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Ethernet ports in room don't work
My main issue currently is that the ethernet ports in the rooms of my townhouse aren't working, more specifically the one in my room. Now I've tried going into the basement where my mode...
I can see the photos now 😎
It looks like the Nokia modem only has one live rj45 port. Try swapping the yellow and grey wires on the Nokia box to see if the Nokia box's port lights follow the wire or if the first one still remains lit.
If the first port of the Nokia box is the only that is live... then you need to feed that line into a switch (managed or unmanaged).
At this point though, with the one live port... I would test the other black rj45 ports on the wall to verify that each room is wired properly. I would also take this opportunity to label the black ports for future reference.
Get/Buy a switch managed/unmanaged... put the live wire into the switch, wire each of the remaining switch ports 1:1 to the black ports.
You should be good to go after that. :peace_symbol:
Nighthawk
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Community Power UserSince the mods haven't approved the images and we can't see them, yet, is what you are calling a modem a white box from Nokia by any chance? If yes, that is the ONT and that's only got ONE active ethernet port on it. All the ONT does is convert fibre to a single ethernet connection. That's not a router. If you want to connect multiple ports / jacks, your router will need to be connected to the ONT and then the rest of the jacks / ports connected to the lines in your home.
Huh, thats weird you can't see the images. Just saved them and dragged them into the box. Thank you for letting me know that though. The modem is from Nokia and that does seem to be the problem. Is the only solution to bring my router to the basement or can I do anything else.
- Nighthawk
There is no other solution if you want the whole house on the same network. The ONT only has a single port active and no more will be enabled. I have my ONT connected to my router and then the rest of the rooms in my place.
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