Troubleshooting Ethernet networking issues - ThinkPad. Where the network cable plugs into the network card, there are usually 1 or 2 LED indicators. One should be green (either solid or blinking). Note: If the link light is not on, then there may be a problem with either the network cable or the network itself.
- 1User Guide
- 5Table of Contents
- 7Chapter 1. Getting to Know Your Computer
- 7Top View
- 10Using the Keyboard
- 16Left-side View
- 18Screen Orientation
- 19Right-side View
- 22Bottom View
- 24Chapter 2. Starting to Use Windows 8.1
- 24Configuring the Operating System for the First Time
- 24Operating System Interfaces
- 25The Charms
- 27Putting the Computer to Sleep or Shutting It Down
- 28Shutting Down the Computer
- 29Touch Screen Operation
- 33Connecting to a Wireless Network
- 34Help and Support
- 35Chapter 3. Lenovo OneKey Recovery System
- 36Chapter 4. Troubleshooting
- 36Frequently Asked Questions
- 36FAQs
- 37Bios Setup Utility
- 37Getting Help
- 38Troubleshooting
- 39Sound Problems
- 40Other Problems
- 41Trademarks
Here's a solution - had to finally resort to using the Ethernet coz I had to transfer massive amounts of data and using the WiFi was just a Bad Idea.
Agree with the above the the Lenovo drivers just does a whole bunch of stuff (unzip, etc, etc) and oddly enough doesn't seem to go through with the process of actually INSTALLING anything... bummer.
For those of you who know how to get to the old 'Have Disk' facility (yes, they still exist in Win7), you can get hold of the drivers here http://www.broadcom.com/support/ethernet_nic/netlink_k57.php -- comes with the good old INF files to tell the system what and where to install
To get to Have Disk (rough process... else Google [Bing since I'm on a MS website] the answer)...
0. Have Admin rights
1. Open your Explorer.
2. RIght click on Computer / My Computer >> Properties >> Device Manager
3. Hopefully the offending devices (Ethernet in this case) shows prominently under Other
4. Right click on that >> Properties
5. Look around for the Update Driver button
6. Browse my computer for drive software
7. Let me pick from of devices... (yadda yadda)
8. Have Disk (tada!)
9. Then just point to where you've unzipped the driver files courtesy of Broadcomm.
Hope that helps.
Agree with the above the the Lenovo drivers just does a whole bunch of stuff (unzip, etc, etc) and oddly enough doesn't seem to go through with the process of actually INSTALLING anything... bummer.
For those of you who know how to get to the old 'Have Disk' facility (yes, they still exist in Win7), you can get hold of the drivers here http://www.broadcom.com/support/ethernet_nic/netlink_k57.php -- comes with the good old INF files to tell the system what and where to install
To get to Have Disk (rough process... else Google [Bing since I'm on a MS website] the answer)...
0. Have Admin rights
1. Open your Explorer.
2. RIght click on Computer / My Computer >> Properties >> Device Manager
3. Hopefully the offending devices (Ethernet in this case) shows prominently under Other
4. Right click on that >> Properties
5. Look around for the Update Driver button
6. Browse my computer for drive software
7. Let me pick from of devices... (yadda yadda)
8. Have Disk (tada!)
9. Then just point to where you've unzipped the driver files courtesy of Broadcomm.
Hope that helps.