Power surge during storm caused PC to shut down. Rebooted fine, but now getting "Not connected - No connections are available" for internet. Wifi working fine on other devices.
The Windows 7 PC is on a wired connection. I've tried:
- Restarting the router/modem, unplugging completely for 60 seconds, restarting it.
- Trying a new ethernet cable in case that one was fried.
- In Device Manager under "network adapters" I have two items, not sure which one is my network card but both say they are working fine. Both are enabled.
- Tried a system restore.
- Tried some cmd tomfoolery a YouTube video showed.
- Tried looking up the issue and following other assorted youtube guides, none of which helped.
Really at a bit of a loss here. Hoping one of you kind folk are able to help!
**Figured it out**- Looks like the ethernet port on the router is screwey. There are two ports on the device, one for my TV (totally forgot that connection was wired) the other for my PC. I swapped the two and now my PC works fine but the TV can't connect to the internet. Looks like I'll be swapping ethernet ports depending on what I want to do for the forseeable future lol.