Hi Philippe,

Try an SMC reset >  Reset the System Management Controller (SMC) on your Mac - 
Apple Support

Regards,
Ronni

 Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 


> On 26 Nov 2018, at 6:25 pm, Philippe Chaperon <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Dear WAMUG’ers, 
> 
> The Ethernet port of my iMac 21.5”, Mid 2014 , 1.4GHz Intel Core i5 and 9GB 
> 1600 MHz DDR3 seems to have gone South. The iMac is running High Sierra 
> 10.13.6. 
> 
> I have checked Network Utility which indicates that the Ethernet is ‘Not 
> Connected’ and have done the usual checks of swapping cables, using a brand 
> new one, swapping the port on my modem/router, reset the NVRAM. All to no 
> avail. 
> 
> Does this mean the iMac needs to go to the hospital and see a specialist? And 
> which hospital is the recommended one? Can the Ethernet port be replace or is 
> this hard-wired to the mother board?
> 
> Please note that the Wi-Fi works and I can keep working on the iMac, but 
> knowing something is not right is the proverbial thorn in my foot and I need 
> to have it fixed. 
> 
> Any advice you can give me will be gratefully accepted and tried. 
> 
> Many thanks & best regards to all, 
> 
> Philippe Chaperon
> 
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