The router, modem, and LAN cable are essential for connectivity.
The router, modem, and LAN cable are essential for connectivity.
Hey,so I recently got a new router and I switched the old cat5 cable my is gave me with the new cat5e that came with the router. And since that cable connects to my WAN port from the modem does it need to be a special type or it doesn't matter. Because I don't have internet right now and I am wondering if the cable matters. I have signal but no internet. Also their cable Saud other stuff on it than the one I connected now. Can any Lan cable be used for the WAN port? The other one said like cat 5 cm something and this one is udp data cat5e or something like this the new one.
I am pretty sure the cable doesn't matter, it should be RJ45 and cat5 or cat5e should've done fine its just the point of how much bandwidth you're gonna use, the highest the cat the higher the quality and the more it can transfer. Adding to that, you have signal because the router sends it anyway, it just means your routers works. and no connecting probably because you don't have established the connection with the ISP. And just asking, from where is the cat5e cable connected to the router.
It used to be more common than it is now, but there is a chance that your ISP modem requires a cross-over ethernet cable. If it does, then you would have to use the ethernet cable they provided to you, or a new cross-over ethernet cable or converter. Since the above is not as common as it used to be, you may have just gotten a faulty cable with your new router, it does happen from time to time. I personally have gotten bad cables in brand new networking hardware packaging before. What is the model of your modem, and what is your ISP?
I've tried a similar configuration before. I turned on bridge mode to disable the modems' Wi-Fi features and use the router instead. You just need to review the settings on both devices. It might help to check the ISP modem for any connection with a router—if it appears there, it likely isn't the cable issue, and you should adjust the router settings. Could you confirm if the router is meant to replace the modem or if it's just a range extender in another part of the apartment? If it's the latter, bridge mode would be appropriate.
My ISP is A1, I'm in Bulgaria, and I use a Linksys modem. The router offers Wi-Fi, but the external cable goes directly to the modem and then connects via LAN cable to the router's WAN port. I'm unsure if I should replace it.
Enable bridge functionality in the configuration when you indicated you meant "Just the router handles wireless."
I set it up as an access point, didn't you? I thought that was what you meant. In the TP-Link settings there were two choices, but then I went back to the regular wireless router because I lost internet again. Many of my mesh and other options disappeared, and I don’t want to use this limited mode. On my CAT5E it shows a data cable labeled "cat5e utp," while the ISP gave me something like "CAT5 Type LAN Cable ATOP" with UTP mentioned too. Does that matter?