Richmond wrote: > > Let's try from the bottom up? > > > > ip link show > > will show you the interfaces recognized by the kernel. If this > > works, it might show you an eth0, an en0, or something like a > > enp22s0 device. Let's call it "SAM". > > Thanks for your reply. > > enp2s0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state > DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
> > and make sure the cable is plugged in. > > :) Ah, you laugh, but: the NO-CARRIER...UP... state DOWN means that the kernel recognizes the device and there's a cable issue. Go trace the cable, replug in both ends, and if that doesn't work, replace the cable. If the far end has a free port, try swapping to a different port - this one might be toasted. -dsr-