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    Ethernet Cord Plugged in on my Lenovo T61 but no internet

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by CJSaraceno, Dec 16, 2007.

  1. CJSaraceno

    CJSaraceno Newbie

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    Well I'm running my Lenovo t61 with XP here at my school's campus in my dorm and for some reason now, when I plug in my Ethernet cable into the port on the side of my laptop, I get no internet connection. Normally, like just last night and for the past 3 months, it just automatically connected as soon as I plugged it in. I don't think my cable is damaged. Could it be my port? I really have no idea. I'm using wireless internet now but it is quite slow. Any tips would be great. Sorry I can't give more detail on the problem.
     
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  2. John B

    John B Notebook Prophet

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    Is everything enabled?
     
    John B, Dec 16, 2007
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    liyang6688 Notebook Guru

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    Try another Ethernet cable,in the other room.
    And find out problem is net or notbook~
     
    liyang6688, Dec 16, 2007
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  4. kegobeer

    kegobeer 1 hr late but moving fast

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    If that doesn't work, contact the university tech support department. They may have enabled some sort of port security or done something else to the network that is stopping you from connecting.
     
    kegobeer, Dec 16, 2007
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    Ok i just restarted my computer and it waited like 6 hours and now its up and running. I really have no clue why it now works when before it didn't. Thanks for the speedy responses though guys, I really appreciate the input.
     
    CJSaraceno, Dec 16, 2007
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