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Staggs0226
Oct 13, 2025Aspirant
No internet after switch is plugged in
I have a GS305v3 unmanaged switch that I just bought and attempted to use. It is connected to my internet via cat6 cable that I ran from my office in my house where my router/modem is located, to my ...
plemans
Oct 14, 2025Guru - Experienced User
Whenever I read "ran my own cable", I get suspicious of the cable connectors. Did you connect your own ends? Some devices are more sensitive to sketchy cables than others. And even a wire tester won't pick it up becuase its just passing a current, not data. So I'd follow what StephenB recommends and try the switch right by the router with a different cable. If it works there, time to check the cable ends for how they were terminated.
Staggs0226
Oct 14, 2025Aspirant
No, I did not connect my own ends. It was a 60ft pre-made cable rated for outdoor use(figured this would be best do to the extreme heat that build in my attic living in Texas) the LAN ports in both rooms are female to female. So the 60ft cable plugs into the backside of each port, then another cat6 cable is connected to the outside of the ports to run to devices
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