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It seems now I can't even get a connection to test the cable.
It's been hit or miss all day.
Sometimes the light on the router will come on and sometimes it won't.
No lights flashing on the device...
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Two punch down jacks, one surface mount keystone block, one punch down tool, and very careful use of razor blade or stripper should do the job.
Use the T569B color code on both ends of the...
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Home Depot and Lowes both sell a DIY kit for terminating this type of cable. The kit comes with the tool needed to crimp the wire to the plastic connectors. Should work just fine for what you are...
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Ethernet is a star topology. Both ends of the cable have to be connected to something and they meet in a central location where multiple cables are connected to an ethernet switch.
Find the other...
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My house came prewired with Cat5 connections in every room, so I currently have a setup of WDTV players in each room to stream content from my PC.
However, in my son's room there seems to be a...
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Just tried and I cannot connect via wired. I can only connect via wireless.
I get a message stating that the ethernet cable is not plugged in, even though it is.
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The other end of the cable goes to my router. I tried switching to another port on the router but get the same problem. The connectivity light is flashing on my router for that port.
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The tool you'll need to terminate the cable to the jack is called a punch down tool and looks like this:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/Punch-down-tool-Krone-and-110-0a.jpg
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How is the end of the cable that goes to your router terminated? Does it have a modular plug and goes directly to your router? Does it go to a patch panel or wall jack and then is there a patch...
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I would first confirm that the port is working by plugging a laptop in to the port and attempting to stream from a laptop.
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I would plug in a laptop into the router with a short ethernet cable directly and make sure the laptop gets the IP info (by renewing the IP or reboot) before start troubleshooting the wiring in the...
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If your computer can preform the type of test I was advocating, you don't need a link to do it. The other end of the cable doesn't have to be connected to anything. But do pay close attention to...
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Sounds like the wiring in the wall is messed up, I would take off the plate on both ends and make sure that the wire is secure in the panel and there is no issue on the rj45 (the plug it's self) for...
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Sounds like a bad run. Cable is damaged or broke somewhere along the line. Either wall fish a nre run yourself, or have someone come out
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Quite possibly, but the problem is likely near one of the ends of the cable. If you can do a test like I suggested, you can get a lot more information.
Take the jack off the wall too, you might...
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If the house has wired cat5 jacks, it's possible the owner took out the original patch panel that connected to the router.
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Here are some pictures of my setup. I apologize if the quality is poor.
The first couple of pictures are the connections in my son's room.
The last few pictures are where all the Ethernet cables...
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Looking at that structured media cabinet makes my eyes bleed a little. I don't like to see that much of the cable without its jacket at the punch down jacks but at least it looks like they kept the...
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What tools are needed to re-terminate the cable?
Also, if there is a video I can follow I may be able to do it myself.
