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Ethernet

I'm running High Sierra 10.13.6 on my iMac 18,2. The internet will only connect wifi not ethernet. I see "This computer does not appear to have any PCI Ethernet cards installed" under Hardware>Ethernet Cards. Will upgrading to Catalina solve this issue, or is there another option?

Thanks in advance

Travis.

iMac Line (2012 and Later)

Posted on Jan 15, 2020 10:13 PM

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Posted on Jan 16, 2020 9:30 AM

It is possible that a power surge (from lighting or some other source) has zapped the chip.


At this point you have three solutions.

  1. Get an external Ethernet adapter.
  2. Live with only using Wi-Fi.
  3. Take it in for repair.
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Ethernet

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