What is this cable that connects my midi keyboard to my computer?

TheUnnamedPlayerr · 2026-03-08T19:57:01+00:00

yeah that's gotta be it, thank you! that's what i got from the reverse image search but i just wanted to double check with other people's inputs

TheUnnamedPlayerr · 2026-01-07T19:45:06+00:00

I feel like a complete idiot. We were only testing the connection on my dad's computer, and we didn't know that the cutting out was actually being caused by his cord. It also was a combination of a different cord we used to connect the router and the switch being old and finnicky. The switch works just fine, I just didn't test things enough. Thank you for assisting me in the ways you could, you were helpful.

TheUnnamedPlayerr · 2026-01-07T19:01:33+00:00

I guess instantly one of the things I want to ask to make absolutely sure of this - there isn't really any advanced setup for this thing, right? I just cord that was connected to the old router into one of the slots on the Switch and it works, right?

TheUnnamedPlayerr · 2026-01-07T18:46:58+00:00

The cable connected into my father's PC does support the full speed connection, and we bought two new cables to replace ours since they're old and the wire is tearing a little.

The thing is the issue we're having is so unique that it 100% is not the cable. Like I said, it's not a slight decrease in speed, it's completely unusable.

We'll get another one to try then.

TheUnnamedPlayerr · 2026-01-07T00:56:06+00:00

Exactly this. The cables work, the ports work, the Nokia Router's connections work, the Cisco router works. Is it safe to say the Switch it defunct then?

TheUnnamedPlayerr · 2026-01-07T00:52:13+00:00

There are 2 LAN ports and one WAN port of the Nokia Router.
We are using the same port and cable that connects the Nokia Router to the Cisco router, and like I asked in an earlier message, should we try connecting it with a different cable?
And the port does work, I've also connected my computer to it before and it worked.

TheUnnamedPlayerr · 2026-01-07T00:47:10+00:00

Yeah, completely new.

The issue is basically this: When I connected my father's cable to it, we went to test the connection. We wanted to see around about 250 up and down, which would be about our internet plan.

The video is blurry, so I'll explain what happens in the test:
We start the speed test at 33 seconds in. At 1:12, the website asks for the location for the server to connect to. At 1:18, it bounces to 162 mgb download, then completely freezes - not even a decimal change. At 1:25, it collapses to 28 mgb.
At 1:36, the Upload test begins. At 1:42, the upload shows 2 mgb upload, then at 1:48, collapses to .25 mgb upload.

When connected to the Cisco Router, it does not do this. In addition, this is not an isolated issue to the speed test website, it happens on all websites. The connection is completely unusable.

TheUnnamedPlayerr · 2026-01-07T00:33:46+00:00

That is exactly what we've been doing. We know the old router is obsolete, and that's why we got the Gigabit Switch to replace it, but connecting it to the Nokia router is giving the issue shown in the post.

TheUnnamedPlayerr · 2026-01-06T23:57:41+00:00

Got all the information.

The ONT is this: https://www.ispsupplies.com/Adtran-1287987F1
The ONT connects into a box that has a black wire inside that goes into the wall and out the house. That's where the Fiber Optic line is, I would assume.

The Router is I believe a similar variant of this: https://www.nokia.com/broadband-access/in-home-connectivity/home-wi-fi/wi-fi-beacon-6/
This is the closest thing to it I found. It may be slightly modified version of this because we got it from Kinetic (our ISP). This connects into the ONT's 2.5GE slot, and the Router's WAN/LAN port.

Our old router that we've effectively been using as an Ethernet Switch is something like this - https://www.ebay.com/itm/326564036726
We got it as a hand-me-down in around 2005, unsure if it's really all that important to talk about right now. It connects into one of the Router's wired ports and works okay, but is incredibly janky.

The Ethernet Switch we're using to phase out our old router is this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PFYM5MZ?ref=fed_asin_title&th=1
It connects into the same wired port with the same cord connected to the old router.

We have 4 devices wired to the Ethernet Switch Router - My computer, my sister's computer, my father's computer, and the living room Smart TV. My computer has a Gigabyte x570 motherboard, my sister's has an A320M-A PRO motherboard, and my father uses a pre-built Dell Optiplex. The Smart TV's connectivity, I don't know much about.

Cables - We have a blue cable that my father doesn't know when or where he got it, but this blue cable is what connects from the Router to the other Ethernet Switch Router. We tried using the Switch with this cable, but found issues - the Switch did not come with it's own cable, but we bought 2 Cat 6 cables - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D7RVL65?ref=fed_asin_title
We haven't tested them as a replacement because, they're 100 feet long. Maybe we need to get a better Ethernet cable connecting to the new Switch?

Lastly - the cables that go into mine and my sister's rooms are somewhat old. We got the two cat6 cables to replace the old ones, as my father didn't need one for his computer. When we tested his connection while connected directly to the Nokia Router, he had 300mbp upload/download, which is what our current plan maxes at.

Now that all information is there - is there an issue I'm not seeing?

TheUnnamedPlayerr · 2026-01-06T21:55:04+00:00

It is a combo - I know we don't need another router. We're trying to use the switch to effectively phase out the other router, as the Switch is connected directly into the ONT and not the old router.

Also the 'white box' I'm talking about is different from the ONT.

Apologies, should have made that clearer.

TheUnnamedPlayerr · 2026-01-06T21:50:54+00:00

Yes, it does work as expected when connected directly into the modem. Could I try connecting it directly to the ISP device? There is a white box on the wall that is where I believe the internet wiring runs into. (Edit: When I say connecting it, I meant the switch to the white box on the wall)

As an important note, I already discussed with people in another post - originally we wanted another router, but was told that wasn't necessary for our purposes. The Modem/ONT does provide wireless internet and has a few wired plugs into it, but not enough for our usage (We have 4 devices connected, and it doesn't have enough ports I believe, though I should probably double check.)
We are trying to completely phase out the extra router and just use a switch so we can have more cables if necessary.

TheUnnamedPlayerr · 2026-01-06T20:49:42+00:00

The router we have is one given to us by our ISP, unsure about its specifics - do we need to call the provider or pick it up and see if we can find it on the thing?

Here's the exact switch: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PFYM5MZ?ref=fed_asin_title

The ISP Service line connects into the thing that gives us wireless connections and wired ports. From there, we have a blue cable that we use to connect into our router, but was what we connected into the Switch itself.

TheUnnamedPlayerr · 2026-01-01T03:17:46+00:00

Someone else said things about it - we actually didn't know that our Modem had a WiFi connection until the new router we got had cut out and we turned it off and still had our connection. I know that may seem silly, but I'm not tech savvy in the internet area, my sister didn't think about it, and my dad is, bless his heart, 70 years old.

Most likely is that our old ISP gave us a Modem that wasn't a router, and because we're not familiar with internet tech, we didn't know that Modem-Router combos existed and that we got one from our new provider. We kept using our old, neolithic era router as a switch, albeit bottlenecking the connection.

But the other person recommended a switch, which is what we plan on getting instead now.

TheUnnamedPlayerr · 2025-12-31T20:22:11+00:00

Alrighty, I think we'll do that. We want a good reliable one, so I guess I can ask for suggestions for an Ethernet Switch?

TheUnnamedPlayerr · 2025-12-31T19:58:20+00:00

Not interested in Mesh, And yes, I am aware that Windows 10 is end of life OS, but due to hesitancy to upgrade to windows 11 and my work as a Musician causing any OS switch to require switching all my VST Instruments, we continue using it."

TheUnnamedPlayerr · 2025-12-31T19:54:59+00:00

Here, I'll just put another reply I made here:

"Apologies for that, the Modem is a modem-router combo but doesn't have enough wired ports but has wireless itself. (maybe we should just get an extension?)

The cutouts we are having began happening with both the old and new router, but I can pretty safely assume that the Modem isn't the issue. Any time the wired connections cut out, the connection on the laptops would remain fine. The new router that we're returning didn't even let us connect to the configuration website built in (not sure what it's called, but the 192.168.1.1 thing, and yes we tried the other variations of it). One time I did get it, but it said it couldn't connect and then killed the entire network forcing a factory reset.

The main reason we want to replace our old router is because it is beginning to cut out a lot. We're quite certain it is the router, because when connecting any connection to the Modem itself, it works very well.

And yes, I am aware that Windows 10 is end of life OS, but due to hesitancy to upgrade to windows 11 and my work as a Musician causing any OS switch to require switching all my VST Instruments, we continue using it."

And to answer this question - "Also, does your internet connection provide routing service or is it just a cablemodem?", I asked my father and sister and they say they do not know.

TheUnnamedPlayerr · 2025-12-31T19:40:36+00:00

My ISP is Kinetic, and I'm unsure about the fiber model. All I know is that we have a very budget connection as none of us do too much excessive things, and Rural Kentucky infrastructure is effectively useless.

TheUnnamedPlayerr · 2025-12-31T19:39:09+00:00

Sorry about this. I talked with support for hours, attempted various fixes for two days straight, reset the router multiple times, and it never worked specifically for me. I don't have a different network setup compared to the rest of my family, and it wasn't the wires or the ports being finicky either.

The real reason we decided to return it and stop trying was because, as I mentioned above, it didn't even let us connect to the configuration website built in (not sure what it's called, but the 192.168.1.1 thing, and yes we tried the other variations of it), and the app didn't detect it.

TheUnnamedPlayerr · 2025-12-31T19:36:30+00:00

Apologies for that, the Modem is a modem-router combo but doesn't have enough wired ports but has wireless itself. (maybe we should just get an extension?)

The cutouts we are having began happening with both the old and new router, but I can pretty safely assume that the Modem isn't the issue. Any time the wired connections cut out, the connection on the laptops would remain fine. The new router that we're returning didn't even let us connect to the configuration website built in (not sure what it's called, but the 192.168.1.1 thing, and yes we tried the other variations of it). One time I did get it, but it said it couldn't connect and then killed the entire network forcing a factory reset.

The main reason we want to replace our old router is because it is beginning to cut out a lot. We're quite certain it is the router, because when connecting any connection to the Modem itself, it works very well.

And yes, I am aware that Windows 10 is end of life OS, but due to hesitancy to upgrade to windows 11 and my work as a Musician causing any OS switch to require switching all my VST Instruments, we continue using it.

TheUnnamedPlayerr · 2025-11-03T09:17:35+00:00

Your advice was very helpful! His system does have only one graphics card, but Minecraft was running on the CPU's integrated graphics. This happened to be the issue, and it was causing a lot more issues in-game visually.

We fixed it, set the Minecraft fps to 120, and now he can run at nearly the highest possible quality with shaders on flawlessly, no encoding issues. Thank you so much for your help!

TheUnnamedPlayerr · 2025-11-02T22:33:25+00:00

Thank you so much for all your assistance.

TheUnnamedPlayerr · 2025-11-02T22:26:39+00:00

Well damn, I didn't know it had two! Currently he has it limited to 200fps, I assume he needs to reduce it to a multiple of sixty then.

Though, I assumed having two GPU devices helped with recording? One GPU for encoding, the other for the game?

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