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Author Topic: DIR-615 Dog chewed cables, now won't see ethernet connections :)  (Read 5118 times)

mike523

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DIR-615 Dog chewed cables, now won't see ethernet connections :)
« on: February 15, 2012, 04:03:39 PM »
Ok so I come home from work on my lunch break to discover that my dog spilled her food on my router and I'm pretty sure thats how she discovered that cat5 cables are fun to saw on with her teeth, she chewed clean through 4 of them...she also chewed through the power cable and somehow cheated death in that regard.

My question is this:
After repairing and crimping all ethernet cables and substituting a brand new one for good measure, the DIR-615 will not see any ethernet connections, ie the lights on the front do not come on when the cable is plugged in, however I plugged my internet Cat5 into it and the little globe lights up saying that it is getting the internet.  The wireless works fine as I connected to it with my phone.  I know I repaired the cables properly but to rule that out I have used a brand new un-chewed cable and the router won't see that either.  Is it possible that something was fried when the dog chewed through the power cable??  Do I need a new router?
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Re: DIR-615 Dog chewed cables, now won't see ethernet connections :)
« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2012, 05:07:38 PM »
Ensure the cables are in good condition, buy new or swap out cables between the modem and router.
Try a factory reset of the router as well.
Power off the router and modem, then power on the modem and let it sync, then power on the router.
Can you log in to the routers web page from a wired PC?
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mike523

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Re: DIR-615 Dog chewed cables, now won't see ethernet connections :)
« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2012, 06:50:24 PM »
The cables are good, I have bypassed the router and run them straight to the PC with success. 

There is no cable modem as I am on fiber optic internet.

I've power cycled and factory reset the router several times with no positive results.  I haven't yet tried to log into the routers web page but I'll report back when I do.
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