On 12 Jan, 18:04, Clint Sharp  wrote:
> In message
> ,
> Marge  writes>Yes! on my system also, when the 5v from the PC appears at the router
> >the light for that socket comes on too!! we are the same !!
>
> If 5 volts from the PC arrives at the router then you have a very broken
> PC.
>
> What PG said was that as soon as the 5 Volt standby rail from the power
> supply is there (when the power supply is plugged into the mains) the
> network card becomes active and the link light on the router (and
> network card) will light. A modern PC is far from 'off' when it's been
> shut down. To be honest, your best bet is to bin the dodgy splitter and
> spend a tenner on a small network switch to hang off the back of the
> router.
>
>
>
> --
> Clint Sharp

The splitter, though is a cheap way of making use of my cabling &
available sockets is sound honestly.
Everything seems to work fine apart from the fact that I have to turn
off mains power to the PC to release the socket. Not ideal.

The problem is simply how PC's don't seem to release the sockets once
activated even if WOL is disabled.
I guess what I'm looking for is a NIC card without WOL & therefor
5vSBY which is capable of modern traffic.

Please see original post for better discription.