Onboard Realtek Nic - No lights ??

Hi all,

I have my ADSL connection via a modem/router using ethernet cables. My mobo
is an old GA-7VT600 1394 running an Athlon XP 2800+. All has been working
fine for years, but just last week I have lost all the lights on the Realtek
NIC and my connection to the net..... Does lights out on the onboard NIC
mean it's dead? I haven't flashed the bios or done anything silly to the
system. Win XP just says that the cable in 'unplugged'. I have tried 3
other cables and nothing - still no lights. The LAN is enabled in the bios
OK as it has been working for literally years...... Does this mean I will
have to put in a PCI NIC card?

Thank you.

"Ellie" <> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> I have my ADSL connection via a modem/router using ethernet cables. My
> mobo is an old GA-7VT600 1394 running an Athlon XP 2800+. All has been
> working fine for years, but just last week I have lost all the lights on
> the Realtek NIC and my connection to the net..... Does lights out on the
> onboard NIC mean it's dead? I haven't flashed the bios or done anything
> silly to the system. Win XP just says that the cable in 'unplugged'. I
> have tried 3 other cables and nothing - still no lights. The LAN is
> enabled in the bios OK as it has been working for literally years......
> Does this mean I will have to put in a PCI NIC card?
>
> Thank you.
>

Most likely killed by lightning damage. Drop in a new NIC. Check each port
on the router for damage too. The one that was connected at the time of the
strike is probably bad too.

Bill