Setup Identification Help

[lieder1987]

Hey yall, I moved into a new location and have a funky setup I need help identifying.

 

Attached is a picture of the connection for the RJ45 jacks that are in each room. I was told that it was a "loop back" system (not one I am familiar with, and pretty well versed in networking) and that if I plugged any working ethernet connection into a port anywhere in the house it would reach them all.

 

So far it does not do that.

 

What do yall think?

[Windows7ge]

What do I think? Assuming each of those blue cables runs off to a wallplate I'd say you're looking at a patch panel. Need a networking switch and to identify which of those runs go to anything useful. Connect the gray cables to the switch and a port from there to the router and you should be good to go.

[lieder1987]

Well clearly this setup is meant to do something. I doubt it was installed for you to just uninstall and reinstall your own switch.

[beavo451]

That's a distribution board. It can split video signals, telephone, and data depending on the model. See if you can find a model number on it and Google it.