Is this bad?

K15 · 12-09-05, 01:52 AM

Simple newb question. Is it bad to pull the ethernet cable out while connected/while the computer is on? I assume it's not (i've done it for the last 5 years without major problems).
Although one of the ports on our linksys router is bad, and I think another just went. Could that be the reason?

skab · 12-09-05, 07:40 AM

I've done this on occasion and never had a problem, I don't think there should be enough voltage/current to cause a problem.
The first question I would ask about the ports in you router is this the same computer/cable that was hooked up to the other port when it went bad?

ErikD · 12-09-05, 09:29 AM

At worst it will cause some temporary network addressing problems. The other computers and devices on the network will still think that the computer is connected, and try to send data to it. When it doesn't respond to those packets it will take some time before all of the other devices learn it is down. This isn't really a very big issue though in most cases, especially in small networks.

ElroyCarbon · 12-09-05, 11:14 AM

Not at all, alot of times it's used to troubleshoot issues.

K15 · 12-09-05, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by skab

I've done this on occasion and never had a problem, I don't think there should be enough voltage/current to cause a problem.
The first question I would ask about the ports in you router is this the same computer/cable that was hooked up to the other port when it went bad?

Different computers, though both were laptops with a lot of plugging/unplugging of the ethernet cable. It could be a bad cable, which doesn't explain why it would work in 3 of the 4 ports though...

don256us · 12-09-05, 06:47 PM

I agree with the others in that this is not *really* bad. Ports do go bad over time. That's just a fact of life. I doubt that pulling the wire while its on caused the ports to go bad. If so, I think that I would have bad ports on my current network.

mortimer · 12-10-05, 12:45 AM

No issues in my experience. I do *try* to avoid it though.

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ErikD Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: NYC	At worst it will cause some temporary network addressing problems. The other computers and devices on the network will still think that the computer is connected, and try to send data to it. When it doesn't respond to those packets it will take some time before all of the other devices learn it is down. This isn't really a very big issue though in most cases, especially in small networks.
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don256us Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Bridgman, MI	I agree with the others in that this is not really bad. Ports do go bad over time. That's just a fact of life. I doubt that pulling the wire while its on caused the ports to go bad. If so, I think that I would have bad ports on my current network. __________________ Core i7-920 @ 3.66 \| EVGA X58 SLI \| 2x 256 GB Samsung 830 SSD RAID 0 \| 1.5 TB WD Green \| 6x4GB DDR3 1600 CAS 8 \|GTX 560 Ti \| GTX 660 Ti Folding AMD 1035T X6 \| Win 7 Pro \|Zalman 7000 Cu \| DDR3 1333 (16 GB) \| 500 GB SATA x 2 \| 240 GT \| Used part time AMD Athlon II x3 440 @ x4 B40 \| Win SBS 2008 \| 120 GB \| DDR3 1600 (4 GB) \| ATI 4200 \| 2 x DVD-DL \| Folding. 3800+ X2 \| 3 GB DDR3200 \| 240 GT \| 250 GB HDD \| 2 x 500 GB Green HDD \| Win 7 Ultimate \| DVD-ROM Folding. My Heatware Fold for team 32.
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mortimer Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Spokane...	No issues in my experience. I do try to avoid it though.
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