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DalZ64
Jul 26, 2022Follower
Water in internet cable XR500
Woke up, the power light and the two LAN lights on my router were blinking white, there was no connection to either of my devices and the wifi was turned off. My first instinct was to restart the rou...
plemans
Jul 26, 2022Guru - Experienced User
A couple things to try.
1. make sure you have a good quality cat 6 cable. I've seen cat 5 and cat 5e cables not connect at gigabit speeds
2. try reinstalling the firmware. Maybe a surge in the cable being wet caused an issue with firmware.