Mobile/PDA About Us Advertise here
User User name Password  
  Not registered yet? Register here.
Lost your password? Click here. 		 
  Home   News   Guides   Downloads   Glossary   Hardware   Profiles   Forums   v4  
 Advertise at AfterDawn.com     Link to us!     Private messages     Compose a private message     List of all updated threads     Threads without replies     Search messages
Monday 16.2.2026 / 09:01
Search AfterDawn Forums:        In English   Suomeksi   På svenska
afterdawn.com > forums > pc hardware > other pc hardware > questions, questions...
Show topics
 
Forums
Forums
Questions, questions...
  Jump to:
 
Posted Message
Contra80
Newbie
_ 		18. August 2005 @ 12:53 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Alright, I'm having some pretty big problems with my cable connection. First of all, here's the basic info that I know about.

I own a Motorola SBV5120 SURFboard Cable Modem
With a Linksys WRT54G Wireless Router.

I just installed the latest firmware for the router.

I've tried reinstalling the router several times, and the modem as well.

I randomnly get connection drops, many sites will simply not respond on my desktop computer, which is connected to the router with an Ethernet cable. However, my laptop, which is on a wireless connection, gets a more stable, stronger signal that my desktop does, which leads me to believe it's a problem with my Ethernet cable.

What would be the best solution? Get a new Ethernet cable, get a new Ethernet Network Card (I don't know the terminology), what?

If you ask me a question, you're probably going to have to explain how to find the answer to me, I'm not very technologically advanced (Compared to most people on this site at least)
[ + quote]
ddp
Moderator
_ 		18. August 2005 @ 16:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
try replacing the cable 1st as is the easiest & cheapest but remember get straight thru not cross over cable as they look the same but the cross over has the wires switched around
[ + quote]
Contra80
Newbie
_ 		20. August 2005 @ 07:11 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The new cable didn't work at all.

I can't figure out what's wrong with this thing. Even my Xbox, which is hooked up to the router with another ethernet cable, lags on Xbox Live.

Most online games I can't connect to, the latest being Anarchy Online >.<
[ + quote]
Advertisement
_ 		__
 
_
ddp
Moderator
_ 		20. August 2005 @ 09:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
try bypassing the router to see if there is a better & faster connection.
[ + quote]
afterdawn.com > forums > pc hardware > other pc hardware > questions, questions...
 

Digital video: AfterDawn.com | AfterDawn Forums
Music: MP3Lizard.com
Gaming: Blasteroids.com | Blasteroids Forums | Compare game prices
Software: Software downloads
Blogs: User profile pages
RSS feeds: AfterDawn.com News | Software updates | AfterDawn Forums
International: AfterDawn in Finnish | AfterDawn in Swedish | AfterDawn in Norwegian | download.fi
Navigate: Search | Site map
About us: About AfterDawn Ltd | Advertise on our sites | Rules, Restrictions, Legal disclaimer & Privacy policy
Contact us: Send feedback | Contact our media sales team
 
  © 1999-2026 by AfterDawn Ltd.

  IDG TechNetwork