Hello everybody.
I've recently bought a ethernet cable to connect my wifi router (which has cable entries) to my notebook, as the router's antenna is not working properly. When I set the cabled connection it only "connects" for a fraction of second and it keeps trying to reconnect. Therefore, the cabled connection doesn't work, but wifi functions normally. This cabled connection issue also happens on another notebook I have. The crossover cable also functions normally when I connect my internet modem directly to my notebooks.
I'm no expert but I've found that the cable I bought is a crossover cable, which seems to be made for "same devices" setups. However, I've also found out that there's a function called auto-MDIX on most current devices that allow crossover cables to be used normally on different device types and, therefore, the connection I'm trying to set should work.
I'd like to know if there's someone who can help me make my crossover cable work as ethernet cable on a router-notebook connection. My router's a TPLINK WR740N.
Thank you for your attention.
I've recently bought a ethernet cable to connect my wifi router (which has cable entries) to my notebook, as the router's antenna is not working properly. When I set the cabled connection it only "connects" for a fraction of second and it keeps trying to reconnect. Therefore, the cabled connection doesn't work, but wifi functions normally. This cabled connection issue also happens on another notebook I have. The crossover cable also functions normally when I connect my internet modem directly to my notebooks.
I'm no expert but I've found that the cable I bought is a crossover cable, which seems to be made for "same devices" setups. However, I've also found out that there's a function called auto-MDIX on most current devices that allow crossover cables to be used normally on different device types and, therefore, the connection I'm trying to set should work.
I'd like to know if there's someone who can help me make my crossover cable work as ethernet cable on a router-notebook connection. My router's a TPLINK WR740N.
Thank you for your attention.