I am moving from having TP Link Powerline in the house, due it being intermittently unreliable, to hardwiring between router and TV. Respective rooms are a distance apart with a couple of thick walls in between so wireless isn't an option. Am actually aiming to put second router, as a slave, in with TV so I effectively extend the WiFi there and have a number of Ethernet ports built in as well, but I want to make sure just going to TV works before trying this.
My first attempt didn't work (assume for the moment that all connections are sound though I accept that may not be the case), as I got 4 core CAT5e rather than 8 core. I connected each end of the extending cable to a RJ45 junction box, wiring to joints 1, 2, 3 and 6, then ran short cables at each end ie box to router and box to TV. When every thing is up and running correctly, it'll be cables from box to second router and second router to TV at one end.
My questions are:
My first attempt didn't work (assume for the moment that all connections are sound though I accept that may not be the case), as I got 4 core CAT5e rather than 8 core. I connected each end of the extending cable to a RJ45 junction box, wiring to joints 1, 2, 3 and 6, then ran short cables at each end ie box to router and box to TV. When every thing is up and running correctly, it'll be cables from box to second router and second router to TV at one end.
My questions are:
- Am I correct in saying that it's likely that the TV need to have 8 core running to it to work or should my first configeration have really worked?
- I assume, in theory, running my 4 core cable to (eventually) the router should actually provide broadband, but then running an 8 core cable from router to TV may not work as it's not 8 core all the way?
- As side issue, would it make any difference to anything if I ultimately did away with the boxes and had the cable going straight into the master router at one end and the slave at the other?
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