wolffenjugend :
At first glance this can be seen as an incredibly simple, yet potentially messy solution to your networking problems. If you need extra distance, here is a 100 foot Ethernet cable that works well. It’s usually about this time that you decide to setup your Wi-Fi, after all, unpacking is a lot more fun when you can listen a Pandora or Spotify playlist instead of just the thuds of moving boxes around.
but what I'd try is to connect the yellow ethernet cable direct from the NBN box to the switch. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
If you want wifi, you will need to buy a router and plug that into your modem, and then setup that according to the instructions provided with the router.
posted 2015-Nov-23, 1:40 pm AEST
As Tetsujin said, the ethernet switch for OPs apartment might not be working.
At first glance this can be seen as an incredibly simple, yet potentially messy solution to your networking problems. This is so that there isn’t just a straight line on the floor going from your router to your computer, for example. wolffenjugend : Once you’ve measured out the length, the obvious next step would be to buy the cable closest to that length. The Overflow Blog
In your room with the coax/modem/router, that ethernet cable goes back down to the central point, right? You can also paint them to match your wall color, too. (assuming enough ports on my router) Not switched Ethernet (where connections only have two ends) and not even obsolete bus Ethernet.Those ethernet ports are either all connected to a central unit - ethernet switch, which you'd have to find & make sure it's working - or they're all point to point & you have to find the correct 'other end' of each one. posted 2015-Nov-23, 1:20 pm AEST
Going into this, it’s probably best that you have a good idea of what all you want to be on a wired connection to your network.That way you can have something of a mental map of where your appliances are in relation to where your router is. This isn’t too surprising, but as someone who likes to have most (if not all) their devices on a wired internet connection, I’d like to know if there is an alternative method than having my landlord walk in on me tearing down walls to run wires through them. The new apartment posed an issue because the Xbox will now be in a different room, albeit adjacent to, than the router will be. I have to put RJ45 connectors on the ends of the wires (they're currently bare).
And it most certainly can be that, if you go about doing it all willy-nilly. This most likely won’t be an issue if you’re like me, and either will be or already are in a smaller apartment. Those ports (with the COAX cables coming out) aren't Ethernet - they are for phone lines, and for sharing TV signals (such that only one antenna is needed for many apartments).
While going this route, though, you might find that the number of devices you plan on wiring up outnumber the amount of Ethernet ports on your router. They use double-sided tape for adhesion, but I believe some also come with adhesive already on them.
I saw a YouTube video suggesting I find a "master jack" that if the router attached to, all the ports within my unit would connect to the router via Ethernet. – Cheapest, so most likely.2. By now, you probably know how to set-up a wireless router. How To Do This Correctly . You just moved into your new apartment; time to unpack boxes, arrange your furniture and put everything in its proper place.
Heehee, we'll see. Is it possible to hook my router up to the ethernet jack directly in my dining room, then connect my PC to a completely different ethernet jack that's inside my room?I've actually already attempted this but to no success. Plan the route for the cable from the central hub to the new access point. wolffenjugend : Should I instead be going from:And just through trial and error figure out which bedroom is which port? Hi, thanks for the info.