Ethernet help.

shank0668 · 01-04-2009, 01:06 AM

I got a 360 and i cant get my internet hooked up in my room. I plugged the one wire that is to my room into the router. now I have three ethernet wires in a box in my room like the pic

only 1 is the wire hooked up to the basement router then another is to jump it over to another box in my room ant the last 1 i have to f'ing clue. So ive put a female end on all three wires 3 different times. I dont know which wire is from the basement. Ive hooked all three wires to my 360 and it says it is disconnected. Also if i plug it into my brothers room it works. On the router the wire is plugged into port three and port three light is not blinking like 1 and 2. HELP ME:(

camaro5 · 01-04-2009, 01:19 AM

EN cable from router has an open circuit in the wire or at the plugs, or is not the same cable plugged into the router.

The only varible from your brothers room to yours is the physical cable and plugs.

Get another ethernet cable or when you can a wireless router and 360 wireless adaptor.

90% probability.

Cisco Certified Network Engineer

shank0668 · 01-04-2009, 01:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by camaro5

EN cable from router has an open circuit in the wire or at the plugs, or is not the same cable plugged into the router.

The only varible from your brothers room to yours is the physical cable and plugs.

Get another ethernet cable or when you can a wireless router and 360 wireless adaptor.

90% probability.

Cisco Certified Network Engineer

I figured It would be an open circuit. Can you test one of the 12 wires inside each cable with a multimeter?

camaro5 · 01-04-2009, 01:47 AM

You would test end to end with a multimeter. It won't reach upstairs to your end, and downstairs to the router end.

They make tools for this type of testing, but it's not worth buying them for one time, they're not cheap.

Monoprice.com is geek cable headquarters, if you need a new one.

Or steal your brothers, with a coupler, or share your brothers with a switch.

Cheapest, best fix - Run a new cable

Best, not so cheap fix, the wireless scenario.

01-04-2009, 01:06 AM	#1
shank0668 Drives: '14 LML/'06 LJ/'76 Trans Am Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,438 View My Garage	Ethernet help. I got a 360 and i cant get my internet hooked up in my room. I plugged the one wire that is to my room into the router. now I have three ethernet wires in a box in my room like the pic only 1 is the wire hooked up to the basement router then another is to jump it over to another box in my room ant the last 1 i have to f'ing clue. So ive put a female end on all three wires 3 different times. I dont know which wire is from the basement. Ive hooked all three wires to my 360 and it says it is disconnected. Also if i plug it into my brothers room it works. On the router the wire is plugged into port three and port three light is not blinking like 1 and 2. HELP ME:( Attached Images

01-04-2009, 01:19 AM	#2
camaro5 Drives: X-15 Velocipede Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SW Florida Posts: 4,630	EN cable from router has an open circuit in the wire or at the plugs, or is not the same cable plugged into the router. The only varible from your brothers room to yours is the physical cable and plugs. Get another ethernet cable or when you can a wireless router and 360 wireless adaptor. 90% probability. Cisco Certified Network Engineer

01-04-2009, 01:47 AM	#4
camaro5 Drives: X-15 Velocipede Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SW Florida Posts: 4,630	You would test end to end with a multimeter. It won't reach upstairs to your end, and downstairs to the router end. They make tools for this type of testing, but it's not worth buying them for one time, they're not cheap. Monoprice.com is geek cable headquarters, if you need a new one. Or steal your brothers, with a coupler, or share your brothers with a switch. Cheapest, best fix - Run a new cable Best, not so cheap fix, the wireless scenario.