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Internet For Entire Home Goes Out When I Plug Ethernet In
Nighthawk AX4500. Topic, when I plug the Ethernet cable into the router for my PC, my entire internet including wifi goes out. Internet went out at 3 PM yesterday, it is 5:43 PM and I have had wifi...
First step is to try a different Ethernet cable.
Is the PC connected only to the router with a cable? (no simultaneous connection to anything else, even over WiFi?)
Are there any Ethernet switches involved?
No switches involved, I do use two cables and a splitter. Will try using different cables as my next step if it doesn't work tonight when I plug in again. That didn't come to the top of my mind just because if it's causing the entire internet including wifi to go out I thought it IP or router itself related.
Inglorious wrote:
I do use two cables and a splitter.Please explain this in more detail.
In the days before gigabit Ethernet, it was common to use two pairs of a cable for one Ethernet connection and the other two pairs for a separate Ethernet connection. Gigabit Ethernet requires all four pairs, so this technique no longer works.
- Sure -- the router has to be in a different room so my PC is connected with two cables via a splitter to reach.
Splitter is a very specific term. They are normally deployed in pairs
Can you attach a picture?