Cable Dies heh?

[Shank]

last night i switched of my PC and modem what not.

When i get home today my PC wont connect, i start going mad cause i cant get nothing working.

I switch the misses PC on it connects, im like ok its something else, pc tells me story's or limited connectivity balh.

Then me thinks USB, OK it works good shiat, but my on board Network Card must be cooked.

My last idea move my PC across the room and test there on other Ethernet cable.

OK so in the end I found that 1 meter Ethernet cable was faulty.

My Q is how does my cable overnight get damaged, WTF aint that impossible?

 

[QX6700RULZ]

Has happened many times with me and i still got no clue how

 

[Yotch]

Ethernet cable exists in both stranded and solid conductor forms. The stranded form is more flexible and withstands more bending without breaking and is suited for reliable connections with insulation piercing connectors, but makes unreliable connections in insulation-displacement connectors. ( The solid form is less expensive and makes reliable connections into insulation displacement connectors, but makes unreliable connections in insulation piercing connectors. Taking these things into account, building wiring (for example, the wiring inside the wall that connects a wall socket to a central patch panel) is solid core, while patch cables (for example, the movable cable that plugs into the wall socket on one end and a computer on the other) are stranded.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_5_cable

In addition if any of the solid core wires are nicked during stripping this will cause them to snap very easily. If you have a multimeter you should be able to identify the cause by testing the continuity of each strand while flexing the wire to look for faults. Check the connectors very carefully for breaks.

 

[The_Techie]

Has also happened to me numerous times

 

[Cadavre777]

Could be "cable rot", poor crimping of the RJ-45 jacks or a break in one of the wires. Also dont rule out the possibility of the twisted cables being untwisted because of handling the cable incorrectly. I find the latter is most often the problem.

 

[Shank]

I think that could be a the problem, but i have not touched it in a while, it just seemingly stopped working.

Talk about freaky.