I have tried 4 different long cables all of which have been tested with a cable tester for continuity and pin assignments (straight through). It returns IP 169.254.246.97 and the laptop says: Ethernet has a self assigned IP address" and NO internet connectivity. When I plug the same laptop to the same router port via a longer Cat6 cable it doesn't work: When I plug my Macbook One into the Air Port router ethernet port via a short 3 foot Cat6 cable it works fine: Comes up with IP 10.0.1.13 and has Internet access. (This question has nothing to do with the wireless capability of the AirPort router.) My setup: cable model to Apple AirPort router. I have a baffling problem I hope someone has a solution to:
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