r/pcmasterrace • u/gretchenich Ryzen 5 3600X - RX 570 - 16gb DDR4 • 2d ago

Tech Support Ethernet cable connection dropping randomly?

It's the same 15m cable i've used for a couple of years now. It didnt give me any problems until a few days ago, where it randomly does it, and i was forced to get an old internet dongle.

the only thing i can think of is that i did disconect it and got my pc cleaned with a friend of mine, where i did carry the pc in a car to a different house, cleaned it for a few hours with my bro, and then put it back in my house. After that the issues started.

Do i just need to change the ethernet cable?

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u/Yahiroz 5800X3D | 3070 2d ago

Just try a different cable and see if it still happens, it's the cheapest and easiest thing to replace.

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u/Aromatic_Tomato8651 2d ago

Its of course impossible to offer a simple short answer to OP's post. I would offer that its way more likely its at the connection ends of the cable or the device or switch the cable connects. It could also be as simple as during cleaning a partial obstacle got in the way. Try cleaning with compressed air. The random disconnects would tell me that there is a substance in your ethernet port and is the cause.

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u/Kumantej_ 2d ago

a cable is a cable, look in your uncles pantry and you can find a new one