"Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote:

> In article <93E2E216-2C26-4A53-80FD-6BC101ED2***@microsoft.com>, veol
> <v***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >I have an ASUS F3Jm laptop, and when i got it, network connections showed a
> >firewire port, a wireless connection and a lan connection. Because i was
> >using the wireless network installed in my home, i disabled the lan
> >connection. When i tried to use an ethernet line to connect to my other
> >network, the lan connection disappeared, and i have no way of enabling the
> >connection. I am now stuff with my wireless connection. I was wondering how
> >to find my disabled ethernet connection.
>
> Go to Device Manager (Start > Run > devmgmt.msc) and double click the
> "Network adapters" entry.  If the wired network adapter appears, right
> click it to see its status, and enable it if necessary.  If the wired
> network adapter doesn't appear, click Action > "Scan for hardware
> changes" to install it.
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> for everyone to see.  I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>

"veol" <v***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> "Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> In article <93E2E216-2C26-4A53-80FD-6BC101ED2***@microsoft.com>, veol
>> <v***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>> >I have an ASUS F3Jm laptop, and when i got it, network connections
>> >showed a
>> >firewire port, a wireless connection and a lan connection. Because i was
>> >using the wireless network installed in my home, i disabled the lan
>> >connection. When i tried to use an ethernet line to connect to my other
>> >network, the lan connection disappeared, and i have no way of enabling
>> >the
>> >connection. I am now stuff with my wireless connection. I was wondering
>> >how
>> >to find my disabled ethernet connection.
>>
>> Go to Device Manager (Start > Run > devmgmt.msc) and double click the
>> "Network adapters" entry.  If the wired network adapter appears, right
>> click it to see its status, and enable it if necessary.  If the wired
>> network adapter doesn't appear, click Action > "Scan for hardware
>> changes" to install it.
>> --
>> Best Wishes,
>> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>>
>> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
>> for everyone to see.  I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
>> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>>
>> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>>
>
> I tried the device manager before, but it does not display the network
> adapter. I also tried installing drivers from the ASUS website, but they
> do
> not provide drivers for the ethernet card. I do not think that the
> notebook
> is detecting the hardware at all, although when i try connecting an
> ethernet
> cable, the light on my router blinks, so i think that it is functional at
> least.
>
> I believe the problem started when i disabled the ethernet card and then
> reformatted windows, and afterwards, i do not recall seeing it in the
> network
> connections window. I am thinking of reformatting and reinstalling
> windows,
> but i would like to avoid that. I also think that the hardware is
> functional,
> as it was working a couple days ago, but i think that the laptop refuses
> to
> detect it. I checked the BIOS as well, and there are no problems.

"Jim" wrote:

>
> "veol" <v***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:891FCE8B-4845-46F6-A267-941A0A03B929@microsoft.com...
> >
> >
> > "Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> In article <93E2E216-2C26-4A53-80FD-6BC101ED2***@microsoft.com>, veol
> >> <v***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >> >I have an ASUS F3Jm laptop, and when i got it, network connections
> >> >showed a
> >> >firewire port, a wireless connection and a lan connection. Because i was
> >> >using the wireless network installed in my home, i disabled the lan
> >> >connection. When i tried to use an ethernet line to connect to my other
> >> >network, the lan connection disappeared, and i have no way of enabling
> >> >the
> >> >connection. I am now stuff with my wireless connection. I was wondering
> >> >how
> >> >to find my disabled ethernet connection.
> >>
> >> Go to Device Manager (Start > Run > devmgmt.msc) and double click the
> >> "Network adapters" entry.  If the wired network adapter appears, right
> >> click it to see its status, and enable it if necessary.  If the wired
> >> network adapter doesn't appear, click Action > "Scan for hardware
> >> changes" to install it.
> >> --
> >> Best Wishes,
> >> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
> >>
> >> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> >> for everyone to see.  I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> >> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
> >>
> >> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
> >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> >>
> >
> > I tried the device manager before, but it does not display the network
> > adapter. I also tried installing drivers from the ASUS website, but they
> > do
> > not provide drivers for the ethernet card. I do not think that the
> > notebook
> > is detecting the hardware at all, although when i try connecting an
> > ethernet
> > cable, the light on my router blinks, so i think that it is functional at
> > least.
> >
> > I believe the problem started when i disabled the ethernet card and then
> > reformatted windows, and afterwards, i do not recall seeing it in the
> > network
> > connections window. I am thinking of reformatting and reinstalling
> > windows,
> > but i would like to avoid that. I also think that the hardware is
> > functional,
> > as it was working a couple days ago, but i think that the laptop refuses
> > to
> > detect it. I checked the BIOS as well, and there are no problems.
> Perhaps you need the ethernet card driver.  My laptop has a driver from yet
> another software provider to support the ethernet port.
>
> Thus, if you did a clean install, the required driver is not present.
>
> Jim
>
>
>