rhodesengr
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I have some network cables going through my house and I have an intermittent issue I would like to get some advice on. I will describe the overall setup first. My network starting point is downstairs in my office. There is a cable modem followed by a Linksys router and then a switch for more ports. I wanted wired internet in two other room so I had a guy install a wall plate with two jacks. One of these goes upstairs to the master bedroom and the other goes to the living room. The one going up to the bedroom is causing intermittent problems. These cables have been in place for something like 5 years and have mostly worked fine. At times, I found that if something pressed up against the cable plugged into the upstairs outlet the entire wired part of the network would stop working. When I removed the offending object (typically a laundry basket) everything would be fine again.
I came home yesterday and my wired internet was not working. I tried various things like reboot and restarts which didn't help. So I went upstairs and unplugged the cable plugged into the upstairs jack. That fixed the issue for the rest of the network. So I tried changing out the upstairs cables and things seemed to be working again last night but by this morning, the wired network was frozen again.
I am going to pick up a cable tester today and see if i can find the problem. It could well be the upstairs wall outlet but might also be something wrong with the two devices connected to the outlet.
I would like to get some advice about what aspect of the wiring could cause the entire wired network to stop working both up and downstream from the offending line. Trying to get a sense of what to look for. If a wire was just loose, I would think just the downstream devices would stop and not everything upstream too. Maybe a short?
Just FYI, the upstairs outlet feeds a 4-port switch which feeds a wireless access point and a WDTV device.
I came home yesterday and my wired internet was not working. I tried various things like reboot and restarts which didn't help. So I went upstairs and unplugged the cable plugged into the upstairs jack. That fixed the issue for the rest of the network. So I tried changing out the upstairs cables and things seemed to be working again last night but by this morning, the wired network was frozen again.
I am going to pick up a cable tester today and see if i can find the problem. It could well be the upstairs wall outlet but might also be something wrong with the two devices connected to the outlet.
I would like to get some advice about what aspect of the wiring could cause the entire wired network to stop working both up and downstream from the offending line. Trying to get a sense of what to look for. If a wire was just loose, I would think just the downstream devices would stop and not everything upstream too. Maybe a short?
Just FYI, the upstairs outlet feeds a 4-port switch which feeds a wireless access point and a WDTV device.