[SOLVED] Ethernet through phone line

[camerondembski]

I want to be have ethernet in my room because the wireless connection isn't good enough to use Nvidia GeForce Now. My house was built in 1998 and has wiring for phone but not ethernet. I was wondering if there was some way to send an internet signal from my router through the phone line to the phone line in my room. I have xFinity WiFi and the router has four ethernet outputs. Near the router is a unused box in the wall with two ports labeled "phone" and "broadband". The xfinity service comes through a coax cable. Is this possible?

 

[R_1]

ethernet is 4 active wires and 4 reserve wires the phone line is 4 wires. "technically" it can work, the issue is the phone line will bleed signal and make it iffy. I do not suggest.

Ethernet cable has twisted pairs twisted together, the twisting provides a good measure of shielding, phone lines are flat and will receive cross-talk and noise both of which will degrade the signal. the longer the run the weaker the signal strength and the slower the usable speeds.

you would be better off with a wireless bridge or power-line networking

 

[USAFRet]

Doesn't work like that.
If we could pump an ethernet signal through a standard house phone wiring, we wouldn't need Cat5e cable.

Options:
1. Run an actual Catt5e from the router to your room
2. Powerline devices. Pumps the signal through the house wiring.

 

[scout_03]

post a picture of that unused box and do you have a similar one in your room .