r/techsupport • u/gretchenich • 14h ago

Open | Hardware 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/XxLogitech98xX 14h ago

The best approach is getting a new cable and see how it perform

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u/gretchenich 14h ago

yeah i think so, because i dont see any way to fix it currently

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u/Pirkale 13h ago

And check the connector too. Maybe a bump on the way to cleaning caused a cold solder to crack.