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<blockquote data-quote="skays" data-source="post: 1880099" data-attributes="member: 137863">I just went through all of this on my 2017 iMac 27&quot;.&nbsp; No direct ethernet, but WiFi worked.&nbsp; Bottom line, determined the ethernet port on the back of my iMac inop.&nbsp; A friend let me use his ethernet to USB adapter.&nbsp; Used the adapter with my existing ethernet cable and&nbsp; plugged it into an available USB slot on my iMac.&nbsp; Worked fine.&nbsp; So I know the ports on my Netgear Gigabyte Access Point device and ethernet cable are fine.&nbsp; Went on the Apple Store and ordered a gigabyte ethernet to thunderbolt adapter as I have an empty thunderbolt port on the my iMac.&nbsp; Received it in the mail, but it had the &quot;older&quot; shaped Thunderbolt connecter.&nbsp; Nothing on Apple's website provided this information at all, just that it was an ethernet to thunderbolt adapter.&nbsp; Called Apple who apologized and said Apple had changed their thunderbolt connections to a USB C type connection sometime prior to 2017 and offered to send me the correct adapter for free.&nbsp; Just received the adapter in the mail, but it is a Belkin Gigabyte to USB C adapter.&nbsp; Regardless...works fine, very fast and free.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="skays, post: 1880099, member: 137863"] I just went through all of this on my 2017 iMac 27". No direct ethernet, but WiFi worked. Bottom line, determined the ethernet port on the back of my iMac inop. A friend let me use his ethernet to USB adapter. Used the adapter with my existing ethernet cable and plugged it into an available USB slot on my iMac. Worked fine. So I know the ports on my Netgear Gigabyte Access Point device and ethernet cable are fine. Went on the Apple Store and ordered a gigabyte ethernet to thunderbolt adapter as I have an empty thunderbolt port on the my iMac. Received it in the mail, but it had the "older" shaped Thunderbolt connecter. Nothing on Apple's website provided this information at all, just that it was an ethernet to thunderbolt adapter. Called Apple who apologized and said Apple had changed their thunderbolt connections to a USB C type connection sometime prior to 2017 and offered to send me the correct adapter for free. Just received the adapter in the mail, but it is a Belkin Gigabyte to USB C adapter. Regardless...works fine, very fast and free. [/QUOTE]

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