Hi, I've recently been having trouble connecting to the wired internet in my dorm room, and I was wondering if you excellent folks could help.
For some reason, my computer isn't recognizing that my ethernet cable is plugged in. It was working three days ago perfectly fine, but after I moved some furniture around (and unplugged the cable), it simply stopped working. The cable itself is in working condition (it works on my neighbor's computer, when plugged into her ethernet port), but not on mine. I tried switching my location to automatic, resetting the PRAM, and changing the speed and duplex. When I change the speed to 10baseT, System Preferences claims that it's working, but with a self-asigned IP address of 169.254.237.116. I'm able to connect wirelessly, but not wired. I don't know much about the internet here, other than I'm plugged directly into an ethernet port in the wall. No routers or anything.
If anyone could suggest anything, I would be eternally grateful. Thanks!
Edit: My computer is a MacBook Pro running 10.5.8.
For some reason, my computer isn't recognizing that my ethernet cable is plugged in. It was working three days ago perfectly fine, but after I moved some furniture around (and unplugged the cable), it simply stopped working. The cable itself is in working condition (it works on my neighbor's computer, when plugged into her ethernet port), but not on mine. I tried switching my location to automatic, resetting the PRAM, and changing the speed and duplex. When I change the speed to 10baseT, System Preferences claims that it's working, but with a self-asigned IP address of 169.254.237.116. I'm able to connect wirelessly, but not wired. I don't know much about the internet here, other than I'm plugged directly into an ethernet port in the wall. No routers or anything.
If anyone could suggest anything, I would be eternally grateful. Thanks!
Edit: My computer is a MacBook Pro running 10.5.8.
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