Ethernet connections in every room...

mercury97

My question is slightly electrical... Every room in my home has an RJ-45/CAT-5e jack in the wall. They all run out to a Corning 7600 Telephone Network Interface. It looks as though there are only two of eight wires connected from each room, I am assuming to have telephone connectivity. Does anyone know a quick way to connect every room to each other for ethernet connectivity short of running AC power to the box and connecting a ethernet switch?

a7ecorsair

Are you sure they are RJ-45 size and not RJ-11? Having only 2 wires connected and then termination at a Network Interface box doesn't seem very logical.

mercury97

I am sure, it is CAT 5e cable running into the wall. You can plug an RJ-11 into an RJ-45 jack and would only need two of eight cables.

PS: Did you fly A-7's?

mercury97

Here's a photo of the mess I am looking at...

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a7ecorsair

Nope, fixed them - radar, computer, inertial navigation, and HUD.

a7ecorsair

If the cabling is truly cat 5 and you want to convert it from phone to Ethernet, you will need a switch or a router at the distribution point.

mercury97

Yeah, my only concern is finding a router that can survive the elements. While there is a metal door to the box, I don't know that it will keep out humidity and the cold. The switch I am looking at is only rated down to 32 degrees. Think I may have to bring the cables back inside.

Thank you for your service. I fly something similar, only newer.

McSteve

I'd yank all those cables back inside to a decent patch panel, and install a router or switch there. If you still want any jacks for phones, patch 'em to a single cable running back out to the outside NID. That's what I did here, anyway.

vsheetz

Just go wireless. IMHO

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mercury97

I prefer than bandwidth of Gigabit when streaming HD movies. Sometimes wireless just doesn't cut it. There will be wireless on the network in the form of Apple Time Capsules but I want the backbone to be Gigabit.

mpoulton

Most consumer routers will survive the elements if you keep water out. I've used Linksys WRT-54G's in sealed enclosures outdoors for years with no hardware failures. Had a D-link switch outside in Nebraska for 2 years in a tupperware container.

gregzoll

You can stream HD on Cat-5e. Cat-5e will handle gig speeds. As for your original question, since this is for telephone distribution, you will have to pull another set of Cat-5e if wanting ethernet at those wall plates. Pull a min. of two, but in the media room, pull no less than six. I would still go with a mixed system, since wireless is now becoming the mainstay, and wired is starting to become old technology.

Thadius856

Are you sure you'd be able to get gigabit speed with that cable to begin with? Cat5e won't always achieve gigabit speeds, especially over long runs or when questionably terminated. How about replacing that box with a patch panel?

Even easier, rip out the guts of that box, use some inline couplers, and bring the cable back inside through the Tel Co side hole on the right side of the picture. You'll probably have to pull the couplers and scrub off the oxidation every winter, but it would probably get the job done.

rjniles

That box is the telephone company demarcation point, do not tear ir apart. It contains electrical protection equipment an is used for trouble testing and isolation..

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Thadius856

Good point.