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EDIT: RESOLVED!!! THANKS EVERYONE FOR HELP


During a storm there was a large bang near by and straight away i lost my internet connection.

The computer downstairs' internet is still working, which is on the same network so its not the an ISP fault.

I've tried different ethernet cables and tried going straight from the downstairs router right up to my computer with just one cable, avoiding the 4-port hub thing that it is usually connected through.

I think maybe if the lightning did strike my house, maybe it popped my network card or something, i have no evidence whether it did or not but the connection loss did happen immediately after so it's quite suspicious

The "A network cable is unplugged" logo stays at the bottom right whatever i try to do. Oh, on the back of the network card where i plug the ethernet cable in, now neither lights come on. I don't know if this always happens if there is no connection picked up or not.
Does it mean the card has died?

If i were to just buy a network card to see if it was the problem, is the process of getting the internet back easy or might i have to go through many different installations again?


Any help/suggestions would be extremely helpful


Please note:
I've made sure network card is in
I've made sure all settings are enabled
I've reset the 4-port thing
I've reset the router/modem
I've tried different ethernet cables


Please help, will be majorly appreciated.

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