I have a cat 5 cable running in the walls from the lounge, where the router is locate, to a bedroom on the first floor.
I need another connection in a second bedroom and could put a network socket in there on a wall behind the socket in the first bedroom.
I believe (correct me if I'm wrong please) that only four of the eight wires in the cat 5 cable are used.
If I'm correct, could I replace the single socket in the lounge with a twin socket and connect the unused 4 wires to the second socket, then put the unused wires in the bedroom through the wall and connect to a new socket in the second bedroom.
Is this arrangement likely to cause issues with transmission, as it would save a lot of extra work trying to run a new cable.
Tia
I need another connection in a second bedroom and could put a network socket in there on a wall behind the socket in the first bedroom.
I believe (correct me if I'm wrong please) that only four of the eight wires in the cat 5 cable are used.
If I'm correct, could I replace the single socket in the lounge with a twin socket and connect the unused 4 wires to the second socket, then put the unused wires in the bedroom through the wall and connect to a new socket in the second bedroom.
Is this arrangement likely to cause issues with transmission, as it would save a lot of extra work trying to run a new cable.
Tia