From: peterwieck33@gmail.com   
      
   >  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?   
      
   Generally, look at the end of the connector. If the little wires inside are   
   not even, clean and show even small signs of corrosion, then the connector(s)   
   are likely bad. Have you changed the cable? Note that the bad connection could   
   be in the cable or in    
   the modem/router. And, check the board. That jack may have been strained at   
   some point and broken a solder connection - especially if there are   
   cats/dogs/small children involved. I would very much hesitate to spray   
   anything at all into a jack - as anti-   
   corrosives such as DeOxit continue to react until all the materials have been   
   'used up' - which could do considerable and fatal damage to a mother-board. If   
   you are _EXCEEDINGLY_ careful, you might try 91% (or more) alcohol on a small   
   brush or small    
   cotton swab - but the potential for collateral damage is high without that   
   extreme care.    
      
   If the jack in the computer is on a smaller daughter-board, you might try   
   removing it, and then plugging it back in.    
      
   This reads as a mechanical fault as the computer does behave 'as normal' on   
   WiFi. Unless, of course, something got spiked recently. Any surges from your   
   power?    
      
   Peter Wieck   
   Melrose Park, PA    
      
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