Quoting Jerry Rasmussen <[log in to unmask]>:

>  He re-routed the
> wiring and in the process, lost the abiltiy for the Gateway to access the
> internet through the hub.  The laptop works fine connecting to the internet
> via the hub.

This could be a "dumb" question but did he, at any time, staple or use cabling
staple to re-route the wiring?  This sounds like a physical problem with that
particular patch cable.

_emaq_

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