Patch panel

Howdy All, I had a networking technician quote me $5k for a bunch of commercial access points and a hub, so I hope there's a more elegant, cheaper solution. Setup: Verizon FiOS modem on 3rd floor, broadcasting WiFi, but there are weak spots throughout the house. Networking panel lives in the...

Hello, complete noob here. Why does this jack fit this patch panel but this one doesn't? Where does it say that one will fit and the other won't?

Hi I’m a networking newbie so I’ll take as much explanation as possible. I moved to a new apartment that has Ethernet ports in each room. My modem/router is in the living room and is plugged via coax cable. I have a patch panel in a closet (pic) that looks like the Ethernet cables are punched...

Hi! We built a new network in a school, and now I need to patch the cables into a patch panel and the wall connectors. The only thing I don't know is the right order of the colors, in the patch panel. I used the "B" side on the wall connectors...

I have researched this to the death so will ultimately end up confusing the situation. I have literally no idea, total noob. My apartment has a patch panel with 2 ethernet ports in each room, I'm upstairs so had a friend set an old Netgear CVG824G as... I'm not even sure tbh whether it was...

Hi all, hope you're all well. i will be tiding up ethernet cables that are in a patch panel ( see linked image https://ibb.co/zRmvbtt ) but i believe that there are about 50% of the ethernet cables that aren't in use. What's the best way for me to test if an ethernet cable is in use? most ports...

Hi there, I have a question about the wiring standard I should correctly be using to connect a few networking items together. To make a long story short, the electrician working on my new home terminated wires in two different areas in the basement, instead of one central location. The wires...

Hi Tom's Hardware Forum, Like many other users here, I'd like your help to understand how I can utilize the ethernet jacks throughout my house. Here's a snapshot of the panel: View: https://imgur.com/a/le15cCo I can't figure out how to setup my modem/router using the existing panel. Most...

Hi, I have recently moved in to a new house (Ireland, so internet wiring and delivery may differ ) I have internet supplied to the house via a standard phone line which is in turn connected to a modem/router. Each room in the house is wired with cat6 cable and terminate in an office, this is...

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