How about buying a new<span></span> card? Replace the existing one with one off a computer retail store. Be sure that the card you buy is for PCI Express.<br><br>On Friday, August 9, 2013, Mr. Jan Hearthstone  wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif">I am having problems connecting with Ethernet on Dell Optiplex 745 (onboard <span>Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5754 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express) </span>that Allan Cecil gave me--the light is steady amber when box plugged in, and stays so always. According to Internet search that might be common problem for Linux.<div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:serif">
<br></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:serif">Allan Cecil suggested USB ethernet adapters--I know nothing of those; would you, please give me some intelligence on this?</div>
<div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:serif"><br></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:serif">I installed Mepis AntiX on the machine ...</div>
<div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:serif"><br></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:serif">Thank you, Hearthstone.<br>
</div><div>---<br>"Designing the Earth Anew Together"<br>The book: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/knj2w3d" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/knj2w3d</a><br>Free e-book: <a href="http://www.modelearth.org/5-5x8-5-toc-start-and-text-ebook-kindle-exper.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.modelearth.org/5-5x8-5-toc-start-and-text-ebook-kindle-exper.pdf</a></div>
<div><br><br></div><div>Ecologically and Socially Sustainable Education:<br>Creating a Sustainable World.<br><a href="http://www.modelearth.org/ecosocsused.html" target="_blank">http://www.modelearth.org/ecosocsused.html</a></div>
<br><div><br></div><div>If we, the people, were really sincere about having real Peace in the world,<br>we would pursue creating Peace by peaceful means more actively
 rather<br>than by relying on our military might!</div></div></div></blockquote><br><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr">Zack Gold<div>Former NBLUG Scribe</div></div><br>