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I'm sorry if this has been explained elsewhere, but I haven't had luck finding an answer. I recently purchased a home (late 1980's construction) and have RJ11 (telephone) jacks in most of the rooms connected with traditional 2-pair wiring (NOT Cat5/6). With the move, we disconnected our landline and now have no use for the telephone jacks, but they are conveniently located where I would like to have network connections. I understand that traditional telephone wiring was 2 pair instead of the 4 twisted pairs in Cat5/6. Since LAN connections only use 2 pairs anyway (as was kinda referenced in the "There's no way this works - Debunking bogus Network Splitters" video a few months back), would it be possible (if the lines are all dedicated runs and not loop connections), to convert the runs to ethernet by matching the pin connections on either end of the runs with their respective male/female RJ45 connectors or faceplates? I've seen some articles saying that it isn't worth it because you can only get 10 Mb/s over telephone, but they use the same conductors in both cables (just more twists). Has anyone had any luck with this?

My dad and I have been trying to set up our cat5 were not sure what were doing I have a picture of the setup were not sure what to plug in the infrastructure is there it's just none of it is connected

Dear Linus Community I want to share the problem that I had and how I solved it. The reason why I'm doing it is because it was relatively tricky to diagnose and because just replacing some networking component does mask it so you may think that some equipment is faulty while it may very well be just fine (also the problem may present itself again in the future if misdiagnosed and misfixed). Background Story (you can safely skip this paragraph) I had a 10/100 network at home and after watching Linus videos about upgrading to 10Gb I decided to create a roadmap to slowly upgrade my network to 10Gb, my backup solution, and my security system. Thus I started the journey by replacing Cat5 and telephone cables with Cat6a shielded cables inside the walls and Cat6a sockets (yes I was running ethernet on 4 wires telephone cables). Then I replaced my 10 and 10/100 switches with 1Gb switches (10Gb is still too expensive for the amount of components that I am replacing). Then I replaced my NAS for a more performing one. And finally I started revamping my security system to have something well integrated with cameras on a separate subnet like the video from Level1tech. It was a this point that I started shuffling components around to place them in a better position and replacing long cat5 patch cables with homemade cat6a ones. While testing the new cables all kind of weird things started to happen. Symptoms of the problem All the equipments seemed to work just fine with industrial cables but not with the DIY ones. It took a long time to establish a link speed and IP and finally the link was 100Mbit In some occasions it would grab a 1Gb link but then moving the cable a little caused the link to drop to 100Mbit or to become inactive The link in some occasions started to quickly shuffle between active/inactive indefinitely or by dropping to 10Mbit after a long time. It seemed to be very inconsistent with some computers and switches jumping to 1Gb for several test in a row just to drop to 100Mbit or to inactive after trying long enough. A cable would work just fine before passing it behind a bookshelf but then would drop to 100Mbit or not work at all once in position. Then the same cable would work again if pulled out but then it started misbehaving even when on the floor. Solution Basically after I excluded interference from the AC lines, errors in the way i made the cables, broken equipment of cables, I was pulling my airs off and almost resulted in buying additional industrial cables of the required length. But then almost randomly I started comparing visually industrial cables and DIY ones with old and new plugs. I noticed that there was a piece of the shield of the socked that was curiously aligned with the exposed ends of the DIY passthrough plug that I chopped off. It was at that point that came the idea. Maybe the cables of the plug were shorting on the shield of the socket. Thus I put a piece of Insulating tape on the exposed wires and now everything works flawlessly. I wanted to share this experience so that it may help other people around. If you youse pass through plugs you may not have a broken cable in your hand, it may just be a short circuit between the plug and the socket. Cheers and have a good day.

Hi everyone, I want to stream live 1080p video from 4 SJCAM 4000 to my laptop over 25-30 meter. Camera has usb and hdmi ports, but if i want to mix video signals i need to use the usb port streaming. It`s working fine with dircetly plugged into the laptop. I need it to stream to a ledwall. Yes, the mentioned actioncam isn`t the best choice for this thing, but i got them for free(and used). I tried to do it with a simple cat5 cable, on each end a usb connector, but it didn`t work well. I could use it for pendrives or something like that, but video streaming was horrible (12 second delay). I need a usb server or usb active extender to achive the shortest delay. So what should i buy? Can you guys help me, I would really appreciate it. Sorry for language mistakes if any. PeterT

I just got my internet upgraded to 25mbs. I live in the middle of nowhere Georgia. lol. The guy who installed my my modem told me the cheap phone line wire I was using constantly throttled my connection. I was wondering if I could use the ethernet cat5 cable with my phone jack and dsl port on my modem. If this would work. I need at least 30ft of cable without the ends on it. I will also need the small ends that will fit in the dsl port and a crimping tool. Is there anywhere I can buy all this? I tried amazon, but they have the cable with the ethernet port ends on it. I just need the cable.

Hey everyone, just need a few pointers/tips on what type of networking cables are recommended for running under the house. My father will be doing some pest control (usually before summer) so this year I have decided to run my Ethernet cables underground. I'm currently using some cheap Chinese 10 metre cabling running through the hallway to my room. What I'm mostly worried about is cable deterioration after a few months or years. Does anyone know of a supplier (in Australia, Sydney) or online suppliers that sell affordable cabling (shielded) for Ethernet cables? He will be running 4 or more so underground. so it's worth spending the money. Thanks!

Hey I am confused about the difference in ethernet cables, i am looking to buy one for my first pc build and was under the impression that ca5e and cat6, etc. are different cables, but this listing on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Mediabridge-Ethernet-Cable-Feet-Networking/dp/B001W28L2Y/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1502688568&sr=1-3&keywords=ethernet+cable+cat5e is listing the cable as all 3, i dont understand. Thank you

Basically I've moved into a new property. They have ran telephone points in several rooms but the cable is actually rj45. My question is what speeds and what cables do I need to connect? So the telephone line comes in down stairs to my hallway and bt have now fitted a master socket 5C as shown below. In my bedroom there is a wallplate where they have put two RJ11. I want to change one of these to rj45. How will I get an rj45 back into the daisy chain of rj45 from the router point in the hall way? Not sure if I've explained what I want to do that clear. But if you need me to explain more please just ask. Thanks. Also I think the fastest I can get is 100Mbps since I will only be able to use 3 pairs (6 cables) since the other 2 cables are used by the telephone line in of course. 100Mbps will be fine though( I believe it only needs 2 pairs but correct me if I'm wrong)

Hello LTT forums! Sorry if I got the wrong idea for my title and tags so if you have a better idea for them then just tell me. I'm trying to make this thread since I couldn't find any on the subject when I originally looked for it earlier. I've been trying to optimize the cabling of my network for a while now and I've found some good 2m(6feet?) long patch cables at a store and just bought a pair of Cat6 ones "for science". As a bonus one was a normal cable and the other was was the flat design that doesn't even seem to be able to fit any proper shielding. I live in Hungary and have a Gigabit connection but even with everything else that net related is disabled I can "only" get the 55-65% of the bandwidth and even thought I KNOW I wouldn't notice it if it was at full speed the tech guy in me just wishes to see what could be the bottleneck. ? My router and modem both rest in a hellscape of power/data cables and other clutter behind my monitor with WiFi running all the time. It also just turned out that my router was connected to our modem with a simple Cat5 cable so I was actually excited to see what can an upgrade do. I ran almost 2 dozen test by pairing different categories with each other and after I went from Cat5+Cat5e all the was to Cat6+Cat6 it turned out that it all meant NOTHING. My speeds didn't change at all, not with the basic Cat5 nor with the flat(I can't believe these are shielded) Cat6 cable. They stuck around 60% and the only time it shot up to 70% was when I did a last test late at night which probably just means that other people have went to sleep. ? So I know that these categories are meant for REAL distances that span whole rooms or buildings and my 2m long cables might as well just be PCB level connections, but still I feel like a place to collect such experiences could be useful for those who are lost in the sea of definitions and marketing. So if you had any positive or negative experiences with different distances or were able to pull off an upgrade that wouldn't have made sense then please leave a story here for people to find. ?

The past few months ive been struggling to make sense of my internet problems. I installed a new cat5 cable to reach across from my router to my pc on the other side of the house about a year ago. Eventually i started having numerous internet issues such as degrading speeds and lag spikes in game. Eventually my connection went out all together. But only for my pc on the long ethernet cable. I replaced the cable with two shorter ones and an adapter i had laying around. That worked fine for a few days. then the same problem, unreliable speeds, then nothing. So i was on wifi for a while until i came up with a solution which was, getting yet another long cat5e cable. Again, good for a few days, then when i came home one day, it didnt work at all. The internet works fine in the rest of the house. the router is connected to the tv, ps4 and the bluray player in the living room and never has a problem. I would like to think the router is overworked since theres around 10 devices connected to it including phones and my personal server but nothing else is experiencing any kind of connection or speed issues. Im at a loss. The router works fine. im not "overworking" my internet connection. My pc is just for games and i dont stream. Yes, i tried switching ports, hoping maybe it had a bad one. Nope. Ive updated the router and it updates on its own sometimes. I have not contacted my isp since im not sure if its a problem on my end. Did i get unlucky with 3 or 4 bad cables in a row? Why is it working properly for a few days, then nothing? I did a speed test the day it installed a new cable a few days ago and i didnt even know my internet was that fast. With everything plugged in like normal, the adapter settings tell me its not connected. and Yes, i have double and triple checked ALL the connectors.

I have 2 different ethernet cables run though my walls, I need to solder the 2 ends together, but the colours are different on each other. Cable 1 has the following Blue and Blue+White twisted together Green and Green+White twisted together Orangey Gold and White twisted together Brown and Black+White twisted together Cable 2 has the following Brown Black Orange Light Blue Light Green Blue Green Very White Grey (Sorta white) Which colours go to which?

When setting up an office network. The previous tenants already had this what I assume would be a patch panel. I only actually need the reception and wifi access point set up but I figured since I can have others rooms wired why not. What do I actually need to get up and going? (ie switch and an access point for wifi ? ) This is currently what I am looking at for purchased products to get it up and going. https://www.primecables.ca/p-346578-tl-sf1008p-tp-link-tl-sf1008p-8-port-10100mbps-desktop-switch-with-4-port-poe https://www.primecables.ca/p-350440-cab-eap110-tp-link-eap110-300mbps-wireless-n-ceiling-mount-access-point I've attached a photo of the patch panel? How do I confirm what type of cables are being used? (cat5 or 6) And any advice of what type of cables I should use going forward. Cheers again

I'm about to wire my house with Cat5e, I know cat6 would had been a beter choice but for the amount I need cat 5e is good enough and can hold 1 Gigabit speeds. I have a router and a plan on how to lay out the wiring to 4 bedrooms, 1 living room, and 1 dinning room. With the living room, and 2 bedrooms having two ethernet ports. I'm very new to networking and my understanding doesn't go pass forum knowledge and a computer maintenance class from Cisco. I need help choosing my switch, I need a 16 port in case I do more wires to more rooms but I don't know if getting a 10/100 speed switch would be enough to supply Internet at good speeds to the house when there are at least 2pcs, and 1 smart TV plus 4 phones using the network or kill my wallet and get a 10/100/1000 switch. To my understanding the 10/100 switch should be able to supply Internet to all the connected devises at good speeds the 10/100 shouldn't kick in as a bottleneck until I start sharing files from pc to pc in my local network. I mainly use my Internet for streaming and gaming, the other pc and smart tv stream only, and well the phones are phones using wifi. Also my Internet is with at&t at 22gigabytes if that means anything.

I'm looking for a decent switch, and as I'm a student, money is pretty tight. I recently got a Steam Link, and the delay while on wireless operation is just abysmal. Besides, I'm planning on getting a Render station/Plex Server combo later down the line, so I do definitely need more ports. The thing is... I barely know anything about networking. I only understand the some of the basics and wireless frequencies. So I honestly have no idea what to look for in a switch. I'm using CAT5 with a 40/40 fiber connection (sometimes 30/30 because ISP). Thanks in advance!

I am having some issues with wifi in my house (I know hardwired is better but its my parents house) First of all a coax cable is going into the modem, which I know isnt good, but could that be the underlying problem? Wifi speeds are really slow and while there are a lot of devices connected, not all of them are always on (only about 4-5 at a given time) which should be fine for the router. I'm sorry if this isnt the place for this type of post, but I was hoping to get some advice. I just have a couple questions: 1. will replacing the coax input to the modem to a cat5 ethernet fix the slow speeds? 2. will having 2 internet providers to one house cause problems? 3. what is better? a wifi usb stick for a PC or a wireless PCI card? I'm hoping to not have these issues in my own apartment someday but, commuting thru college, there is no place like home. haha. thank you for any help you can provide, if this isnt the right forum for such a post, can I request this be moved to the correct forum? Thanks!

A couple of months ago, I build my dad a new PC. Everything was fine, but then yesterday... Last evening, my dad was on his PC. After awhile, he decided to take a 15 min. break. When he came back, it refused to connect to the internet through the same LAN port that worked just fine 15 mins. before. I checked through the BIOS, and went to "Board Explorer". Even the BIOS are unable to detect a cable. The specs: Intel Pentium G3258 MSI Z97 PC MATE Crucial Ballstix Sport (8GB) MSI GT 710 Corsair CX600M So, here's what I've tried: "Plugging it out and in again" Using the same cable on a different PC Switching cables Updating drivers Resetting the router Uninstalling the drivers and reinstalling them Wiggling the cable around Any ideas are welcome, and thanks in advance!

Hello guys. I have recently run into some trouble with my router. It is about 1 year old and we spend some money on it. Keep in mind that my computer is connecting to this router with it's matching wireless adapter, the A6200. Now I noticed just last night that I was getting some rubberbanding and glitchyness in BF4. I was spiking over 300ping when usually I am lower than 90. I went to speedtest.net and ran a test, with the results being ABOUT this(I don't remember exactly) Download: <20Mbps Upload: <15Mbps (I love how upload is nearly unaffected with this issue) I saw this and ran the "tracert" command in the cmd to see that the connection between my router and my computer was taking over 100ms to connect. So, for the first time I had to reset my router. After, I tried to play my game again with no luck. The ping was a little better, but still horrible. The traceroute showed high values between hops(200ms+ for most of them), but the hop from my computer to the router was <10ms. I gave up that night, and went to bed. The next day I tried it again. Same issue. This time, I just grabbed my handy dandy CAT5-6 cable(dunno which one) and directly connected from COX MODEM to COMPUTER. This helped, and it was back to normal. The traceroute pings never went over 30ms. I have the cox plan that is 150 down, and 20 up. I was getting this on hardwire: Download: 125Mbps Upload: 20Mbps And thus, I ruled out an issue with COX. The first thing I did was reset it again, didn't help. I then updated the firmware. Helped, but still getting some values in the traceroute at over 300ms. Despite the traceroute, speedtest was telling me I was getting this: Download: 54Mbps Upload: 12MBps Okay cool, little bit higher. Then I went messing with my router settings. I double checked I was on the AC band(which I was) and then updated the firmware. No help. I then went into the wireless settings to change the 5GHz SSID. It was automatically set at 153, so I bumped it up to 157. This actually did help a little, but not much. The traceroute was now showing no pings above 210ms, but that is still fairly high... I have used netgear most of my computer using life, and noticed that the routers I have, seem to go bad within 2 years. Apparently this one wanted to piss me off sooner. It's my first time using an AC router, and it was great for gaming, until now. Right now I am working on messing with the SSID to see if that may be the problem(maybe some interference?). Thanks guys. Hope I can figure this out soon. NOTE: I cannot use the type of internet that goes through my powerline, because the way the circuits are in the house, the one from the Router to my room is different, an results in terrible speed.

I'm facing a dilemma for networking, I am moving my computer and desk to a different location in the house where there is no coaxial port for the modem. Normally my router is right near my rig and I can just use Lan. I would just use a really long Ethernet wire from the router to my computer but my mom doesn't like wires all over the house. So I discover a coaxial hole thing on the other end of the room so I can put my modem and router in but theres no signal. So my parents decided to ask Shaw to drill some holes in the wall and connect some coaxial from the cable box in the garage. But I read online that lengthy coaxial causes loss of signal. I am not willing to sacrifice my connection cause I game so I might just beg my parents to allow an ethernet across the house. But before I do, is Ethernet even better than Coaxial? lawl thx for reading this long half good explanation of the problem