sm1mex Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 My Infinitum modem at the back of the modem Lan 1 cable is to the internet connection and Lan 2 cable is connected to the computer. The Lan 1 light stays lit but the Lan 2 light on the back of the modem may stay lit, or blink or go off. Is this Lan 2 cable from the modem to the computer supposed to stay lit all of the time? If so perhaps I need a new modem. this one is quite old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 There should be a telephone cable coming into the jack labelled DSL. The four LAN ports will go to different devices: eg: computer, Vonage or Magic Jack, an extra router or "bridge"... that kind of thing. Flashing lights mean only that information is being sent back-and-forth. The important thing is that the light is ON, regardless of being steady or flashing. LAN 1 cable is not the Internet connection. The internet connection is from the telephone jack/filter in the wall; referred to on the modem as DSL. You should follow it, see where it goes. If you are getting Internet on your computer, then all is well. Do your speed test. If it is maintaining its speed, then no new modem is required. Not to mention, just trying to get one out of our local TelMex office is a whole ball of bees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sm1mex Posted September 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 Sometimes Lan 2 is on steady, sometimes it blinks and sometimes it is off. Yes the internet connection is from the telephone jack. Also when the computer goes to sleep, the Lan 2 light, which goes to the computer, goes off. Does that sound right? when the pc is asleep the Lan 2 light goes off? I changed the cable so I know it is not a faulty cable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 Yes, pretty much. But you haven't said whether any of this is a problem. And I'm still waiting to hear what you have in LAN 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sm1mex Posted September 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 LAN 1 on constantly. LAN 2 on or blinking. LAN 2 off when pc asleep. LAN 2 is cable to the pc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 And again, where does LAN 1 go to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go Solar Posted September 17, 2019 Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 Same problem with this power bar! 😉 Call Tech Support? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanson Posted September 17, 2019 Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 Great idea, Go Solar. Gosh, you don't even need solar panels Say I, board to death in Seattle waiting to come back home. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sm1mex Posted September 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 Lan 1 goes to our magic jack gizmo and and then the gizmo is plugged into power. I am not having any problems, just the Lan 2 light goes out when the pc goes to sleep or is off. I guess that is ok since everything working fine. With phone, magic jack computer, transformers, power chords, etc. It is hard to tell where anything goes. But everything works. Thanks for the help. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkWebles Posted September 17, 2019 Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 Super advanced, sure, but at what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sm1mex Posted September 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 I was thanking computer guy. Been to his house with another situation and he solved it right away. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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