Thank you for the replies... the cable is Cat5e used to test with (spare) and yes I do have a business class 10/100/1000 switch , brand new 16 port (my house is was pre-wired because I work in IT) I...

@tonyrayo @woozle - This worked for me after sitting on with the ISP forever , changing the modem (Motorola), buying another router to make sure I wasn't crazy and god knows how many different...