Connected and Disconnected.

I have a Dell Inspiron 6000.

Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks,
Abhishek.

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Member Avatar for Laser

Have you tried a new lan wire?

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yes...it still gives the same problem...

Member Avatar for DimaYasny

are you on a battery or on ac?

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on AC power...

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Maybe the network card is broken . I have a thinkpad and after many years of unplgging and replugging the network card started playing up. At first it would only work if i wiggled the cable in a certain way so the light came on and then held it there, but as time wore on it started working less and less.

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good idea! can you try to plug another laptop in there?

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When you say "plug another laptop" - what does that mean?

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try to connect another computer. if everything work ok on another PC, you have a problem with the laptop, and it can only be fixed in a lab

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Or get like a £20 PCMIA ethernet card. If it works with the different card then you know the port is broken.

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