Urgent - EThernet was gone AWOL!

[wowser]

Everything was going fine, then I set my eMac to sleep. I came back two hours later to find I couldn't connect to my network. I connect via LAN. I went to the Network panel in Preferences. It showed 'Internal Modem' with a red light. This is fine, as I don't use the modem. However, there was absolutely no option for the built in Ethernet below it. Normally, if my network goes down, I just look in the Network panel and see an amber light besides the Ethernet option, telling me the wrong IP. This time, that option has vanished. I tried automatically setting it up, but it would not work. Evern when my network cable is unplugged I always see the Ethernet option displayed. I can select Ethernet from the drop down list of ways to connect, but all the settings are empty. Please Help!!

 

[grapes911]

System Prefs -->
Network -->
Show: Network Port Config

Make sure Built-In Ethernet is checked.

 

[patseguin]

I had a similar problem when I was beta testing Tiger. I changed my computer name (in sharing preferences) to a name without spaces or special characters and it seemed to have solved it. If you use a router, you may need to reset it as well.

 

[wowser]

It's checked in 'port config'. But still no dice.

I'll try the name thing, but i'm not holding out hope.

 

[wowser]

Edit: Panic over - I am silly!