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    Question Strange issue: network cable not detected by either router nor computer, but passes test

    Good idea, but the cable modem would have to go with it (and lots of coax cable). The solution was to use cat6 cable. I read somewhere that cat8 has a max channel length of 100ft due to frequencies up to 2000Mhz (cat6 max at 500Mhz).
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    Question Strange issue: network cable not detected by either router nor computer, but passes test

    No OS installed yet but I can see all 4 ports using FreeBSD and Ubuntu installers.
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    Question Strange issue: network cable not detected by either router nor computer, but passes test

    I have an unusual problem and wondered what the experts think here. I have a TP Link router, a 200 ft of cat8 cable, and a server with 4 ethernet connectors. When the server is turned on, and the cable is plugged in on both ends, neither the server nor the router can detect that the cable is...