On 11 Jan, 22:27, "Will"  wrote:
> :o)
> supplies don't actually hum, just a figure of speech for wasting
> electricity.
>
> Socket on router is fine, if you have any physical indication on your
> router, ie light for each socket. switch on a PC which is connected to
> a particular socket & see it light up, then shut down windows & see if
> the light stays on. If it does, I'm guessing it will, then switch off
> the mains socket at the said PC which is already shut down & watch the
> light go off.
>
> If you wait a few seconds & switch the mains plug back on the light
> will not light up, meaning the socket is free. When you power your pc
> & start windows it will regain that socket, light on.
>
> .
> .
> I'm unsure what you are adding here. And this is my last reply to this
> thread.
> A working switch, even a repeater, will ignore your connection whether
> really on or awaiting wol or s/by until it is up properly.

No it won't but you haven't followed what I asked you to do to
discover for yourself?

> That will not be the cause of your trouble.  If you were to insert such into
> your little network you'd see that.

Obviously I have know idea what I'm talking about, or you haven't
followed what I asked you to do for you to understand what I am
saying.

> I suspect you've either got some sort of invalid tee here, an IP conflict or
> a faulty/non-standard switch hardware or software.

No invalid tee, No IP conflict, No faulty switch,
You don't seem to be reading what I am posting :o(
Your not a public service IT expert are you?