2620 FE port issue

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I have a 2620 that I'm working with at home. The flash is giving errors, so I ordered another one. In the meantime I used xmodem to load the ios directly to ram which worked. When i did a show running-config the fastethernet port did not show. I can't ping it in rommon mode once a set the IP and other 4 settings.
Does this mean that there is a hardware issue with the port?
Is there another way to verify if the port is defective or not?
Thanks.
Does this mean that there is a hardware issue with the port?
Is there another way to verify if the port is defective or not?
Thanks.
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Did you get your 11.x from another model router?