I plugged it in through a USB adapter and it's been working ever since. I looked around and it seems a lot of people are having ethernet connection issues with their motherboards, even new ones. I guess the problem is solved.
It's a home setup. I tried a different cord and it didn't make a difference. The internet does work and I have no problem with other devices connecting wirelessly or through wired connections. I updated the drivers. It's plugged into a router; I've changed sockets and rebooted the router. DHCP...
I just got a new computer with Windows 11 Pro and I don't know what's going on with the ethernet connection. For example, this morning I used the computer for about 45 minutes and in all that time the ethernet did not connect. No method I tried got it to work. Then this afternoon I went back and...