[P1] Evil ethernet

[david]

On 12/17/02 3:18 PM, "ShardAerithes at aol.com" <ShardAerithes at aol.com> wrote:

> When I am on my home network with my ibook I get disconnected from the
> internet and lose my IP address, and then I have to press down on the RJ-45
> connector end thingy to get an IP again. Then I have to reconnect to all my
> services/itunes radio station and try again, only to be disconnected again.
> All I can think of is that the port has been disconnected from the motherboard
> and needs to be soldered back on. Any suggestions?
> 
Before thinking it is the computer, try a different patch cord. In cheap
patch cords the prongs in the male connector cab corrode and become
flattened thereby making the connection less stable.

david

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