The same DSL modem and Ethernet cable work with my desktop computer, so the problem is specific to the laptop. I don't recall any recent lightning or electrical surges or outages. On Wed, 7 Oct 2009 07:56:33 -0500 Shawn Fertch <sfertch at gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 6:24 PM, Jason Hsu <jhsu802701 at jasonhsu.com> wrote: > > > I wasn't able to get the Ethernet light to come on under Windows XP, Puppy > > Linux (frugal installation), or Puppy Linux (live CD). Thus, my problem is > > not specific to the OS. Since the computer only has 256 MB of RAM, I doubt > > that I could run Knoppix or a Ubuntu live CD. Until this past weekend, the > > Internet connection was just fine under Windows XP or Puppy Linux (frugal or > > live CD). > > > Have you verified that the network cable and switch/hub port are good? Were > there any lightning or electrical surges/outages recently that might have > taken out your networking device? Do you have another system you can plug > your current connection into and see if it works? > > Apologies if you've already covered this in a prior e-mail. Just wanted to > mention this in case it wasn't already. > > For a lightweight "Live" CD/USB distro: http://www.slax.org/ > > -- > -Shawn > -- Jason Hsu <jhsu802701 at jasonhsu.com>