Orange light on ethernet connection
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Orange light on ethernet connection
18-05-2009 1:53 PM
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I have experienced unusual happenings since I bought it but nothing terrible just the ocassional message saying offline and I have to click ok to reconnect.
I know this shouldnt be happening and I've ignored it up till now but I would like to get this resolved and I'm sure it's only something simple I've not set up.
Any ideas?
Thanks.
Re: Orange light on ethernet connection
18-05-2009 1:55 PM
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Has the light always been orange instead of green, or has this recently started happening?
Re: Orange light on ethernet connection
18-05-2009 1:55 PM
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I'm pretty sure it's always been orange 99% sure.
Re: Orange light on ethernet connection
18-05-2009 2:01 PM
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Might be worth trying a different cabl to see if you get a green light, or checking the manual to see if the light is definitely meant to be green.
Re: Orange light on ethernet connection
18-05-2009 2:07 PM
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18-05-2009 2:08 PM
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I actually bought two identical machines from PC warehouse in Manchester.
Ther r refurbs with fresh installs.
They both have an orange light.
My other PC & laptop are green....
I suppose I could give them a ring
Re: Orange light on ethernet connection
18-05-2009 2:10 PM
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Re: Orange light on ethernet connection
18-05-2009 3:30 PM
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The last 50 or so machines I bought all use Orange for 10/100 networks and green for GB Networks, similar notation on the switches too.
Re: Orange light on ethernet connection
18-05-2009 3:43 PM
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Re: Orange light on ethernet connection
19-05-2009 12:01 PM
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The different colour might indicate speed, as previous posters have said. You can check the current configured connection speed when it's connected, by going to Network Connections, right-click on the connection and select Status.
Re: Orange light on ethernet connection
20-05-2009 7:31 PM
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21-05-2009 7:56 AM
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21-05-2009 12:01 PM
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Quote from: Rich Two have green lights, one has blue, the other red - Which is correct?
You can go through a green light but don't go through a red light or you're likely to see a blue light shortly after
To argue with someone who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead - Thomas Paine
Re: Orange light on ethernet connection
29-05-2009 12:29 PM
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But as long as I've been using my ethernet port it's always been orange.
Re: Orange light on ethernet connection
29-05-2009 12:39 PM
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Back in the day, you might have seen Green lights for activity, and Orange lights for collisions, for example.
These days of course, you don't get packet collisions 'in the wild' really, since most hardware is full-duplex these days.
So you just get link/speed of link, and activity - generally.
The colours used are of course only relevant to the particular hardware, and don't mean anything 'as standard'.
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