messed up jacks on linksys router

Pyrotechnic · 03-14-2004, 09:22 PM

I have a linksys 4 port router. Some of the jacks are weird. They will only connect if you wiggle the plug on the cable around. This is extremely annoying, because if I do get it to connect, a day or so later, i gotta go wiggle it back into place. Has anyone experienced a similar problem ?

Aardil · 03-15-2004, 12:01 AM

Only thing I can suggest would be new cables. Had a few cables that the ends would do that to me (granted they were the cheap ones), replaced cable and problem solved.
KDC has cat 6 cables real reasonable, currently running them throughout my system, no problems as of yet.

Linksys BEFSR41 ans D Link DSS-5+
4 PC's on line constantly
and repair station connections for the PC I am currently repairing
Aardil

bigben2k · 03-15-2004, 07:35 AM

All I can contribute is the fact that some of the pins inside the jack can bend to where they make a poor connection. That's the only moving part in that type of connector (that and the plastic clip that snaps in).

You can bend them back, just make sure that you either use something non-conductive, or that you unplug the router before doing that (preferably the latter).

iggiebee · 03-15-2004, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Pyrotechnic

I have a linksys 4 port router. Some of the jacks are weird. They will only connect if you wiggle the plug on the cable around. This is extremely annoying, because if I do get it to connect, a day or so later, i gotta go wiggle it back into place. Has anyone experienced a similar problem ?

Same exact problem here, only thing that it was only one connector giving the problem mainly because a hard fall taken by the router (my fault).

Good news is, that if you have at least one good connector you can use it to:

1) connect (uplink) to an inexpensive hub (+- $10.00),
2) connect the computers to the hub, and
3) all your problems will be solved.

If buying a hub, just make sure it is an "autosensing" model so you do not have to go through the agravation of building/buying a cross-over cable.

Pyrotechnic · 03-15-2004, 01:47 PM

The connector seems to be OK, the pins aren't bent back at all. Maybe its a bad connection between the PCB and the jacks ?

03-14-2004, 09:22 PM	#1
Pyrotechnic Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 240	messed up jacks on linksys router I have a linksys 4 port router. Some of the jacks are weird. They will only connect if you wiggle the plug on the cable around. This is extremely annoying, because if I do get it to connect, a day or so later, i gotta go wiggle it back into place. Has anyone experienced a similar problem ?

03-15-2004, 07:35 AM	#3
bigben2k Responsible for 2% of all the posts here. Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas, U.S.A. Posts: 8,302	All I can contribute is the fact that some of the pins inside the jack can bend to where they make a poor connection. That's the only moving part in that type of connector (that and the plastic clip that snaps in). You can bend them back, just make sure that you either use something non-conductive, or that you unplug the router before doing that (preferably the latter). __________________ WBTA (Water Block Testing Alliance) Nordic Hardware WC 101

03-15-2004, 12:01 AM	#2
Aardil Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Louisiana Posts: 174	Only thing I can suggest would be new cables. Had a few cables that the ends would do that to me (granted they were the cheap ones), replaced cable and problem solved. KDC has cat 6 cables real reasonable, currently running them throughout my system, no problems as of yet. Linksys BEFSR41 ans D Link DSS-5+ 4 PC's on line constantly and repair station connections for the PC I am currently repairing Aardil

03-15-2004, 01:47 PM	#5
Pyrotechnic Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 240	The connector seems to be OK, the pins aren't bent back at all. Maybe its a bad connection between the PCB and the jacks ?

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