ADSL modem not seen by laptop
Hi guys!
I got a laptop from a pal and I am trying out. It does have a history with some burned USB ports due to a thunderstorm. Last night I tried to connect to the internet via a wired modem -Ethernet cable -(which did and still is working ok with another netbook) and it can't be connected. It works fine via a wifi connection. However I don't want to use a wifi connection at home.
The question how can I know if it it is the ethernet port or something else and what can I do?
Thanks in advance.
Rwy in Sight