I have two rare motherboards made by the same manufacturer. On one of the motherboards, the ethernet jack is dead as it doesn't connect to the internet and the two lights (yellow and green) do not light up. I'm planning to de-solder the dead ethernet magjack and re-solder a replacement.
My question is, does the replacement magjack need to be the exact same manufacturer and model, or as long as the pins align the same as my original will any make/model work? If a different make/model will work with the same pin layout, will I have to install any different drivers?
I'm asking cause on the board with the dead magjack, the make/model is a FoxConn jfm25u13-7103w but on the motherboard with a good magjack the make/model is PulseJack jwoa1p01r (for reference, here is a link https://www.diytrade.com/china/pd/1...Single_Port_RJ45_Connector_With_Dual_USB.html). I confirmed these 2 makes/models have the same pin layout. I found PulseJack replacements and can buy them, but can't find the FoxConn. So I'm basically wondering if I replace the dead FoxConn with a new PulseJack, will it work without needing to install any new drivers?
Thanks
My question is, does the replacement magjack need to be the exact same manufacturer and model, or as long as the pins align the same as my original will any make/model work? If a different make/model will work with the same pin layout, will I have to install any different drivers?
I'm asking cause on the board with the dead magjack, the make/model is a FoxConn jfm25u13-7103w but on the motherboard with a good magjack the make/model is PulseJack jwoa1p01r (for reference, here is a link https://www.diytrade.com/china/pd/1...Single_Port_RJ45_Connector_With_Dual_USB.html). I confirmed these 2 makes/models have the same pin layout. I found PulseJack replacements and can buy them, but can't find the FoxConn. So I'm basically wondering if I replace the dead FoxConn with a new PulseJack, will it work without needing to install any new drivers?
Thanks
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