Originally Posted by n2k21

Yep - internet won't work even with it plugged in. The reason I unplugged the ethernet cord in the first place was because someone told me that the virus on my computer (if there was a virus - I don't know the cause of my computer's internet not working, but someone suggested it was a virus) could travel through my ethernet cord, into my router, and to the other computer (my dad's) plugged in the router as well. My internet stopped working even while I had the ethernet cord plugged in.