I have a Dell Precision laptop running Windows 7. Suddenly in the last week, whenever I print, the Ethernet port on the laptop dies. It has zero link light and it shows that the cable is unplugged. The key to fix is to remove the print job from the queue, reboot the printer and then suddenly I have connectivity again.
This happens when printing to ANY printer that is network-based (not USB) but affecting just this single laptop. I have checked for things like IP conflicts, but not sure why the Ethernet port itself would be killed for that even if it existed.
This happens when printing to ANY printer that is network-based (not USB) but affecting just this single laptop. I have checked for things like IP conflicts, but not sure why the Ethernet port itself would be killed for that even if it existed.