Switch-to-Switch Cable Not Working 😳 But Switch-to-PC Works! | RJ45 Troubleshooting
RJ45 CABLE TROUBLESHOOTING | SWITCH TO SWITCH CONNECTION
SWITCH UPLINK NOT WORKING | LAN CABLE TEST
RJ45 CABLE WORKING ON LAPTOP BUT NOT SWITCH
SWITCH TO SWITCH NETWORK CONNECTION PROBLEM | TECHNICAL ANSHU
In this video, I troubleshoot a strange RJ45 cable/network issue.
The RJ45 cable is functioning when connected between a switch and a laptop/system, but the same cable fails to work for a switch-to-switch connection.
🎙️ English Key Notes & Transcript
You've probably wondered at some point about how we make internet cables here, the cables we punch. Why do we stick to color coding here? Why not just do both sides the same? In this series, let's punch it here. If I'm using white‑green here, I'll use white‑green there too. That way my…. The internet will work. I used to think, why not just follow this? Why should I do it? I'll just set it up here. I thought the guy coming from outside would curse at me. Who did that? Anyway, here I found the logical answer. I didn't really know what could potentially happen in this situation, but today, I actually noticed one important thing that caught my attention. What do we do now when our internet cable breaks? Imagine you're on a 12‑storey building and your office spans every floor. Each floor has its own… Now here you have…. You set up a server room, and the server room is where all the cables come from. It goes into the switch, and if you're on the 12th floor, it goes up to the 12th floor. The cable runs from floor to floor, from room to room. Right? So we call that…. We call it an uplink. Now suppose you're in room 12 and heading to another room. In the middle, a mouse cuts the cable. Rig...
📋 Overview & Step-by-Step Guide
SWITCH UPLINK NOT WORKING | LAN CABLE TEST
RJ45 CABLE WORKING ON LAPTOP BUT NOT SWITCH
SWITCH TO SWITCH NETWORK CONNECTION PROBLEM | TECHNICAL ANSHU
In this video, I troubleshoot a strange RJ45 cable/network issue.
The RJ45 cable is functioning when connected between a switch and a laptop/system, but the same cable fails to work for a switch-to-switch connection.
🔥 In this video:
• RJ45 cable testing
• Switch-to-switch connection
• Switch uplink troubleshooting
• Switch-to-PC connection test
• LAN cable troubleshooting
• Ethernet cable issue
• Network connectivity troubleshooting
• RJ45 pinout and wiring basics
• Why the same cable can behave differently in different connections
• Practical IT Support troubleshooting
If you're facing a situation where your LAN cable works perfectly with a laptop/PC but doesn't establish a link between two switches, this video demonstrates the troubleshooting process.
⚠️ Important:
For switch-to-switch connections, also check the switch port, uplink configuration, cable wiring/pairing, auto-negotiation, and the supported Ethernet speed of both ports.
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