Ethernet Disappeared

Question

Hello, I have a pc running Windows 10 Pro x64
When I go to plug in my ethernet cable nothing happens no lights on the ethernet port no Wi-Fi from the cable nothing

I've even checked Device manager under "Network Adapters" And my Ethernet doesn't even show up there its like there's no trace of an ethernet port on the pc at all

Task manager: Nothing
Control Panel - Change adapter settings: Nothing the ethernet port doesn't show up

The ethernet port has completely disappeared there's no trace of it no drivers to update no LAN to check
NOTHING

I was hoping someone could help me with this issue I've tried:
Full re-install of Windows
Different LAN Cables
Network Reset
Updating Drivers (Failed since there is no drivers to update)
Activating LAN In bios
Scanning for Windows updates (None show up)

All attempts to try bring back my LAN Connection into my pc have failed its like the ethernet port isnt even there there's no drivers in control panel or device manager so i cant get back my LAN Please help me with this problem

Answer 1

Hi Ryan,

Thanks for your post. Please understand that if no lights on the ethernet port after plugging in, it might be something wrong with the network port hardware. Contact the vendor to check the hardware at first. Also, you can try the following ways to completely reinitialising all network states. Run the following commands in an elevated (run as Adminstrator) cmd shell:

1. Reset WINSOCK entries to installation defaults (reboot required):

netsh winsock reset catalog

2. Reset TCP/IP stack to installation defaults:

netsh int ip reset reset.log

3. Reset Firewall to installation defaults:

netsh advfirewall reset

4. Flush DNS resolver cache:

ipconfig /flushdns

5. Renew DNS client registration and refresh DHCP leases:

ipconfig /registerdns

6. Flush routing table (reboot required):

route /f

Best Regards,

Ian Xue

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