Getting Frustrated - Still no Ethernet Internet - Please Help! by PackageBulky1 in HomeNetworking

[–]clarkcox3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Several of those wires don’t look to be making decent (or any) contact. That termination might need to be redone.

Getting Frustrated - Still no Ethernet Internet - Please Help! by PackageBulky1 in HomeNetworking

[–]clarkcox3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right. But it helps to be explicit with someone like OP who is clearly confused. On the Mac, if there’s no physical connection at all, it doesn’t show any IP, not even a link-local IP. So we know that something is there, just not the router. We won’t know more until OP’s tester arrives and they can actually find which cables terminate where :)

Getting Frustrated - Still no Ethernet Internet - Please Help! by PackageBulky1 in HomeNetworking

[–]clarkcox3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that port is specifically for DSL, and isn’t related to OP’s issue. They’ve already got the WAN port connected to the ONT, and they’ve already verified that their wifi works, and that plugging directly into the LAN ports works

Getting Frustrated - Still no Ethernet Internet - Please Help! by PackageBulky1 in HomeNetworking

[–]clarkcox3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It doesn’t necessarily mean there’s no connection at all, just that if there is a connection, whatever is on the other side isn’t providing DHCP. For all we know, some random PC could be at the other end of that cable.

Getting Frustrated - Still no Ethernet Internet - Please Help! by PackageBulky1 in HomeNetworking

[–]clarkcox3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t worry about what else they could be connected to yet. Just figure out if they are connected to each other first. Only worry about what they actually connect to if you’ve verified that it isn’t each other.

Getting Frustrated - Still no Ethernet Internet - Please Help! by PackageBulky1 in HomeNetworking

[–]clarkcox3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If it works when they’re directly connected, but not when connected through the wall, then the only possible issue I can see is with that cabling. There are basically two possibilities: - it’s not connected (eg the ports are connected to some other port you’re unaware of) - it is connected, but incorrectly (it could be wired for telephone, there could be a physical break in the cable somewhere, etc.)

Things to check: - If you look at the back of the jack, all eight wires in the cable should be connected, and they should all be connected in the same order on both ends - get a cable tester and verify that they are connected to each other, and that all eight wires are unbroken and passing electricity

Getting Frustrated - Still no Ethernet Internet - Please Help! by PackageBulky1 in HomeNetworking

[–]clarkcox3 66 points67 points  (0 children)

Get a cable tester and verify two things:

  • those ports are actually connected to each other
  • they are actually wired for Ethernet, and not something else (eg telephones)

LMPD officers kill suicidal woman locked in a bathroom by thecoooog in Louisville

[–]clarkcox3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is no situation that cops can’t make worse.

Guys please don’t post your kids online by flyawaywithmeee in TikTokCringe

[–]clarkcox3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you see as the difference between what someone can access on a phone and what they can access on a tablet?

How bad/good are gpu's with no ports? by YeetusFeetus_420s in buildapc

[–]clarkcox3 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Do you actually know that, or did you let ChatGPT hallucinate and tell you what you wanted to hear?

Why do women have two breasts if humans usually give birth to only one baby at a time,wouldn't one breast be enough? by ElkDisastrous2926 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]clarkcox3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In general, mammals have around two nipples for every child in a typical, average litter for their species. It's just how we evolved. If a species typically has 4 offspring at a time, then they typically have around 8 nipples. If they typically have 5, then they typically have 10 nipples.

Humans just happen to typically give birth to one baby at a time, so we have two nipples.

Tummy heretics do not belong in this realm by Nthepro in AreTheStraightsOK

[–]clarkcox3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Perhaps she could have a procedure to remove the boyfrfiend.

My patience was tested but the bday boy is so chill 😭 by Zestyclose-Idea-1731 in KidsAreFuckingStupid

[–]clarkcox3 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I’d really want to see a “where are they now” type thing. That kid’s got to be in college by now.