Steve
Tue Apr 29 17:53:07 PDT 2008
On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:54:39 -0700 (PDT), Gre0145
<gmoneywilliams@gmail.com> wrote:
>I have a Dell B120 Laptop. It was plugged into the wall and DSL
>internet during a thunderstorm. I heard a pop and now cannot connect
>to the internet. The laptop still recognizes the card but when a cable
>is installed it still states a cable is unplugged. Is the card bad? I
>have tried different cables and my DSL carrier states their equipment
>is fine. If the card is bad can I not just buy another network card
>for the pcmcia slot?
From what you say, it appears that the laptop's built-in network card
is bad.
Yes, you can buy another network card for the PCMCIA slot. There are
also network cards that connect using USB.
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