Network Died Overnight

[Tesla]

Hi,

I have a relatively simple network.

Cable modem connected to a Linksys BEFSR41 wired router.

One cable then feeds the office (the room that the router is in anyway) one cable then goes off to one bedroom and then another relatively long run to a different bedroom.

Now, I was using the internet with no issues last night. Use it this morning around 9:30 and nothing on my connection.

The office and other bedroom are working faultlessly as per usual.

My bedroom computer reports network cable unplugged and the LED one the front of the router is flashing slowly.

The LED on the back of the PC is not lit up at all.

I was thinking that perhaps the cable has somehow randomly failed, but why would the Router LED be slowly flashing? When nothing is connected the router LED is off.

Any ideas as to what could or has happened?

Cheers,

Chris

 

[Tesla]

Yes, that's what I was thinking but it's odd as I was the last to go to bed.

Unless the cable has come into contact with a hot pipe?

It's a 10m run spanning across the house, under the flooring.

 

[Tesla]

Well I have no idea where the break in the cable is as it runs under the flooring.

Am I right in thinking that only the orange and blue pairs are used?

I need to find somewhere to buy a big drum of CAT5, a crimper, preferably a CAT5 stapler too. Likely a test tool aswell.

How does stripping the cable work? Does the crimper do it?