Out of the blue. Permanent ethernet disconnect.

I am clueless. 😮‍💨 I was downloading a game at 40mbs or so and suddenly my ethernet disconnected (cable is not plugged in says windows).

I've had realtek issues in the past. I bought a expensive Intel pcie adapter which worked perfectly. But now I don't even get any status lights (green/yellow blinking lights). And that goes for my motherboard ethernet plug as well.

Did my ethernet cable just.. die? That's the only explanation I can think of and I'm going to try a different cable tomorrow when I wake up. I will respond tomorrow.

What I've tried; Full set of cmd network commands, flush dns, winsock, etc. Network reset Unplugged pc and powerdrain. Reset the bios Disabled and uninstalled drivers.

Any insight would be greatly appreciated I'm just shaken right now. After months of problems with realtek I finally had a bit of smooth sailing.😭