Ethernet cable?

[swordfight]

I haave 30m of ethernet cable going around my house, It was working fine and it suddenly stopped tansfering data.

I have tried replacing the plugs at both ends and have checked the cable for faults but it seems to be intact.

 

Any ideas on what has happend?

[shawn3090]

Some kind of rodent/insect/pest may have damaged the wires inside your walls if they are set up like that.

[egbert_o_foo]

Hello there!

 

It's a tad pricey, but you could attempt to get hold of a communications tester for Cat5/RJ45 Ether cable and see if it tells you what's up.

 

Perhaps you have a geeky friend, or someone in the family who works for a communications company?

 

I don't consider this hard to do, but I've been running a computer/networking company for a few years. My first tester cost about $100, but I bought one online a few years ago for quite a bit less.

 

Look *carefully* at the *inside* of the plugs at both ends. Make sure that the wires are inserted fully, and also check that the metal connectors have been pushed firmly into place ("down" into the wires). If they look good, use the tester ... it will generally tell you which pairs are good, and which aren't. For Ethernet, pins 1-2 and 3-6 are used. You can probably ignore any "opens" on 4-5/7-8.

 

Here's some further reading: http://computernetworking.suite101.com/article.cfm/how_to_wire_a_rj45_ethernet_plug