No network on 12.04 install

[Dotan Cohen]

On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 6:47 AM, Basil Chupin <blchupin at iinet.net.au> wrote:
> 2 days ago I installed an additional HDD on the computer. Took it off the
> workbench, connected it to all the normal things - but I had no connection
> to the internet (ie ADSL modem). The lights on the modem showed that the
> cable WAS connected to the computer. Changed cables, checked the BIOS, reset
> the BIOS - still nothing.
>
> Yesterday I went out and bought a PCIe network card and now I have internet
> access.
>
> For some unknown reason the onboard LAN decided to die. And I always use an
> antistatic strap when I am messing around with a computer.
>
> BC
>

My first inclination was a dead LAN port, but the computer shows the
same symptoms when trying to connect via USB wireless card.


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