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Originally Posted by busterb
My new mobo has Gigabit LAN. It shows connected, but it's not. I've changed every setting I can find.
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This is why better computer manufacturers provide comprehensive hardware diagnostics. You don't even know if the problem is Vista, a wrong driver, or hardware. With each unknown, the problem becomes exponentially more complex.
So we simplify the problem. Break a problem down into parts; then diagnose each separately. Load and execute hardware diagnostic. Diagnostic does not use Vista and does not require 'correct' driver. It simply confirms hardware integrity.
Well this NIC is part of motherboard. Clone computer motherboard manufacturers tend not to provide diagnostics. However the NIC IC manufacturer may. For example, what is the manufacturer name provided by Device Manager or what are manufacturers of those other 'big chip' ICs. They may have hardware diagnostics for ethernet port.
Your problem is exactly why better manufacturers provide comprehensive hardware diagnostics for free. Without those diagnostics, then you (and the tech) must guess what is and is not working. IOW problem gets exponentially more complex. Any hardware diagnostic for that gigabit ethernet port will go a long way to breaking down your problem. Currently we can only guess whether ethernet hardware is defective.