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R7000 not working with TP-LINK TL-SG1008D switch
I have a r7000 nighthawk which works great wired and wirelessly. I wanted to hard wire some devices in my house running Cat6 cable. I installed the switch in my basement and I made new network cabl...
Problem solved. Do not ever buy RJ45 Connectors from china. Even though my cables tested fine with the tester, I found that the cheap RJ45 connector was not seating properly in the port on the router. I cut it off and put on a good quality one that I had and everything works fine. Cheap chinese crap.
When you say tested, do you mean with a network cable tester?
I ran my own CAT5e cables in a house I bought 25 years ago and the cable tester helped. All the cables I use now are factory made and CAT7.
Which socket are you plugging the LAN cable into on your R7000 ?
Problem solved. Do not ever buy RJ45 Connectors from china. Even though my cables tested fine with the tester, I found that the cheap RJ45 connector was not seating properly in the port on the router. I cut it off and put on a good quality one that I had and everything works fine. Cheap chinese crap.