I have an isp modem that is working fine. I can connect my computer directly to it and have internet. I have it plugged in to the wall via an Ethernet cable. I have 5 or so rooms and each one has an ethernet jack on the wall. I have located the place where all the cables meet and I have wired it correctly ( 2 times actually)(all the cables are connected together). I have stripped the cables and insulated them properly with shrink wrap. I have also triple checked the ethernet jacks that i will be using (3 of them).
Basically I am saying that the wiring is perfect for the 3 ethernet jacks that i will be using.
So my problem goes like this. The isp modem is plugged in the wall in room 1. When i go to room 2 or room 3 and i plug my computer in the wall via ethernet cable, i get no connection.
However, (modem is still plugged in in room 1) if I plug in a powerless device (ex. TV turned off, old computer with no power cable going to it, or old modem with no power cable going to it) in room 2, thecn i plug my omputer to the wall via ethernet cable in room 3 - I suddenly have internet on my computer which is in room 3. When i power on the device in room 2, my internet instantly stops.
I have tested the resistance in the cables and it does not seem to be above normal. I made sure the cables are not broken or disconnected. My house is about 8 years old.
Also, this might be a modem issue, but when the isp modem is plugged in room 1, a powerless device in room 2, then a second modem (netgear)(for wifi) is plugged in the wall in room 3, it does not receive connection with the isp modem. When i take the cable i am using to plug the secondary modem and plug it in my computer i get connection. So the secondary modem is not connecting wit the isp modem.
When i connect the secondary modem to the isp modem through just a cable (not the wall) I get a connection and internet.
Any ideas what might be wrong with my setup?
All the cables I am using are working fine, I am sure the wiring is good for the 3 ethernet jacks and the place where the cables meet.
Basically I am saying that the wiring is perfect for the 3 ethernet jacks that i will be using.
So my problem goes like this. The isp modem is plugged in the wall in room 1. When i go to room 2 or room 3 and i plug my computer in the wall via ethernet cable, i get no connection.
However, (modem is still plugged in in room 1) if I plug in a powerless device (ex. TV turned off, old computer with no power cable going to it, or old modem with no power cable going to it) in room 2, thecn i plug my omputer to the wall via ethernet cable in room 3 - I suddenly have internet on my computer which is in room 3. When i power on the device in room 2, my internet instantly stops.
I have tested the resistance in the cables and it does not seem to be above normal. I made sure the cables are not broken or disconnected. My house is about 8 years old.
Also, this might be a modem issue, but when the isp modem is plugged in room 1, a powerless device in room 2, then a second modem (netgear)(for wifi) is plugged in the wall in room 3, it does not receive connection with the isp modem. When i take the cable i am using to plug the secondary modem and plug it in my computer i get connection. So the secondary modem is not connecting wit the isp modem.
When i connect the secondary modem to the isp modem through just a cable (not the wall) I get a connection and internet.
Any ideas what might be wrong with my setup?
All the cables I am using are working fine, I am sure the wiring is good for the 3 ethernet jacks and the place where the cables meet.