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<blockquote data-quote="DalaNorth" data-source="post: 127492" data-attributes="member: 27872">Yes, I have messed with them a lot too.To fully explain just how strange this problem is, I will tell you what I have done as an intermedate solution.Next to the fiber converter, I have placed a computer with two network adapters (wired). I have connected one of the network cards to the fiber converter and the outer to the wan/modem port on my router. On the computer I have Windows XP with internet connection sharing enabled. I set the router to &quot;dynamic IP&quot; and everything is working fine. I can connect to the router wirelessly from both my workstation and my HTPC and easily use the internet. If I unplug the cable between the router and the computer from the cmputer and plug it directly into the fiber converter, the router immediately loses connection with both my wirelessly connected computers and it is impossible to reconnect. It is also impossible to connect through one of the LAN ports on the router. It doesn't help if I restart the router. It also doesn't work to put the cables back the way they were until it is rebooted connected that way. Why does it work when I go through the computer, but not otherwise? I suspect that the converter needs to be replaced...Is there any way that the converter could be outputting too much power through the ethernet cable or something? Are network cards more capable of handling such anomalies than simple cheap routers?Whatever, I just hope the ISP tech guy shows up soon... I don't want to have a computer that doesn't do anything useful, takes up a lot of space in the hallway and must be turned on all the time, just because it works...RegardsDalaNorth</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DalaNorth, post: 127492, member: 27872"] Yes, I have messed with them a lot too. To fully explain just how strange this problem is, I will tell you what I have done as an intermedate solution. Next to the fiber converter, I have placed a computer with two network adapters (wired). I have connected one of the network cards to the fiber converter and the outer to the wan/modem port on my router. On the computer I have Windows XP with internet connection sharing enabled. I set the router to "dynamic IP" and everything is working fine. I can connect to the router wirelessly from both my workstation and my HTPC and easily use the internet. If I unplug the cable between the router and the computer from the cmputer and plug it directly into the fiber converter, the router immediately loses connection with both my wirelessly connected computers and it is impossible to reconnect. It is also impossible to connect through one of the LAN ports on the router. It doesn't help if I restart the router. It also doesn't work to put the cables back the way they were until it is rebooted connected that way. Why does it work when I go through the computer, but not otherwise? I suspect that the converter needs to be replaced... Is there any way that the converter could be outputting too much power through the ethernet cable or something? Are network cards more capable of handling such anomalies than simple cheap routers? Whatever, I just hope the ISP tech guy shows up soon... I don't want to have a computer that doesn't do anything useful, takes up a lot of space in the hallway and must be turned on all the time, just because it works... Regards DalaNorth [/QUOTE]

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