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why my hand made ethernet cable produce blinking orange line on modem
i use ethernet cat6, T568B wiring method. what has gone wrong?
yes, i had cat 6. if this hand-made cable works with other modem, it means that netgear modem has some very special requirement.
So you did try a pre-made/Mfrs cable with this modem to see if it worked and had same issue?
yes, the premade came with the box, work fine. so i am curious on what is the difference.
What CAT version is the one in the box?
What kind of cable are you using? UTP? Stranded pair?
Possible you might have something wired differenctly on your hand build from Mfr'd.
could be not crimped all the way. Just enough to pass a current but not enough for data. I've seen that.
I'd try redoing your ends
The problem is not with the way i do my ethernet. I have tested them on different modems, work fine.
Why out-of-box CAT 5e works, with green light, speed 500Mbps.
and my hand-made CAT 6, creates orange blinking light, speed <100Mbps.
If i try to hand-made CAT 5e and it works, , Something is wrong with Netgear modem.
