CABLES

Cables
The router has several dozen of wires
attached. This cables may get pulled off,
unplugged, or could be just damaged.

• push all the cables to make sure that none of • if you have any computers plugged by the cable, they
them slipped. must be plugged in
• check destruction of wires, look if any of the
the LAN port (yellow port in the figure).
end-piece isn't twist off.

If your computer is connected to the router using a network
• make sure the power wire is plugged into the cable, make sure
router properly. If the device LED's do not shine that the network cable is plugged into the computer port
there is a problem with the power. properly. Additionally,
• Next check if all of cables are properly
after cable plugging You should have observed two LEDs, one of
plugged. The picture above
them ought to
shows all the ports of the router. Depending on
blink". You need to know also that some computers do not have
the producer and model,
any diode
they may look slightly different, but the idea is
signal.
the same everywhere -
internet cable must be plugged into the
WARNING: Plugging internet cable into a port
internet port / WAN (gray port in
the figure) other than the WAN may cause
serious problems!
 The first case is the simplest. If Your internet
Router connection slowed drastically, or
Common causes of problems: it doesnt exist, try turn off the router by
• router-crash disconnecting him from power system
for several seconds and plug again. If reboot
• failure of router
doesn't help, go to the second
• interference in a wireless
point- router failure.
network

You can very simply and independently

verify if the router has failed. Just
unplug the Internet cable from the router
(look at the description of the cable
connection on the router) and connect it to
the network adapter in your
computer. If the computer, was register in
our web, you should see page which
you wanted to visit, if not, you will see our
welcome page „Welcome to
Sloneczko.net". These two cases show the
* Some PC's have more than one Ethernet router failure. If nothing show up, it
(network) connector means a breakdown of the network.
 Cables Router-crash
Ping
Use of hardware resources Interference in network
Failure of router
Interference Viruses
Hardware parameters Router

Quiz
1. The router has several dozen of wires attached.

2. A device that provides Wi-Fi.

3-5. Give 3 common problems in router
6. Obstacle such as walls, windows, and doors caus high damping and
decrease of singal quality.

7. What command do we use to check the response time of the route?

8-10. Give 3 problems with the computer.