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WAP not recognizing LAN over a long (50 metre) ethernet cable

WAP not recognizing LAN over a long (50 metre) ethernet cable

here is the situation...I've got my main router in the basement, and want to install a WAP on the 1st floor so I can access the internet from my room.

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Sounds like you have a bad cable. Toss it and get a new one. 50m is not the problem, those cables are spec'd up to 100m. Most likely there is at least one broken pair, probably more inside the cable.