Recent content by idislikemuffin

The thing is though, the cable I have is the one that comes recommended on Amazon and is brand new, and the other one I tested works perfectly for my roommate. I just don't see how the cables could be the issue here.

I'm not sure what you mean when you ask where I'm getting my IP address, if you're wondering who my provider is it's Suddenlink. I don't believe that we have a router hooked up, just the modem. I have two other roommates who are connected to the same modem and their internet works fine. The...

Okay so I've told all my much more tech savvy friends about this issue and when none of us could figure this out they told me to make an account and ask here. So basically, I have an AlienWare 17 laptop and when I plug in any ethernet cord (ones that confirmed work) my computer doesn't detect...