Can't go back to standard ethernet connection after my TP-Link Archer C50
Hello there,
I know my question doesn't really concern TP-Link but I can't find any answers elsewhere…
Let me explain:
Back in 2019 I was living in a house without any ethernet wall socket and I needed to connect my PC without buying a wireless network adapter. So I decided to buy the TP-Link Archer C50 (this one exactly: https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B071RSD473/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1) to catch the wi-fi network and allow me to plug my PC on it with an ethernet cable. I wasn't able to do the settings myself in order to have this result so I ended up asking to TP-Link support which kindly did it remotely (or told me to do so, I don't remember).
Anyway, I moved in my new home in early December, and there are ethernet wall sockets and I was very happy to simply plug my PC.
However, I have a problem, a message is saying sometimes "An Ethernet cable looks like a telephone cable but with larger connectors on the ends. Plug this cable into the opening on the back or side of the computer. Make sure the other end of the cable is plugged into the router. If that does not help, try using a different cable", and sometimes simply "An ethernet cable is not connected properly or is damaged". I changed the cable several times, I checked that the box is well plugged etc.
BUT I turned on my PC for the last time late November and today is the first time I use it since then (and since we moved in) and Dropbox is synchronizing and is able to show me folders I created this week, even if my computer tells me I have no internet connection… How is it possible?
Also, when I look for answers on forums, people with the same message all say they were on a wi-fi router before… That's why I'm here. Is it possible that the problem comes from wrong settings instead of hardware?
Thanks a lot.
Dimz