Broken Ethernet shield?

Hi all,

I have been using the Arduino Ethernet Shield with decreasing success over the past few days. Initially, things started out just great - and besides the 'reset problem' (which is well documented), I rarely can get the Shield to transmit - it only seems to receive.

This as you can imagine is highly frustrating!

I've gone back to basics, loading up some of the examples in Arduino 15 and still nothing - however many times I reset.

I'm using a 9VDC 500ma power adapter, that wouldn't have damaged the shield, would it?

Thanks

Rich