Networking whole house.

[WhispTV]

This is going to be a multiple question or comment post. First my current situation, I have my modem and router in my garage in which I runnimg everything off of wifi. My router is a upgraded net gear that cost about $150 and the modem is provided by the ISP.

 

My house was built with cat5e cables running through out the house. There are 3 cables that are outside in my cable box that aren't connect to anything yet. When I look under the faceplate in each room I see 2 cables in each that are loose and not connected. After doing amateur testing with some equipment I borrowed it seems that the rooms are connect and my whole house is connected by 3 wires and the rooms are chained together. I have 2 stories and 5 bedrooms for a total of 7 or 8 wall plates.

 

What I want to do is directly connect my TV's in 2 rooms and my PC. I planned to put connecter on the 3 wires on the outside of my house and plug them into my router. First question is can I plug them into my modem or just into my router. Then I plan on installing faceplate that have 2 Jacks in it and put wires connecting the two Jacks so that the connection will flow between rooms. In the rooms that I need the cable to be attached to something I planned on using a switch to allow me to continue the connection between rooms and also have a 3rd or 4th wire to the devices I need. 

 

Could use some help understanding if there is an easier way and answer silly questions like can I use a modem to plug my 3 main ethernet cables to free up the ports in my router and allow me to relocate it somewhere else in my house. Any help would be appreciated. 

[vascobrissos14]

You can only plug devices to your router.

The router manages the IP's and network.

The modem only gives you the internet data.

I haven't tried it personnaly but I believe that's the way it works.

For the rest, can you draw us what you want to do? 

[WhispTV]

8 hours ago, vascobrissos14 said:

You can only plug devices to your router.

The router manages the IP's and network.

The modem only gives you the internet data.

I haven't tried it personnaly but I believe that's the way it works.

For the rest, can you draw us what you want to do? 

What would be the best way to draw it? And I am not necessarily sure where each wire goes but yea i can try my best. 

[Donut417]

On 11/11/2018 at 2:52 PM, WhispTV said:

hole house is connected by 3 wires and the rooms are chained together.

What do you mean chained together? Are you talking Ethernet or Coax? 

 

Ethernet cant be "Chained together". Each cable should only have 1 device connected to it, and that cable should be a straight shot between device and router. 

[WhispTV]

2 hours ago, Donut417 said:

What do you mean chained together? Are you talking Ethernet or Coax? 

 

Ethernet cant be "Chained together". Each cable should only have 1 device connected to it, and that cable should be a straight shot between device and router. 

The issue is and I am not fully sure how they are all connected by I have 3 wires that are ending on the outside of my house. I see 2 wires in each room (8 plates) and when I was doing my testing I had to connect room X's wires to get room Y too work is most occasions. I can do more extensive testing to further understand what rooms need to be "connected" together in order to reach the rooms I need it in. Also out of the 8 only one room had one wire meaning it was the end of the line. The whole wiring situation was confusing and I had someone here that kinda knew something to help me figure out where the wires went which is why I got even this far.