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#1 2008-05-28 17:53:28

Falcata
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From: Michiana
Registered: 2008-01-23
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Ethernet - Very Strange Problem

Earlier, I was updating the software on my brother's laptop (a Fedora machine), and the wireless wasn't working.  So, I unplugged the ethernet cable from my system, and plugged it into his.  After getting the update started, I turned around to see that my computer had shut down while I wasn't looking, so I pressed the power button.

It gave no response, and again after a second press.  Then, I fiddled with the power cord to make sure it was correctly plugged in, and the computer made a quiet noise.  After that, I hit the power button again.  This time, it booted up.  So, after I was done updating my brother's system, I plugged the ethernet cable back into my own computer, and it shutdown again!

This time, I saw it happen, and it didn't go through the normal shutdown process.  It just cut off.  I tried pushing the power button again, but it was acting the same as before.  I fiddled with the power cable again, getting the same noise from the computer, and then I booted it up.

So, does anybody know why this happened?  What about theories?

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