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Originally Posted by davemaden
I am using a tps link 5 port splitter from pc world
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are you sure it's not a
TP Link 5 port
switch? Can I have a link. A broken cable can definitely cause connectivity issues for the device it is connected to but I can't imagine it killing a switch. If it is a decent quality cable you would be hard pressed to break it tbh, there would an apparent cut in the cable somewhere in it's length or more likely at the termination at one of the ends where the wires go into the plastic bit (which may have come a bit loose). Either way, replacing the cable is relatively inexpensive and it should be easy enough for you to work out which one it is. If the switch is faulty or you need a new one of whatever it is you have got get one of
these. Next time you need some new cable(s) or if you want to do everything properly now to save it happening again in the future then replace everything with the appropriate length of
these. You can also colour code everything and for example, use a blue cable for your pc, grey for each of the 4 Amazon fire tv boxes and then a black cable for the connection from the switch to the shub. That way when you look at the cables (if you haven't labelled them) you know what each one does.