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Modem giving out a internet signal but my computer won't get it...?

  • I have a router splitting my internet into 3 different computers. Two of the Ethernet cables coming from the router are running up into 2 different rooms. where i have made then female plugs. (male on the part going into the router and then female stripped on the inside of the wall so i can plug a male into it) For some reason the plug in my room won't get the signal. I just took apart the wall part in my room and re-wired the cables into the 8 different ports. The light on my router is lighting up green showing that a signal is being sent or that it knows a cable is plugged in. When i plug a male cable into my wall port and then into my tower...the light on the back of my computer lights up orange. I think it means that there is a signal being sent but not received? I have tried switching out different ethernet cables and also plugging my ethernet cable into different ports on the back of the router. I have no idea what else to do. I have also plugged in different computers into my ethernet port and they won't work either. Any one have any thoughts...if you need anymore information let me know. Thanks!

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    the max length of cables for internet is 50m. I read this a few months ago when i was networking our building. so even if you use a cable tester and all LEDs light up, you may still not connect to the internet. one thing you could do is to use a repeater so that the signal can reach your area. another possibility is how you made your cable. check your wiring and crimping.

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You said you striped the wall end to make a female jack. Often times when we make patch panels (or simply a one patch socket), we tend to forget that the transmit/receive lines should sometimes cross over. I think this is your problem. You mentioned that you tried different ethernet cables (i am guessing you are using all straight through cables), and also tried different router ports. It has to be a problem with your wiring. remember: straight through cables are designed to line up the transfer/receive ends, while crossover cabling reverses these two (so that two of the same devices can talk to each other e.g. router to router or computer to computer). -or you could simply just have a problem with your wires not fully touching the metal inside your jack. I would simply re-wire the wall jack. Can you provide some more detail as to how you wired the jack? also, is the other wall jack you installed working? look at your network statistics and tell us if you can send/recieve anything.

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