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Originally Posted by Azure
Does that make a difference?
I mean, having different kinds of devices on your network? D-link, Linksys, Buffalo, etc, etc.
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Brands shouldn't matter much. I have heard of conflicts if you have two routers on the same network. They fight over assigning IP addresses by DHCP and it gets messy. Switches just kind of do as they're told and don't have much to say in the process.
Based on what I have heard here, I wonder if there's a problem with the wiring as others have suggested. When I wired up my basement I had one jack that was a bit sketchy and wouldn't work with most of my devices. I snipped off the plug end in my furnace room and re-wired it and it worked fine afterwards. Upon further inspection, a couple of my wires hadn't been pushed all they way through, and when I crimped the plug, the connection was barely being made on those wires.
I'd start there, and if that doesn't work, open up the wall jack and see if everything looks good.