Soldato
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i have a 4port STLabs router with a NTL cable modem. my computer is connected to one of the 4 ports via cat5 patch cable.
there is then a switch connected to another one of the 4 ports, the cable used for this is only telephone cable, its a crossover cable that i made myself (the length isnt that long, only upstairs) the switch has 2 other computers connected to it which are 9/10 always on.
thing is on my computer downstairs i keep getting disconected from the network every now and again, upstairs are fine and no-one has complained.
ive tried swapping the cables around and changing the ports on the router and the switch but nothing seems to fix the problem.
there is an uplink port on my router, i have read that this provides connection for a switch or hub without the use of a crossover cable. is this how i should have connected the swith to the router?
there is then a switch connected to another one of the 4 ports, the cable used for this is only telephone cable, its a crossover cable that i made myself (the length isnt that long, only upstairs) the switch has 2 other computers connected to it which are 9/10 always on.
thing is on my computer downstairs i keep getting disconected from the network every now and again, upstairs are fine and no-one has complained.
ive tried swapping the cables around and changing the ports on the router and the switch but nothing seems to fix the problem.
there is an uplink port on my router, i have read that this provides connection for a switch or hub without the use of a crossover cable. is this how i should have connected the swith to the router?