ethernet not working.

chavo

chavo

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My Satellite Setup
Vu uno, VU Duo2, sky dish, 2 zone 2 dishes for 19.2 and 23.5. Satlink meter, rover STCeu meter. Tripod with a dish for messing around.
My Location
North West England
Hi,

I have a DM 500 (replica). i had PLI image on it and it would randomly stop connecting via ethernet, as if the connection was dropping, i reflashed it with nabilo but the problem is still there.

The problem is though when iu use my old router it seems to work more often than not, when I use my new one it never works. I have two different TP-Link routers.

any ideas?
 
I would check the integrity of the cat 5 cable and RJ 45 connectors, I have seen many connections in the past dropping in and out only to change the cable and have no further problems
 
Topper said:
I would check the integrity of the cat 5 cable and RJ 45 connectors, I have seen many connections in the past dropping in and out only to change the cable and have no further problems
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Agreed, also check for sharp bends or snags in the cable. Your two routers could also be using different firmware revisions.

Another thing to try would be to daisy chain a switch between the receiver and the router. Sometimes certain combinations of Ethernet chips sets can cause have trouble because of slightly different voltage levels. This causes problems which can bring a connection down.

Adding a switch has cured this for me in the past.
 
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