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Okay scratch that..maybe .. The adaptor was set to automatically obtain IP address and then when I clicked advanced it said DHCP enabled under preferred IP addresses Changing to a specific IP address removed DCHP enabled from the list. I wouldn't have expected the adaptor would have pull over...

Nevermind! Think I figured out why. The adapter had a set preferred IP address, and when it couldn't reach the DHCP something about it tries to revert to that and then ultimately assigns it an internal IP address

I tested the cable downstairs that goes to the patch panel and plugged it directly into my laptop and it seemed to work Any idea why the second router reverted to that IP address after I set it?

So I did all that, while in the process of connecting it to the main router it came to my attention my roommate had reset the router and thus the admin password, which I think is what screwed the second router in the first place. After resetting the main router I connected the netgear router to...

Get a powerline adapter https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/c/technology/networking/powerline-adapters You plug it into a normal power plug near the main router, run a cat5 from the router to into the powerline adapter, then up in your room, plug the other powerline adapter into a...

I see! Would they not both still have 6 though? Yes, port 5 is connected to the main router downstairs and the upstairs netgear router connected to the corresponding port upstairs. I have taken it directly to the main router, and connected it. The problem persisted in that I still can't get...

I have researched this to the death so will ultimately end up confusing the situation. I have literally no idea, total noob. My apartment has a patch panel with 2 ethernet ports in each room, I'm upstairs so had a friend set an old Netgear CVG824G as... I'm not even sure tbh whether it was...