This is a very common occurrence on Windows machines and the solution is simple – go to Network Connection, right click the Ethernet network, click on Disable and then on Enable.

If the Ethernet network is enabled, but says Unidentified network, you need to disable and re-enable it.

So far, macOS has proven to work better than Windows OS in this regard and in all the years I have used both, the Ethernet adapter never needed to be manually disabled or enabled on a MacBook Pro. If you’re on MacOS, you need to click on the WiFi icon and on the Open Network Preferences – this way, you can see all the available networks, wired or wireless and you can check whether the Ethernet network is disabled. On Windows 10, this can be done by typing Network Connection in the search bar and then checking out the status of the Ethernet network – if it’s disabled, right click it and select Enable.

The most basic thing to do is to check if the Ethernet adapter is disabled and enable it:.

Obviously, this doesn’t really help our situation, but it does make things a little more clear – there is a chance that the Ethernet connection may come through, but, from my experience, I wouldn’t count on it. On Windows 10, it can be done by clicking on the WiFi icon from the right side of the taskbar and then on the Wi-Fi tab, while on the macOS, click on the WiFi icon from the top bar and you should have the option to disable the WiFi visible.

By default, both Windows OS and MacOS will prioritize the wired connection over the WiFi, so, if the connectivity icon doesn’t change after you connect an Ethernet cable to your computer, but you still get access to the Internet, then you need to disable the WiFi.

What if neither the WiFi, nor the Ethernet connection give you access to the Internet?ĭoes the WiFi connection give you Internet access?.

Does the WiFi connection give you Internet access?.

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