Internet Connection not working. Please Help

Question

Ok I have an inspiron 9300 i just formatted my laptop, and reinstalled Windows XP Home, and upgraded to SP2 I downloaded all of the drivers needed, and installed them all, or at least i believe i did. My wireless internet works fine, i can connect to my wireless connection no problem. My problem is, that i cannot connect to the internet via ethernet cable. It as nothing to do with my router or gate way as i have 2 other computers connected via ethernet and they work just fine, not to mention my friend brings over his PC, plugs in ethernet cable and is good to go. Why am i unable to connect to the internet via ethernet using my laptop? Any advice or answer will be greatly appreciated.

jmwills · Answer

Check the Device manager and see if there is a Yellow Exclamation mark there for the onboard wired NIC.  The chipset driver has to be there or the wireless card wouldn't work.   Your Broadcom driver is here.

Networking, Internet, & Bluetooth

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