F48v3 with a dead network jack

[allknowing2012]

Not a new problem but I decided to dig in to see if it was truly a problem. It is dead on the one jack. Is it likely a dead chip on the board?
Not a config issue - not a reset controller issue. Something on the board itself. I know they/you have driver chips for f16, I don't see any replaceable chips on an f48. I can just stop using those 4 ports - that's whay I have done for 2 seasons now. Just wanted to double check.

ZoomRoom DarylE

[tbone321]

I have the same issue and have been using it for years that way.  With mine, it is just port 1 IIRC, but since I need all 4 ports to work, I just stopped using that jack and just reassigned the channels going to ports 1 thru 4 to 13 thru 16 and leave the first jack unused for now.  If down the road I have a need that would only use 3 ports, then I will put it back into use but otherwise, it will sit unused.

[algerdes]

I just had to take my F48V3 out of the show because neither of the network connections would stay connected.  On the rare occasion that I got it to connect, it might work for a few minutes (sometimes up to an hour) then it will lose the connection.  Sometimes it loses the whole network setup (goes back to IP 0.0.0.0).  

I hate to lose this unit as it has been good over the years, with just a hiccup here and there.  I even tried to shame it into working by telling it that I was forced to replace it with a Kulp F40D-PB.  Didn't do any good.