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Solved The internet stopped working. Faulty network card?

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What are you planning on using Linux for?

Mint for a beginner is one if the better ones yet since it is most like Windows that I tested and used. Settled on Manjaro since they are Arch based and prefer the rolling updates. which means that whatever version is out you automatically get. Yet with Manjaro they make sure that the update are stable prior to rolling them out to the users.

I even tried different Desktop Environments before settling on Mint Cinnamon and Manjaro KDE. Would strongly suggest sticking with Mint and get use to Linux first and you can always try out others.
 
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I planned to use Linux mostly for basic stuff (browsing, streaming, video games). Maybe I'll also try to teach myself programming languages later.

I like the designs of Cinnamon and KDE Plasma. I could probably get used to different desktop environments, as long as they're practical and modern-looking.

I like the idea of rolling updates on Manjaro, but since it is based on Arch, I was intimidated by the community talk about having to fix and tinker often if something doesn't work as it should. You give me hope by what you wrote about the updates to Manjaro being released after they're proven stable first.

Well, choosing a distribution is a journey I don't mind taking on.

I installed Windows 10 once again, and my internet stopped working after about 10 to 15 minutes. Tomorrow I will install the driver that this USB to Ethernet adapter uses, though it did work for a little while and also on Linux for several hours after just plugging it into the USB port. After that, I will try running my PC with minimal parts.

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Like I have stated before may just have to use the USB to NIC and or just get a replacement NIC and insert it.

Other than that, we are kind of beating a dead horse.

OR replace the motherboard if one thing is starting to fail how long before something else fails.
 
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I did use the USB to NIC. Same results, even after installing the latest driver for it and doing so with a different OS (Windows).

I guess all that's left is changing the motherboard. I would mark this thread solved then, since we tried everything and it didn't work long-term. In the end, though, we did find the problem and a solution to it.

I'm thankful for your time and effort. Also, I hope this thread will help others with similar problems troubleshoot theirs.
 
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