Network Mania - Moved the ONT, added an 8 port network switch, mayhem ensues

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Hey peeps,

I’ve got a slightly complex issue, but hoping someone can help. About 3 weeks ago, I had a technician come out to my house and move the ONT Fibre box. Long story short, when I bought my house last year, the previous owner had tossed all the equipment onto the floor of my living room in a big mess. I had Ethernet run through my house and did a final connection to my office. The techs I had come, moved everything to my garage - the ONT, the battery backup, and the T3200. I use two Boost units for my wifi, one directly to the modem in the garage and one in my office connected through the Ethernet. In my office, I swapped a 5 port switch for an 8 port one, due to the number of devices I wanted to connect. Since switching to an 8 port, whenever I record shows and try to watch TV, my network stability is trashed. TV freezes, internet connection is gone, and I’m struggling to understand where the issue is. I had a tech come out, he replaced the Ethernet jack in my garage, then blamed it on my switch. I bought a different switch but I’m still having the issue. The way things are run looks like this:

Garage:
- T3200 connected to ONT, Boost and jack to office

Office:
- Jack to switch
- Switch to second jack
- Switch to wired Optik box, Xbox, Mac, Printer, Apple TV, Boost

Living room:
- Jack to switch
- Switch to Apple TV, Optik PVR, TV

Unplugging the printer seemed to help. Two of the other devices aren’t on. I’d be surprised if the printer would be the issue. That said, I can’t figure out what else it may be. Any thoughts?


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