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Sorry to be so ignorant, but I have laid a direct burial Cat 6 cable between my home and shop. The total cable lenght ended up being > 100m (not a lot more). I have plugged the cable into my modem/ro...
Appreciate the advice. I wired the cable ends correctly. Interestingly, I used a Cat 5 connector on one end before buying those specifically made for heavier Cat 6.The Cat 6 ends allow the wire to be pushed through (and protrude) making it easier to be sure they are correctly (T568b). But cutting the protruding ends off flush with the front or the connector is difficult. I ended up using a Dremel tool. When it finally locked into place in the computer and I did the trouble-shooting for no Internet I found something was not enabled. Once fixed,I have Internet in the shop.
My goal was two-fold: to be able to use a computer for Internet research within the shop and also to install a camera so I can have some degree of security within it in my absence.Now on to get a router and camera for the later. I am not going to be streaming video or gaming or anything fancy, so I don't need a $250 router! Plus we are on DSL so the speed is what is considered rudimentary. (Right now, my wireless laptop is getting download at 7.1Mbps, upload 0.75,my wife's hard-wired tower 7.82/0.87.)
Hi,
First thing I would strongly suggest is testing (low level, DC logic) the wiring, especially the pairing. On the physical wires, it's possible the link signals are going through even if the pairing isn't correct. This could lead to kind of low or high-error rates prohibiting a reliable Ethernet communication.
Typical reason why a computer shows no Internet and unknown network is that the computer does not get an IP config over the link, typically from the router DHCP server.
Does a computer get a valid/workable IP address on your network, or is this probably a router port predefined e.g. for an IPTV set-top box?
I would suggest to test configuring the computer (just as a test) manually to an IP address (known free - check before ...) on your network iP subnetwork. for the default gateway and the IP addresses compare to another computer on the network.
Of course, you can always add a switch to split a to long (or to long) network connection into two physical network segments.
Regards,
-Kurt
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