Acer Aspire 4520 Ethernet Problem.

by nash911 Jul 8, 2009 1:58AM PDT

Hi,

I own a Acer Aspire 4520, which i bought in Bangalore, India. It is running on Windown XP Professional. I have a very weird problem with the Ethernet port. I was able to use wired LAN, through the Ethernet port successfully, for over a year ago, in India, and for about a year in Edinburgh, Scotland. I am currently in Germany, and there seems to be some kind of a problem with the compatibility of the network port [on the wall] and my Ethernet driver, here. I am staying in a student hostel where in, each room is provided with wired internet access through a wall mounter network port. When i connect my laptop to the same, the tiny LED on my laptop's Ethernet port does not glow. So i tried to uninstall the LAN driver and reinstall it. The minute i uninstalled the LAN driver, the LED started glowing, and it stopped when i reinstalled the driver. So that tells that the problem [Or incompatibility] is between the driver and probably the way the wall mounter port is wired. I could find 3 different LAN drivers for my laptop, for Windows XP, i tried them all with no success. The weird thing is that my laptop [With the same LAN driver] works fine when connected to the LAN port in the room next door, and other laptops work fine when connected to my room's LAN port. Its just my laptop that doesn't working in my room .

Also, earlier today, i installed the latest version of Ubuntu on my laptop, thinking that this should solve the problem once for all . But the same problem persists, that is, i do not get the Ethernet LED blinking, although it works perfectly fine when connected in another room, over Ubuntu. I really wonder what the problem is, and what the possible solution could be [Other than relocating to another room]. Anybody? Thanks in advance.

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Read your post.

by r. proffitt Former Forum moderator Jul 8, 2009 2:41AM PDT

And read it over and over till you figure out that it is not your laptop that has the issue.

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Really?

by nash911 Jul 8, 2009 2:50AM PDT

If so then how come other laptops work fine in my room?

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Could be a simple thing.

by r. proffitt Former Forum moderator Jul 8, 2009 4:52AM PDT

Such as auto-negotiation of link speeds. The fact your laptop works in the next and other rooms is why it's unlikely to be your laptop.

Think over your FIRST post. It was clear there.
Bob

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So........

by nash911 Jul 8, 2009 5:42AM PDT

So you mean, get the port rewired? Is that where the solution lies? If so, what exactly should i ask the electrician to do. Since its a student run residence, i need to get someone from outside.

Thanks.

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I'd ask for that.

by r. proffitt Former Forum moderator Jul 8, 2009 6:19AM PDT

Did you dive into the ethernet properties and try locking it to say 10 megabit or other rates?

Also, the other people may used their own cable and your cable is iffy. There is no clear fix in view yet but since other ports work, it points to it not being the laptop.

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Well........

by nash911 Jul 8, 2009 9:21AM PDT

I did not change any settings on Ethernet properties. And i did try with other cables as well.

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Why not try?

by r. proffitt Former Forum moderator Jul 8, 2009 9:51PM PDT

On some machines we can turn off auto-negotiation of the link speed. Are you say this is not to be tried? Beats the alternatives.

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Can you DO THIS?

by r. proffitt Former Forum moderator Jul 8, 2009 10:04PM PDT

This does not work:

Your laptop -> Ethernet connection on wall in this room.

Try this:

Your laptop -> Ethernet Switched Hub -> Ethernet connection on wall in this room.

Acer Aspire 4520 Ethernet Problem.

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