Troubleshooting hooking up ethernet switch in home office
So you need to break this down a bit further.
Do the switches blink any lights on the port from the router?
Can you hook up a laptop to the router with a local patch cable?
Can you hook up a laptop to the basement wire from the router?

If not, then you have a problem on that leg, before figuring out the switches.

Test and confirm each connection before adding another.
Many switches also have the concept of an upstream connection, make sure you're using that port for your router wire.