Re: What does the lights on the ethernet mean?
- From: Lem <lemp40@unknownhost>
- Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:25:15 -0500
daviddschool wrote:
On Dec 20, 10:33 am, Lem <lemp40@unknownhost> wrote:daviddschool wrote:I have an orange light recently on my ethernet connection in the backTo expand a bit on David's correct but brief response, the light(s) mean
of my computer. It used to be green all the time. What does this
mean?
different things on different network adapters. Open Device Manager
(right click My Computer > Properties > Hardware > Device Manager),
click on the plus sign to the left of the entry for "Network Adapters"
and make a note of the manufacturer and model of your network adapter.
For example "Intel Pro/100 Network Connection." Then either go to the
website of the indicated manufacturer and search for the user guide or
Google for it. It may be difficult to find manuals/user guides for some
off-brand adapters.
It says "1394 Net adapter#2" and has a red line through it.
Underneath that one is something that says "Nvideo Nforce Networking
adapter controller". I really don't think Nvidia makes me adapter
though, that is strange...
Does that help for more info?
Your 1394 adapter is otherwise known as FireWire, and is usually used for video cameras and iPods. It has nothing to do with your Ethernet connection (although I haven't seen an entry with a red line through it).
In fact, in addition to the video cards for which they are perhaps better known, nVidia makes motherboards which have built-in Ethernet adapters, so in fact nVidia does make your Ethernet adapter.
I couldn't find anything helpful with a quick look around the nVidia site, and in any case, you probably need to know *which* nVidia mobo you have. You can determine that by running a system information utility such as Belarc Advisor (http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html) or the even more comprehensive tool from http://www.gtopala.com/
Once you have the correct model and version info (and one or the other of those tools may also give you more detailed info about your network adapter), ask your question in an appropriate nVidia forum: http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?act=idx
[Alternatively, if you have a name brand computer, go to the computer manufacturer's web site, rather than nVidia's.]
Given that the light used to be green and now is orange, it probably means that either your cable is bad, or your network adapter is failing, or your network speed has dropped to 10 Mbps from the more usual 100 Mbps (again, probably because of impending hardware failure). But these are only guesses, and you will get more accurate info from nVidia or your computer manufacturer.
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