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Can’t connect Wired Ethernet

(I can connect by USB wireless dongle as below)
Ip Address:    192.168.1.187
Boradcast Add:  192.168.1.255
Subnet Mask:    255.255.255.0
Default Route:  192.168.1.254
Primary DNS:    192.168.1.254

I am Using help - Network html page on Linux lite site.

Enable Networking is ticked.
I cannot click the wired Ethernet connection as it is grayed out.

I click on Edit connections
Network connections:
Ethernet
    Wired connection 1 
Wi-Fi
      BT etc    connected now

Edit Connections:
I select Editing Wired connection 1 (ipv4 settings)
I select:  Method    Manual  then  Add and input
Address  192.168.1.178
Netmask:  255.255.255.0
Gateway 192.168.1.254
DNS server: 192.168.1.254

I click on save and restart the machine ….the wired network is still greyed out.

[member=6898]Uncledom[/member],

What you write seems normal.  This is what things look like when I'm on WiFi.

 


This is what things look like when I have WiFi on, and I'm connected with a wire.

 


This is what things look like when I have WiFi off, and I'm connected with a wire.