From: wayne34@no_verizon.net   
      
   On 10/11/22 1:45 PM, Peter W. wrote:   
   > On Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at 1:10:30 PM UTC-4, wAYNE wrote:   
   >> I have been using a Dell Inspiron 1545 for **years** at home. For Internet,   
   >> I've always used the wired connection via cat5 cable to the router   
   >   
   > My S.W.A.G. is that the connector is worn out. Keeping in mind  that the   
   laptop makers expect that most users keep their devices for only a very few   
   years, and never move them, it is no surprise that a connector would have worn   
   out under the conditions    
   you describe.   
   >   
   > Peter Wieck   
   > Melrose Park, PA   
      
   Hmmm.  Well, the motherboard was swapped out for a refurbished one.  I   
   suppose it's possible that the connector may be bad, although I doubt   
   whoever used it before probably used it wired like I have for years.  Is   
   there a chance that it might be some sort of corrosion or oxidation from   
   NON use?  Anything I could try spraying into the connector or applied to   
   it for a test?   
      
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