Thanks for that! Yesterday I had a moment where I remembered that HP laptops have an advanced BIOS that's essentially hidden. I'm desperately trying to get into that so I can see if somehow something...

Yep sure did. In fact, I went as far as the delete the OS partition and completely reinstall a complete clean copy of Win10. After even that didn't work, I tried one last time using the driver...

I was SO hoping for a miraculous result with Ubuntu but... and I swear my heart broke a bit when I saw it... Ubuntu says the cable is unplugged when I check the Ethernet connection. :cry:

Thanks once again for the reply! I didn't even think about giving Ubuntu a try... I'll do that today I think. Ultimately I just need to know for my own sanity if it's a hardware issue or Windows...

Tried and failed. :(This was one of the first things I thought of as well and unfortunately, outside of "wake on LAN" settings, there aren't any to enable or disable the adapter itself. That said, I...

Thanks for the response! Alas, yes, according to Windows the adapter is working properly and the only problem is the lack of cable plugged in (again, definitely not the problem).

I tried each of...

Let's start at the beginning...
In early November I broke my collarbone which resulted in my being out of work since. Being unable to really sit in my office at my desk (plugged directly into the...

Hi there. Yes indeed I did. The only problem it found was that I had not set it to connect automatically. Ridiculous I know. :)

I should update this thread however as I have solved the issue....

Hey guys... I'm at my wits end here and hoping someone can help me out.

I've been happily able to switch between my Ethernet and WiFi connections at home with no issues forever. When I'm in my...