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title: "can´t get link either"
url: "https://maker.wiznet.io/forum/13392"
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type: "Forum topic"
category: "Ethernet Chips"
author: "Shaka"
created: "2019-07-14T22:04:56+09:00"
last_activity: "2019-07-15T12:04:21+09:00"
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replies: 3
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# can´t get link either

## Question

Asked by Shaka on 2019-07-14 in Ethernet Chips.

Hi i was trying to find some post with the same issue, but mine is a little diferent, i plug the cable and can´t get no link led. but i debbug my code and i can go until the listen stage. a few times when i press conect from hercules ussing the tcp client i can conect, the most times, don´t i´m also checking the link bit on PHYCFGR and always is set.
regards

## Replies

### Reply 1 by Eugeny, 2019-07-15

Circuit diagram and board picture please.

![](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/48.png) Shaka:

> i´m also checking the link bit on PHYCFGR and always is set

You have link bit set even when cable is not plugged in?

### Reply 2 by Shaka, 2019-07-15

Hi thanks for your repply, this is mi circuit, ![imagen](https://maker.wiznet.io/forum_uploads/wiznet/original/2X/6/63cc10969a844ea14daa95d0103e98307c8328d2.png)
and Yes, i get PHYCFGR =
187, 10111011 without the cable.
Regards

### Reply 3 by Shaka, 2019-07-15

And this is the transformer squematic ![imagen](https://maker.wiznet.io/forum_uploads/wiznet/original/2X/9/9249e2e00573f26f596af2956d117cee6d6e72a2.png) würst 749010013.
thank you.

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