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#317872 22-Nov-2024 17:14
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In a rental temporarily whilst building and internet is driving kids crazy so started looking into what's up with the prewired stuff in the house.

One room where we have 2 PCs has a wall point with 3 x ethernet ports but looking behind it to see where they go it has this weird splitting of 2 x cat5 cables across the 3 ports.
Hopefully someone has an idea whats going on here

 

 

 

I actually just want to use the 3 port wallpoint to connect wired to the router in the hallway

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the hallway cupboard where the manhole is there is also what appears to be a gateway plugged in?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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  #3311922 22-Nov-2024 17:18
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Wired for phone but RJ45.

 

Where is the other end?

 

Suggest you wire one up properly, and just get a switch for the PCs.. once you have approval from landlord of course..





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  #3311935 22-Nov-2024 17:56
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The cover has this on it so i expected the middle port to be the broadband/eth

 

 

 


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  #3311937 22-Nov-2024 18:05
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Single pair for ADSL/VDSL.





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  #3311943 22-Nov-2024 18:51
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Likely a DSL line through a master filter and 2 x copper landlines. Not used for ethernet at all.


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  #3311944 22-Nov-2024 19:05
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yup this is wired for landline/DSL blue white is for landline, green/white is for DSL

 

Nothing to do with Ethernet





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  #3312108 23-Nov-2024 07:41
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ah ok bugger, thanks looks like ill run an ethernet cable underfloor.


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