A while back a Genius at Apple told me I was a fool (well almost) cos I didn't hit apply to get an ethernet connection, turns out it wasn't that at all since I am now sat here holding a network cable up at an angle with my thigh in order to get a connection, if I let it go the connection dissapears, as I suspected it's a faulty RJ45 port which if I want fixed will most likely mean my machine goes away for another 2 weeks minimum - arse....
