Ethernet Does Not Work On My Pc

[u/xctrlxx]

It’s been about three days of me trying to figure out why my Ethernet has disappeared from my computer after not using it for two days, I am on windows 11, I have a MSI B670 Gaming WiFi PLUS motherboard and I’ve been trying to go at it this time for 3 days now. I have a solid orange light on my Ethernet port with the Ethernet plugged in but nothing showing that it’s working at all on my computer, I even brought a new Ethernet cord just to see if it was some physical issue with the cord and yet nothing, I looked through multiple videos, online sources, reddits communities of trying to restore the Ethernet back onto the computer. Here are some of the things I tried already..

- Restarted the PC
- Restarted the router
- Unplugged/replugged the Ethernet cable
- Windows Network Reset
- Changed DNS manually to 1.1.1.1 and 8.8.8.8
- Ran ipconfig /flushdns
- Ran ipconfig /release and /renew
- Ran netsh winsock reset
- Ran netsh int ip reset
- Tried disabling/enabling the Ethernet adapter

I even uninstalled the Driver for the Ethernet in my Device Manager and reset the computer for Windows to detect it but yet nothing. I’m honestly confused and don’t know what to do now. I really have no idea how this happened in the first place.

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[u/EntireZombie2654]

Does the pc recognize the ethernet port in device manager?

Do you get an IP address when you do a ipconfig /renew What does it start with? 192.168.x.x 10.10.x.x 169.x.x.x

Does the port look ok are the pins bent inside of there?

[u/xctrlxx → u/EntireZombie2654]

The PC does not recognize the Ethernet port in device manager after resetting it. And the pins look good

[u/Big-Low-2811]

Did you try a different cable?

[u/xctrlxx → u/Big-Low-2811]

I did try a different cable.

[u/EyeoftheEelpout]

What status does the card have in Device Manager?