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Old 08-10-2005, 14:09   #1
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Faulty Modem lead
Hi all

My cable modem leads has an intermetent fault !

Can anyone recommend a good source to buy a replacement.

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Old 08-10-2005, 14:17   #2
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Re: Faulty Modem lead
Which "lead"? The Coaxial or the Ethernet?
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Old 08-10-2005, 15:01   #3
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Re: Faulty Modem lead
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Which "lead"? The Coaxial or the Ethernet?
It's the lead that goes from the modem to the PC. Has a sort of telephone like plug on each end.

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Old 08-10-2005, 15:31   #4
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Re: Faulty Modem lead
That's an ethernet lead. You're looking for a cat5 lead - anywhere that does computer stuff should have them, even Dixon's etc.

Alternatively, any online supplier also should. Just try your favourite/most local.

Or just try Dabs .

Having said that, what makes you say the lead has an intermittent fault, Mike?
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Old 09-10-2005, 08:36   #5
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Re: Faulty Modem lead
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That's an ethernet lead. You're looking for a cat5 lead - anywhere that does computer stuff should have them, even Dixon's etc.

Alternatively, any online supplier also should. Just try your favourite/most local.

Or just try Dabs .

Having said that, what makes you say the lead has an intermittent fault, Mike?
Some times the connection drops...........when I wiggle the lead at the back of the modem connection comes back
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Re: Faulty Modem lead
Could be a solder joint in the modem or the lead itself cuold be faulty. Get a replacement patch cable from Maplins, Dabs, PC World, Tesco etc and see if it improves. If it doesn't improve it may be that the modem has developed a faulty connection.
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Re: Faulty Modem lead
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Re: Faulty Modem lead
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That's an ethernet lead. You're looking for a cat5 lead - anywhere that does computer stuff should have them, even Dixon's etc.

Alternatively, any online supplier also should. Just try your favourite/most local.

Or just try Dabs .

Having said that, what makes you say the lead has an intermittent fault, Mike?

Is this the type I need............ETL Verified EIA/TIA-567B 2 Cat 5e UTP

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Old 10-10-2005, 17:22   #9
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Re: Faulty Modem lead
Sounds like it: that's cat5 cable. It should have RJ-45 connectors. Make sure it's a patch cable and not a crossover. That's about it.
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Re: Faulty Modem lead
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Sounds like it: that's cat5 cable. It should have RJ-45 connectors. Make sure it's a patch cable and not a crossover. That's about it.
Oh.......what is the difference ??
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Sounds like it: that's cat5 cable. It should have RJ-45 connectors. Make sure it's a patch cable and not a crossover. That's about it.
Oh.......what is the difference ??
patch is wired 'straight through' - i.e. in to in , out to out, crossover is wired 'crossed over', i.e. in to out & out to in (in essence)
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Re: Faulty Modem lead
Thanks, Gaz! :-) And you generally use crossover cables for connecting a computer directly to another computer, and a patch cable for connecting a computer to anything else - i.e. router/switch etc.
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Thanks, Gaz! :-) And you generally use crossover cables for connecting a computer directly to another computer, and a patch cable for connecting a computer to anything else - i.e. router/switch etc.
np Patrick just to add that the more recent NTL cable modems can 'allegedly' (in that I havn't tried) use either a patch or a crossover cat5 cable.
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Re: Faulty Modem lead
Yes, I think a lot of more modern network devices (routers, switches etc) can sense whether a cable is patch or crossover and switch connections accordingly. But

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And you generally use crossover cables for connecting a computer directly to another computer, and a patch cable for connecting a computer to anything else - i.e. router/switch etc.
has AFAIK always been the distinction.
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Thanks, Gaz! :-) And you generally use crossover cables for connecting a computer directly to another computer, and a patch cable for connecting a computer to anything else - i.e. router/switch etc.
np Patrick just to add that the more recent NTL cable modems can 'allegedly' (in that I havn't tried) use either a patch or a crossover cat5 cable.
They do, ours does anyway.
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