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Ethernet port magically fixed itself?

Sirr
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So the last couple of months my Ethernet port was not working/lighting up. (I assumed it got surged from a storm) Last night, I went to unplug my lamp but unplugged my PC while it was still on. This morning, I booted my PC to find that the port is completely fine. Can someone explain what on Earth happened?

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2 minutes ago, Sirr said:

So the last couple of months my Ethernet port was not working/lighting up. (I assumed it got surged from a storm) Last night, I went to unplug my lamp but unplugged my PC while it was still on. This morning, I booted my PC to find that the port is completely fine. Can someone explain what on Earth happened?

The power of drivers!

 

A power surge shouldn't affect an ethernet port (usually), what probably happened was that your drivers just kinda decided they didn't like you anymore. (they do that). 

 

A driver update or BOIS update could have fixed it. 

 

EDIT: this is my best guess, it could have been many things

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The tech gods giveth, the tech gods taketh away :P

 

No but seriously, it might just have been a driver derping for a couple of days. Could be any number of things, honestly. We don't really have any way of knowing.

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4 minutes ago, Stardar1 said:

The power of drivers!

 

A power surge shouldn't affect an ethernet port (usually), what probably happened was that your drivers just kinda decided they didn't like you anymore. (they do that). 

 

A driver update or BOIS update could have fixed it. 

 

EDIT: this is my best guess, it could have been many things

I forgot to mention, I for whatever reason, unplugged my SATA cord to my HDD, could this have an effect as well? 

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After the lightining storm did every unplug your PC?

Because if not, unplugging is what fixed it.

Sometimes you need to unplug electronics for static charge to dissipate and that fixes the issue.

 

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1 minute ago, Enderman said:

After the lightining storm did every unplug your PC?

Because if not, unplugging is what fixed it.

Sometimes you need to unplug electronics for static charge to dissipate and that fixes the issue.

 

That must be it, nothing else really changed. I tried for the longest time to fix it, but to no avail.  I for whatever reason, unplugged my SATA cord to my HDD, could this have an effect as well?

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