[SOLVED] Can you backfeed Ethernet from router to all Ethernet ports in the house

[dustin.lb.smith]

Just moved into a new home and the previous lease-holders had CAT 5e ran through the house to newley installed Ethernet ports in each room. Now, our wireless signal downstairs is phenomenal, yet as soon as you go upstairs it dies out drastically. I’m trying to find a way to solve this without involving a rediculous amount of people who have previously half-assed this setup. I have an access panel in the laundry room where all the CAT 5 originates. However there is no feed-line. Just a what looks to be simple bridge board that has a individual punch out connections for all the CAT5e. Can I take an Ethernet cable from my router output, backfeed it through the livingroom j45 port, and then in the closet punch in the CAT5efrom the living room into the Feed section of the board and give wired access to all rooms??That way I can extend WiFi coverage with a secondary router, and directly wire our tv’s??

 

[failboat]

Is the issue that your modem->router isn't in the same room as the access panel and you also need ethernet at the single jack where the modem is at?

You can buy a switch to put in the access room and then buy an access point for wifi. modem->router->switch-> AP

monoprice is a good place to buy patch cables. they probably sell a decent switch too. unmanaged is fine if you dont want any fancy features. if you want a good managed/POE switch the unifi US-8-60W is great. You can buy unifi pros with no injector for $125 if you want really fast wifi. the $80 unifi lites with injectors + unmanaged switch will cost a lot less and it's a great setup as well.

 

[ex_bubblehead]

Post a picture/s of this "bridge board" setup. It sounds suspiciously like a phone line setup rather than a network.

 

[jsmithepa]

^What he asks, post a clear picture of this bridge board, and another picture of a room wall plate, opened clearly showing cable connection to jack.

 

[kanewolf]

Here is the sticky on how to post pictures -- http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2580030/detailed-instructions-posting-images-tom-hardware.html

 

[Wolfshadw]

Couldn't you just place a Wireless Access Point upstairs in the living room?

Living Room Ethernet Port ----> Cat5E ----> Wireless Access Point ----> Cat5e -----> HDTV

This puts a good WiFi signal upstairs and still allows you to run Ethernet to your HDTV.

Maybe something like this: Netgear WAC104
$50 at Amazon

-Wolf sends