In a "normal" world, you should not need to worry about wiring and cables- they should just work. I thus think the problem is with your switch box- what is it please? Model, type of switch...

Region : Australia Model : TL-PA6010PKIT Hardware Version : V1 Firmware Version : 600A-5-3-5317-00-1545-20130221-FINAL-B ISP : Telstra Fibre (100/40Mb/s) I've noticed that the latest firmware (...

You first need to establish the connection extent. Your router will have an IP address and will be on, let's call it "Plug1". Your notebook will be on "Plug2". Are you able to PING the router from...

I've had a similar issue to you, but my problem was between my Windows 2008 server and Windows 7/8 client. The problem was when my server was connected to my Netgear ProSafe 16-port Gigabit switch....