I have been using a Dell Inspiron 1545 for **years** at home. For Internet, I've always used the wired connection via cat5 cable to the router
On Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at 1:10:30 PM UTC-4, wAYNE wrote:you describe.
I have been using a Dell Inspiron 1545 for **years** at home. For Internet, >> I've always used the wired connection via cat5 cable to the router
My S.W.A.G. is that the connector is worn out. Keeping in mind that the laptop makers expect that most users keep their devices for only a very few years, and never move them, it is no surprise that a connector would have worn out under the conditions
Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA
Is there a chance that it might be some sort of corrosion or oxidation from NON use? Anything I could try spraying into the connector or applied to
it for a test?
in the modem/router. And, check the board. That jack may have been strained at some point and broken a solder connection - especially if there are cats/dogs/small children involved. I would very much hesitate to spray anything at all into a jack - asIs there a chance that it might be some sort of corrosion or oxidation from
NON use? Anything I could try spraying into the connector or applied to
it for a test?
Generally, look at the end of the connector. If the little wires inside are not even, clean and show even small signs of corrosion, then the connector(s) are likely bad. Have you changed the cable? Note that the bad connection could be in the cable or
If the jack in the computer is on a smaller daughter-board, you might try removing it, and then plugging it back in.
This reads as a mechanical fault as the computer does behave 'as normal' on WiFi. Unless, of course, something got spiked recently. Any surges from your power?
Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA
On 10/11/22 2:55 PM, Peter W. wrote:
Generally, look at the end of the connector. If the little wires inside are not even, clean and show even small signs of corrosion, then the connector(s) are likely bad.I tried using a modified pencil eraser over the connections and, no,
they didn't look out of place or corroded as far as I could tell. Yes,
I tried switching out the cables to known good ones to no avail.
On Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at 12:02:10 PM UTC-7, wAYNE wrote:
On 10/11/22 2:55 PM, Peter W. wrote:
Generally, look at the end of the connector. If the little wires inside are not even, clean and show even small signs of corrosion, then the connector(s) are likely bad.I tried using a modified pencil eraser over the connections and, no,
they didn't look out of place or corroded as far as I could tell. Yes,
I tried switching out the cables to known good ones to no avail.
A typical problem in the old days, was a bent connector wire, caused by plugging in
a modem cable (6position) which dented wires 1 and 8 of the 8 position RJ45.
There are USB plug-in Ethernet adaptors, not very expensive, if you need the function...
On 10/13/22 5:58 AM, whit3rd wrote:
There are USB plug-in Ethernet adaptors, not very expensive, if you need the function...
Interesting, never thought of that. I see some with Linux/ Win
compatibility. I wonder though, would there be a degradation of speed
with USB2 as that's the fastest this old laptop has?
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