No Internet Connection/Ethernet Port Lights are not working

[Jeremiahrt]

Hello,
My gaming tower is showing no network connection and I cannot connect to the internet at all. I have tested my ethernet wires and internet connection on my laptop, they are working fine. My lights in my ethernet plugin are not coming on at all on the towerr. I read that by using the CMD prompt and typing ping 127.1.1.1 would give you an idea if you ethernet port was dead if it gave no response. Mine responded with:

Pinging 127.1.1.1 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 127.1.1.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 127.1.1.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 127.1.1.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 127.1.1.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

Ping Statistics for 127.1.1.1:
Packets : Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 <0% loss),
Approximate round trip in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average =0ms

My gf said that the power flickered a couple of times today. I have everything plugged in to a surge protectors but I am honestly at a complete loss at what to do. Any help is appreciated greatly.


Thanks

 

[matts6887]

Well; even with surge protectors; it is possible the ethernet card took a minor hit. But one thing you could try is to completely uninstall the ethernet adapter from the device manager, reboot, and let windows re-detect it and reinstall the drivers for it; that way hopefully there will be a fresh install of the adapter. Give that a shot and see what happens.

 

[MrWhoopee]

I have seen 2 ethernet adapters toasted by a surge which came in via the phone line, thru the DSL modem. Took out the modem and the ethernet adapter, leaving everything else intact. As recommended by Matt, remove and reinstall the ethernet adapter. If that doesn't resolve the problem, get a new one. Since the lights are off, it's probably cooked.

 

[Jeremiahrt]

I uninstalled the ethernet card software in my device manager and it did not detect it after I restarted my PC. I am going to assume that means it is fried. I have ordered a PCI express unit and will post if this fixes my problem. Thanks again!