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Ethernet not working on RPI - my fault or the pi's?

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Hi Everyone,

 

I got my RPI yesterday from E14 in Australia.

 

I was really impressed but haven't been able to get ethernet working.

 

I get no link lights (only OK and PWR) on a 5v/1a power supply. I've tried booting with and without keyboard but no luck. I loaded raspbian but couldn't ping anywhere. When I checked my interfaces file I saw that eth0 didn't have an 'auto' step so I added that and tried a static configuration but no luck. From one of the if/lsusb commands I did see that the Ethernet seemed to have a MAC address (which I imagine means the system can at least sense the port) but I just don't know what to do after trying different cables...


I've tried raspbian and xbian but neither seems to work and I'm not sure how I could definatively confirm if my ethernet is the source (and sole) problem...

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  • It sounds like the contact wiskers inside the jack have gotten flatten. They should be at an angle when looking into the face of the jack which applies pressure onto the plug contacts.. You can manually manipulate the wiskers if you're careful by using a straightened paperclip and putting a very tiny L bend on the tip then slipping the L under each wisker and gently tug outwards which will lift the wisker back up. Remember to be gentle you don't want the wisker to be pulled out of the jack. Once you raise the angle of the wisker it should make proper contact again.

     

    Mike

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  • It sounds like the contact wiskers inside the jack have gotten flatten. They should be at an angle when looking into the face of the jack which applies pressure onto the plug contacts.. You can manually manipulate the wiskers if you're careful by using a straightened paperclip and putting a very tiny L bend on the tip then slipping the L under each wisker and gently tug outwards which will lift the wisker back up. Remember to be gentle you don't want the wisker to be pulled out of the jack. Once you raise the angle of the wisker it should make proper contact again.

     

    Mike

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