If that fixes the problem you ve got a defective router.
Plug ethernet cable into computer error.
If that doesn t fix it plug the cable into another port on the router.
As long as you don t need all of your ports you can get by.
Urgent help would be greatly appreciated.
Wait for good 15 minutes.
This port is usually on the back of a desktop computer or on the side of a laptop.
Wifi works fine with phones ipods ipads and another laptop that was also updated to windows 10 a desktop still using windows 8.
On troubleshooting it s says that an ethernet cable is broken or not plugged in properly and is unable to fix the problem as obviously i am not connected via any cable.
Ethernet cables plug into ethernet ports which are larger than phone cable ports.
It is a pretty ridiculous problem so i am glad i could save someone the time of troubleshooting their computer over something so simple.
Usually there is a light that comes on when i plug my ethernet cable into my laptop but it won t trigger the light either.
Connect the cable and battery to your computer and turn it on.
The wifi will pick up just fine i would just rather have an ethernet connection.
If you are using a laptop remove its battery too.
Also unplug the ethernet cable.
But once i plug it into my laptop there is nothing.
I ran diagnostics and it said to plug in the ethernet cable to the network adaptor.
One end is connected to your computer and the other is connected to the main network device probably a router.
Plug in ethernet causes computer crash you are welcome i am happy to hear that my solution helped to fix your problem.
So my wifi connection will not work with my laptop unless directly connected to by the ethernet cable.
Turn off your computer and remove the power cable from it.
An ethernet port on a computer is accessible through the ethernet card on the motherboard.
Instead of buying a new one outright plug the same cable into a different computer or temporarily swap out the ethernet cable for a known good one.
I looked in network and it says that the ethernet cable is unplugged and does not show any available networks.