Ethernet outlet issues
There are Ethernet outlets in almost every room of my house, but they don’t work when I plug my laptop into them. (Yes, an Ethernet cable fits into it.) I took the Ethernet cord I use for my xbox which I’ve been using for months, and tried it in an outlet but nothing...
In my pantry, it looks like all of the cords come to one spot. There are 5 Ethernet looking cords coming out of the Line Distribution Board but none plugged in. Right next to it is a Leviton Category 5e with open slots but I’m not sure what goes where.
I looked things up and it seems I need a switch to plug these cords into, but I don’t know what I’m doing. If I need a switch, what plugs into it, AND do I need to plug the switch into my router? My router is far away so I would have to run a long Ethernet cable from the pantry to my router in the living room.
Can someone help me out and please dumb it down for me? Thank you!!!!
There are Ethernet outlets in almost every room of my house, but they don’t work when I plug my laptop into them. (Yes, an Ethernet cable fits into it.) I took the Ethernet cord I use for my xbox which I’ve been using for months, and tried it in an outlet but nothing...
In my pantry, it looks like all of the cords come to one spot. There are 5 Ethernet looking cords coming out of the Line Distribution Board but none plugged in. Right next to it is a Leviton Category 5e with open slots but I’m not sure what goes where.
I looked things up and it seems I need a switch to plug these cords into, but I don’t know what I’m doing. If I need a switch, what plugs into it, AND do I need to plug the switch into my router? My router is far away so I would have to run a long Ethernet cable from the pantry to my router in the living room.
Can someone help me out and please dumb it down for me? Thank you!!!!