System will not shut down

Reconnecting to the internet via cable, my computer will not shut down without unplugging it. Any suggestions?

Unplugging the power, or unplugging the Ethernet?
Does it work if you give it long enough (10 minutes)? If so, that would seem to indicate that it is timing out trying to shut down some sort of network connection.
Does your cable provider require that you install any extra software to connect, or use the inbuilt Mac PPPoE client?

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