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Brief_Employee_1144 OP t1_j1gj7gg wrote
panel setup for the ethernet cords do you have any ideas on how to switch this to Ethernet. Its there a way to keep the blue cables plugged in or should I connect them all to rj45 jacks and get a punch panel and run that to the main internet line?
Throwawaycuzawkward t1_j1gjpi5 wrote
You have Ethernet, friend-o! That's the back-side of a 10 port ethernet patch panel.
Mind sharing the front side?
Throwawaycuzawkward t1_j1gjtda wrote
To be sure: You can but any Cat5 or Cat6 cable. It won't matter unless you have distances more than 300 ft.
Brief_Employee_1144 OP t1_j1gk2w0 wrote
It is quite close to the wall so i am unable to get a picture of the other side without taking it off. Im am unsure of what that white cord is because we used to have it wired for telephone so i am not sure what to do with that white cord
Throwawaycuzawkward t1_j1gl1hp wrote
I assume you added this patch panel when you built the house? If I was your cable provider, that would be my incoming coax. That's your cable internet provision.
The white cable is called "COAX", all the blue wire coming into the back of that panel are Cat5e - which again, is perfectly fine for transmission of speeds up to 1G.
That coax - despite what Comcast might tell you is good for speeds up to... a very much lot ;) But they'll only say 1G.
Throwawaycuzawkward t1_j1gkmev wrote
Let me back up; To be clear, I am a network engineer. Let me ask what I would ask a client: What are you trying to accomplish here? You said you "cut cable". What does that mean? What is your maximum provider speed?
The thing is: Wifi 5, even without obstruction will, in the real world, limit you to 100Mbs. People will tell you otherwise; I work in the real world. You will get 50-60Mbs. Fine for streaming.
Wifi 6, through a not-brick wall will easily give you 400Mbs.
The category of cabling to ANY device only matters if you are:
Over 300 ft at 1Gbps (With Cat5e). Over 150 Ft at 1+Gbs with anthing other than Cat6.
I just built a 10Gbps firewall over 130 ft of Cat6 cabling with NO hinderance.
I could have used fiber, but I wanted to TRY copper.
You should have no limitations.
Let me know what you need help with.
Brief_Employee_1144 OP t1_j1glun3 wrote
Thank you so much for your help. We pay for 300mbps and that is perfect for everything i need, but i live in a pretty large house and would like wired connections for the xbox and other things. There is a telephone cord that is cat5 in every room (dont know why we wanted that many telephones but i am happy now) but when i plug an Ethernet cord into the xbox no internet is brought there; it still uses wifi to connect. The internet connection goes from that one cord in the picture of the whole panel into that splitter that used to go to the cable boxed, router, and cameras. Is there a way to connect that white cord to the splitter? Basically just was those cat5 cables converted to be used for Ethernet
Throwawaycuzawkward t1_j1gmvmg wrote
Wait...
Let's fix this right now:
Where is your Cable modem and what is plugged Directly into it? Other than than the coax?
Really, Imma end this problem right now.
Brief_Employee_1144 OP t1_j1gpehv wrote
So the white cord in the middle of the splitter connects to the modem. The white cord on the left connects to cable tv and the black cable on the right connects to the cameras. Also i should not that this picture was taken before i moved the modem router. Now the middle white cable is replaced with one of the cables on the top right of the panel that went to the living room. The modem and router are now there and not in this panel room. The modem connects to the router through Ethernet. The white. Cable on that punch panel with the cat 5 wires goes straight into the wall and to the internet provider.
Throwawaycuzawkward t1_j1graj1 wrote
Your internet speed comes down to: What is actually plugged into the cable modem?
You have a distribution panel - a patch panel - if you plug into the outlets in your house connected to them, if they are not connected to a switch or hub that is connected to the cable modem, they will immediately default to the wifi on the cable modem.
Your patch panel - that distribution panel - is just a way of getting electrons from one place to another. IMO you need a switch - 12 port switch that gets your patch panel from all the nice clean runs in your house back to - probably your garage? - to your cable modem in a way that passes electrons.
Your cameras might be plugged into the only accessible ports on that cable modem.
Brief_Employee_1144 OP t1_j1gv4dk wrote
Thank you for all of your help. I will definitely look into all of that tomorrow. I may have a professional come look at this because this may be above my capabilities.
Brief_Employee_1144 OP t1_j1gngq5 wrote
So the white cord in the middle of the splitter connects to the modem. The white cord on the left connects to cable tv and the black cable on the right connects to the cameras. Also i should not that this picture was taken before i moved the modem router. Now the middle white cable is replaced with one of the cables on the top right of the panel that went to the living room. The modem and router are now there and not in this panel room. The modem connects to the router through Ethernet. The white. Cable on that punch panel with the cat 5 wires goes straight into the wall and to the internet provider.
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Throwawaycuzawkward t1_j1giidn wrote
OK, so this is all wunderbar! Yes, the coax to your TV cable box and your cable modem are NOT the same thing -but that's a whole other thing (literally for media (i.e. the actual cable), they are the same thing. for transport, they are not).
CAT5E is basic Category Five Ethernet, it works for phone and Ethernet because it covers all the pin-outs your phone (your RJ-11 vs RJ-45 plugins) uses and YOUR actual ethernet connection. AND ... AND you will see no upgraded speed by changing to actual commerical grade Cat6 or Cat6e, because you aren't going to get more than gig anyway.
You've done great.
Get wifi6 and Upgrade your internet access, because it's not 2010. :) I can pull 600Mbps off my phone on my comcast connection at 4pm.