# So...does this mean my PS2 netowrk adapter is fried?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 26, 2005, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-does-this-mean-my-ps2-netowrk-adapter-is-fried/318659 "2005-08-26T01:12:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![JoeSki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b487fb/32.png) [@JoeSki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeSki)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2005, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-does-this-mean-my-ps2-netowrk-adapter-is-fried/318659/1 "2005-08-26T01:12:33Z")

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A few weeks ago we had a thunderstorm that knocked out my apartment complex’s cable out for a few days. A week later when they _finally_ got around to turning my cable back on I realized I couldn’t get online to play SOCOM. I tried several times, but I kept getting a “network cable unplugged” message. _Huh_, I thought, _that must mean the cable is fried_. So I tried using the cable I use to go online with my computer. My PS2 tried to connect for a minute or two and then gave me a “Connection failure” message. Annoyed by the idea that I just might have to buy a new adapter I tried to reason with myself that maybe a port on the router is screwey. So I tried again with a new cable, and I got another “Connection Failure” message.

Now I would think that if the adapter was fried my PS2 would act like I didn’t have an adapter installed at all, but that doesn’t seem to be the case. So what’s the verdict here? Is it time to buy new hardware? Is there something else I can try? Help would be greatly appreciated

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**Author:** ![JoeSki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b487fb/32.png) [@JoeSki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeSki)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2005, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-does-this-mean-my-ps2-netowrk-adapter-is-fried/318659/2 "2005-08-26T01:16:23Z")

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_ **Network** _ adapter. _ **Network** _ adapter.

A pox on all of the houses of the individuals that decided a edit button isn’t neccesary to these forums