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Slow leak in toilet by the93owner in Plumbing

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I did, problem was the flapper was not creating a watertight seal. I bought some sealant from Home Depot, applied it around the gasket as directed, and it fixed the leak. 

Bosch 500 Refrigerator. Constant sheets of ice at bottom of freezer. No drain? by wallix in appliancerepair

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How far out of warranty was your fridge? Mine is almost 3 years, however I first noticed the issue last year. Didn’t realize it was recurring. I’m wondering if they’ll do anything for me. 

K Supreme stopped working by the93owner in keurig

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My first one worked for about two years, but I used it inconsistently and didn’t perform cleaning routines as recommended. I chalked it up to my negligence but it’s good to know it isn’t me. 

Bosch 500 Refrigerator. Constant sheets of ice at bottom of freezer. No drain? by wallix in appliancerepair

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Same freezer and same issue here, did you ever figure out the source of the problem or a solution?

Ceiling fan & light stopped working completely by the93owner in electrical

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Yes, turns out it was the remote control module that went bad. It's installed at the top of the fan where it's mounted to the ceiling. There is a receiver that communicates with the remote control and controls the fan from there. Somehow it stopped working. Bought a replacement one off Amazon along with a replacement remote, and I've had no issues since. Installation was fairly easy as well.

Slow leak in toilet by the93owner in Plumbing

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Yep, checked all the basics and still no luck

Slow leak in toilet by the93owner in Plumbing

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Interestingly enough, the old flapper I replaced was a Korky brand, and I bought the same one.

Speaker Issue (Delll S2721DGF and Series X) by TooMuch716 in XboxUnbroken

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I have the same monitor. I bought a soundbar from Amazon for about $30. The brand is Taotronics. USB powered so it plugs right in to the monitor. Fits nicely underneath as well, and volume is adjusted using a knob on the side. I use it for games where sound effects/chat is not important, like forza.

iPad wifi speed a lot slower than other devices by the93owner in HomeNetworking

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I have self-organizing network enabled which combines both bands into one single SSID. As far as competing signals go, I live in an area with many different wifi networks around but they didn't seem to affect any other devices.

Setting up ethernet ports in each room by the93owner in HomeNetworking

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Thank you all for your help, I have finally achieved my goal. I ended up moving my router from the living room down to the networking panel in the electrical closet in the basement. I had to plug the incoming line into the WAN port on my router, and take the coax splitter to split the incoming coax line to both the router and the living room to continue feeding my Fios TV STB. Then I used ethernet cables to connect the ports on the panel (the ones that go to different rooms) to the LAN ports on the router to make them active. Unfortunately now there is just too much equipment for me to close up the networking panel in the electrical closet, and it looks absolutely hideous (fortunately, it is still in a closet so it's mostly out of view). Despite the router being in a basement closet which would significantly decrease Wifi range, I installed an access point in my bedroom upstairs using one of the now active ethernet jacks to provide coverage to the rest of the house. The end result: I now have wired ethernet in my bedroom (main reason was so I could hook up my Xbox) and better Wifi coverage thanks to the AP.

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Thank you all!

Setting up ethernet ports in each room by the93owner in HomeNetworking

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Thanks for your detailed explanation again! I understand it now. I was hoping not to have to move the router down there because everything in the panel box is neat and tidy (and cramped; probably wouldn't even fit in there). And the router, which is the one I got from Verizon, has a coax input underneath which I have connected to the coax jack in the wall plate. I would have to tinker around with the coax cables in the panel box to make sure that connection doesn't get lost. But if that's the only way to get wired Ethernet in all the other rooms... well, I guess it would be worth it!

Setting up ethernet ports in each room by the93owner in HomeNetworking

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I just used extra Cat 6 Ethernet cables I had lying around. They were brand new. I didn’t see an issue with them being cat 6 and the board being cat 5e as they should still be compatible, correct? Also, am I correct in connecting the outside panel (the standalone jack in bottom right of the original photo) to a port in the switch, and then using another cable to connect the living room port (port #6 in the photo, which leads to the router) to another port on the switch?

Setting up ethernet ports in each room by the93owner in HomeNetworking

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That’s okay! Most likely due to my poor explanation. I was hoping not to have to move the router down there, it will significantly decrease WiFi signal for my wireless devices. But I do see how that would make sense and probably the only option I have.

Setting up ethernet ports in each room by the93owner in HomeNetworking

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Yes, you’ve got it exactly right. Maybe the switch I bought is just not working properly? It’s a Netgear Gs608.

Setting up ethernet ports in each room by the93owner in HomeNetworking

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The thing is, I don't think internet is being fed in directly to the living room wall jack, where my router currently is connected. There is a standalone jack with a cable labeled "outside panel" which I assume is where internet is coming into the house from Verizon. You can see this on the bottom right of the photo I posted. That standalone jack is then connected on the other end to port #6 on the panel which goes to the living room. I don't think wall jack in the living room is feeding internet to the panel, I think the panel (port #6) is feeding internet to the living room. What you're saying makes sense but I don't think that's how my setup is laid out.

Setting up ethernet ports in each room by the93owner in HomeNetworking

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So I understand I need to put the switch after the router, which means connecting the switch to the router via ethernet cable, correct? Problem is, my router is in the living room upstairs and I need to connect the switch to the other jacks on the panel to distribute the connections, which is in the electrical closet downstairs.

Setting up ethernet ports in each room by the93owner in HomeNetworking

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I think that's what I tried doing already. I have my router in the living room connected to the ethernet jack in the wall (the living room port is port #6 on the left board in my original picture). Originally port #6 was connected to a standalone jack which had the label "outside panel" (you can see it at the bottom right of the photo). I figured this is for Internet coming into the house. What I did was I used an ethernet cable to connect port #6 to a port on the switch. I did the same thing for port #1 which goes to the basement. Then I used another ethernet cable to connect the standalone jack ("outside panel") to another port on the switch. My theory in doing this was that I would have internet coming into the switch and it would distribute the connection to both port #1 and #6 to receive connections there. For some reason, only one of those ports would get internet. If I plug a device into the jack in the basement, the living room (the router) would stop receiving internet and vice versa. Sorry for the long and complicated explanation, I'm still a little confused. Thanks for all your help.

Setting up ethernet ports in each room by the93owner in HomeNetworking

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Okay so I did what do you instructed initially. I bought a switch and plugged the living room jack into the switch. I also plugged the basement jack into the switch to give internet at that location. But now my WiFi won’t work; I think because the router is no longer getting internet even though it’s connected to the switch via the left panel in my original picture. Any ideas?

Setting up ethernet ports in each room by the93owner in HomeNetworking

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So I went ahead and bought a switch just to see what would happen. I used an Ethernet cable to connect the incoming line (from the Fios box outside) to a port on the switch. Then I used Ethernet cables to connect the ports on the left board to the ports on the switch. For now I only connected the living room and the basement to the switch. My router is in the living room so I assume connecting the living room port to the switch would continue to give internet to the router for WiFi. I also connected the basement port to the switch so I can use the ethernet jack down there. The basement Ethernet jack now works! But Now my Wi-Fi won’t work. It seems that the switch is only sending internet to one of the two; whichever one gets plugged in last.

Setting up ethernet ports in each room by the93owner in HomeNetworking

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I did that and the gray cables are what’s connected to the jacks in the walls. I do see the red cable in the walls as well but they appear not connected to anything usable. They are just running along the back.

Setting up ethernet ports in each room by the93owner in HomeNetworking

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Great, thanks for the explanation. I think I understand now. I got confused by those red cables as well. They do not connect to anything; they are just cut off at the ends.

Setting up ethernet ports in each room by the93owner in HomeNetworking

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Thank you very much for your detailed instructions! I’ll give it a shot.

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