I've got a Broadcom 440x10/100 Integrated Controller in my laptop that isn't working anymore. I've replaced the network card in my desktop before and I need to know if it's a good idea for me to do the same in my laptop. Thanks in advance. Cogito Ergo Sum (I think therefore I am)

If your controller is really, truly integrated that indicates that it is a manufactured part of your mainboard. Only way to physically replace it is to replace your mainboard which is pretty much out of the question. Try reinstalling the chipset and mainboard drivers from the CD that should have been given you at the time of purchase. Possibly it may only be a corruption of the drivers. If you actually have a separate card, you can easily replace that (that would mean that your card is not "integrated" but separate). Look on the rear output jacks on the back of your lap. You can investigate the possibility of a USB card that plugs into your USB port also, althought that usually is for wireless internet/network connections. Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime; Then industry pollutes the water and kills all the fish.

I don't think reinstalling the drivers would work because the jack seems to be damaged. When I plug in the cable, I noticed the cable moves inside the jack. The connection sometimes works, other times it tells me that the network cable is unplugged even when it's plugged in. I thought the problem was in the cable, but after using another one, I still get the error anytime the cable moves. Cogito Ergo Sum (I think therefore I am)

I would try a USB to Ethernet adapter, to bypass it all together. Unless to just have to have it working. I found Netgear EA 101 works with XP right of the back! I am a computer guy

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