Questions tagged [ethernet]
Ethernet (Cat 5, 6, etc) consists of multiple pairs of twisted low voltage wires that can be used to carry computer data or telephone signals. Questions should limit themselves to running and maintaining the wires only. General questions about networking should be directed to http://superuser.com
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Cat 5/6 in same conduit as power: is NM-B required, or is THHN acceptable?
Preface: I'd like to avoid the question of whether one should run data and power together; my question is focused on Code compliance.
I'm trying to ensure I interpret Code correctly when running Cat ...
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How close can CAT6 run to electrical?
I've run CAT6 throughout my house, mostly in the basement where the TV area and office are. I have a cable that goes upstairs to my bedroom along the chimney from the basement to feed a wireless ...
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Are CAT 5 sockets compatible with CAT 7 cable?
I am planning to add Ethernet wiring to my house (semi-detached three-storey town house). I will be using this network to connect several (4-6) computers together in a typical (geek) home setting.
I ...
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Is my plan for wiring ethernet reasonable?
I would first of all like to start off by saying that I am a software developer by profession, so my networking knowledge is relatively basic. My question is therefore aimed at figuring out if I am ...
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How to seal hole from bundle of ethernet cables running through wall/floor?
I'm setting up a home ethernet network in a spare bedroom. I envision running up to two dozen ethernet cables out of a patch panel in this room to the rest of the house. I'll likely bundle these ...
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Can PoE cause interference with neighboring non-PoE Ethernet cables?
I plan on upgrading my home Wireless Access Point in the near future and rather than running an extension cord to the location I was thinking about getting a WAP that supports Power Over Ethernet.
My ...
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Where should shielded data cables be grounded?
In the comments on this question (Using PEX as wire conduit), the issue of grounding shielded data cables on one end vs both ends came up.
For any arrangement of cables (ex. single cable, multiple ...
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Home Ethernet "patch" panel - how to approach?
I recently moved into a home built in 2000, which appears to be pre-wired for Ethernet in some rooms. I would like to use this existing ethernet wiring but I am really not sure how to approach this ...
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Repurpose telephone line to ethernet
I have a (UK) telephone socket in the same corner of each of the three floors in my house. My broadband router is connected to the socket on the bottom floor.
The wiring looks like the following:
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Best way to stick a very long Ethernet cable semi-permanently to walls?
TL;DR: I am looking for good ways to stick flat Ethernet cable semi-permanently to ceilings/walls ideally suited to someone with no DIY expertise whatsoever
After successfully untwisting the very ...
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House already wired for ethernet; how to engage?
A previous owner of my home (I don't know when) wired every room in the house with an ethernet port. I have not been using the ethernet at all, but recent needs for working at home have made me ...
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How do I use existing cat5e wiring to distribute internet in my house?
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My current setup is I have a single router/modem combo in my living room connected through DSL. Internet is distributed through the house via WiFi.
The upstairs rooms have all been run ...
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How many CAT6 cables can fit in 3/4 conduit?
I was planning to get 3/4" conduit (Carlon ENT/Smurftube) to run network cables through the house.
Just how many CAT6 cables can safely fit into 3/4" conduit?
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Find which ends of cat5e cables belong together
I recently moved into a new house and there are cat5e sockets in each room which go through the ceiling into a media room. In some places in the rooms there are cat5e cables which do not have a ...
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Use CAT5E for network instead of phone
I've got cat5e cables and jacks in walls. What should I do to use those for ethernet? Attached is a picture of my cables in my basement. (sorry, the wiring is messy - some company is not doing it ...
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Can fiber-optic data cable be run overhead to a garage?
I want to run internet from my main house to garage located few meters away. I plan to use fiber instead of cat5 to avoid reported problems of blowing out network switches.
I could have made a trench ...
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How do I update daisy-chained RJ11 to standard punch-down style keystone jack?
So I have a wallplate with just an RJ11 port on it. I have wired an ethernet connection and now want to swap the wall plate out for a 2 port keystone wall plate and leave the RJ11 connection ...
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Connect Network Expansion Board/Patch Panel to Router
I am somewhat unfamiliar with home networking but trying to set up my home's ethernet pre-wiring which originates from a control panel box in my garage.
The control panel has a Leviton 1x6 Telephone/...
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Best Practices for running data conduits through basement [closed]
I'm a new homeowner, having recently moved into a 1920's house. I'd like to run Ethernet conduits throughout the house. The basement runs the full length of the house and its ceiling already hosts ...
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How do I untwist a very long, very twisted Ethernet cable? [closed]
A few years ago I bought what should be a 45m flat Ethernet cable.
After a long period of disuse the cable has gotten very tangled but I need to use it again. I've unknotted the cable so it is now one ...
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Ethernet wall plate won't come off [duplicate]
My wall plate won't come off - I've removed the screw on it, I can force the bottom part away from the wall as shown in the picture, but it seems there is some attachment behind the the top part.
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Connecting detached shop to home network via fiber
i'm looking to connect my detached shop to the network in the house. goal is to have a fast (1 Gb+) and reliable connection in the shop, that can be connected to in the shop by wifi and ethernet.
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Wiring ethernet cable from AT&T fiber Modem to a specific room
I currently have internet service with At&t and interested in wiring an Ethernet connection into one of the rooms in the house (I will call this room1). I called At&t to ask how much it would ...
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wire Cat6 cable through PVC pipes
I bought this house with phone cable wiring though PVC pipes all over but no Ethernet at all. I'm wondering if there's a way for me to fishing Cat6 cable through those pipes. Note that it's concrete ...
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How can I use the existing structured wiring panel to get internet throughout my house?
My apartment is currently wired with five Cat5e cables that all meet in a closet, where there is also an outlet and the cable entry. The ethernet is currently wired into the board in the picture below....
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Run cat5e/coax parallel to power conduit
I am in the process of rewiring my basement and trying to route all my cables using J-Hooks along the rafters in my semi walk in crawlspace. This includes running the cables to my new server rack. ...
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Using PEX as wire conduit
I have some 1/2" PEX-AL-PEX left over and thinking about using it as conduit for ~20' ethernet or phone cable. Pipe is appropriately orange.
Will the aluminium layer provide RF shielding? (assuming I ...
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Telephone Termination Block upgrade
I recently moved into a house which has a screw type termination block:
I am trying to get DSL service and self-install is not working so they are sending a technician out. I will get charged $100 ...
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Why is my IP camera not detected when connected using a cat5e cable?
First time at installing a home CCTV system. The configuration is as follows
3x 5MP IP Bullet cameras each with a max specified dissipation of 2.3W
PoE Switch rated for 78W
NVR
Cat 5e cable from ...
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Ethernet cable, no lights on tester?
I have three runs of Cat 6 cable I have dragged under a floor and downstairs.
I have bought a cheap tester.
One cable, fine. The tester shows all eight lights and my laptop connects using it.
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