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Ethernet cat6 connection issues
I have just purchased a NETGEAR WAX204 wireless router to extend my Wi-Fi to cover all parts of my property. I have installed a cat6 cable from my router to my garage a total length of 70meters. As s...
MT9876 wrote:
I have installed a cat6 cable from my router to my garage a total length of 70meters. As some of it is external I used external cable for complete run. Then took it down to the garage plugged it into the cable all good apart from amber light on the internet and no connection. Thought it may be a fault in cable but tested all 8 cables are good.
Ethernet links not coming up are caused by incorrect pairs in the installation of the cable, or pairs mixed up. Just eight copper strands wired can be not enough.
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