WFi not being the best possible connection I was wanting to see if anyone has some know how or if it is even possible for what I got in my head. I have my DSL modem connected to the phone line in one of the rooms in my home. If i wanted to have DSL jacks to where I could plug right into what would this entail? Would I just have to connect lines to the free ports on the back and run some cat6 to where I want jacks? Or is there something I am missing?
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DSL jacks
- Thread starter v1ru5879
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yes. it's as simple as that .
no more than 300 ft per run.
buy the premade cables for ease , and get all copper, not copper clad aluminum .
you can add more outlets by adding a switch to your router or on the lines. eg you can run a cat 5 or 6 from the router & add a switch to the end .
if you have a run m ore than 300ft you can add a switch and then run more cable
no more than 300 ft per run.
buy the premade cables for ease , and get all copper, not copper clad aluminum .
you can add more outlets by adding a switch to your router or on the lines. eg you can run a cat 5 or 6 from the router & add a switch to the end .
if you have a run m ore than 300ft you can add a switch and then run more cable
b-boy
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If your DSL modem has extra ports on the back, you can plug CAT6 cables directly into the DSL modem/router and them plug them into your devices. That's the simplest way to do it. You can buy pre-made CAT6 cables and just string them to wherever you need them.
If you want to hard-wire everything, and have wall jacks to plug into, it gets more complicated. You'll need cable, a patch panel, a few tools (a crimper and a punch down tool). Here's a basic tutorial - http://www.overtheairdigitaltv.com/hard-wiring-your-home-internet-streaming/
It's not hard to do. The hardest part is terminating the cables. It can be difficult the first few times you do it.
If you want to hard-wire everything, and have wall jacks to plug into, it gets more complicated. You'll need cable, a patch panel, a few tools (a crimper and a punch down tool). Here's a basic tutorial - http://www.overtheairdigitaltv.com/hard-wiring-your-home-internet-streaming/
It's not hard to do. The hardest part is terminating the cables. It can be difficult the first few times you do it.
awesome! Thanks guys! I guess I just assumed it was going to be much more work that it actually is. Luckily I have some small attic space for downstairs, master bedroom above the garage may seem to be a challenge. I am tied to using the modem in a particular room since the DSL guy said that was the only phone line that was able to make a bonded connection. I noticed that particular line is a cat5 cable running from the main panel from outside the home. It was like that from the previous owner so I couldn't say for sure what it was done this way or the reasoning behind it. I would like to eventually have all the phone lines ran with the cat5 cable so I could get a more centralized location for the router but I would imagine that would be a bit of doing to get all the existing jacks up to speed.