[SOLVED] Wiring Cat5E Through Pre Existing Phone Lind

[jamesonm1]

Hello,

This should be pretty simple since all the twisted pairs are already here but I’m not exactly sure how to go about it. I want to get Ethernet in my room but only the phone connections are currently hooked in. From the photos you can see what’s already there, just wondering what I need to connect to
what.
Thanks.

https://imgur.com/a/5cmydtF

View: https://imgur.com/a/5cmydtF

 

[Ralston18]

Is that truly an ethernet cable or just 4 pair telephone cable with one pair (Blue, Blue-White) being used for telephone?

What, if anything, is printed on the cable? There should be some specs provided along the length.

Ethernet cables have tighter twisting and specific standards that must adhere to any given ethernet cable standard. Most likely Cat 5e or Cat 6 for today's requirements.

You will need an actual ethernet cable with a RJ45 jack on each end. One end to receive the connection from the router and one the "photograph end" to connect wall jack to PC.

Generic line diagram (edit and correct as necessary:

ISP --- (coax, DLS) -->Modem ---Ethernet --->[WAN]Router [LAN] ---> Wall jack to Room ---- Ethernet cable to room ---> Room wall jack --- ethernet cable to PC.

Is the plan just a single run: i.e., from router to room? Or do you intend to install ethernet wall jacks in other locations?

If so you may need a patch panel or switch.

Identifying the cable is the first step. Telephone line/cable is not going to work.

Take some additional photographs if necessary. Both "ends".