Storms37
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Hardwired House networking issue
Hi, I have my whole house hardwired for internet. The lines are run throughout the walls and terminate to a patch panel in the basement. The punch downs have all been tested and are good. I have Comcast cable for my isp. I have a Netgear wireless router on the 2nd floor. I was told I needed to have a "power" source for the patch panel. I have a netgear 8 port switch which is what I was told to use. The router is in port 1, the comcast is in the internet port so the switch is powered. However, anytime I put a nic cable into another port either in the wall or the switch, I can't get an IP! Always gives me the "local only". I think that maybe the switch might be bad? Only the 1 port is working? If I plug the cables into the router, it works fine. Problem is I need the wires to work not just the wireless. I'm wondering why the switch is giving an IP to the router and not to the computers plugged directly into it as well as the ports in the wall.
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Here are some pictures of the network setup. The vertical router is the only piece of hardware on the (3rd) floor. Everything else is in the basement. The 1 nic cable in the wall is the only 1 in the wall that is working for the modem. BTW, I took an old router, plugged the modem in and that's how I am working on this message right now.
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So then how am I going to power all the ports I have in my walls? I need those a lot more than wireless. I hate wireless. Currently, I have the old router connected to the modem, and the switch is connected to the old router as well. I am currently on the 3rd floor sending this message wireless. How can I now power all the ports?
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Yes, I had the old router feeding the switch and the modem feeding the router. Worked for a while then decided to quit. Not "all" the ports have wires, only 3. The modem, the router on third floor and an extra cable to 1 of the rooms upstairs. I changed settings back to originall setup because I at least have wireless.
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