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    Need help connecting ethernet wires together

    Guys, this was the exact information I was looking for. I think that patch panel will fit because the box is 14" x 14". The wires are actually labeled so no testing necessary. Will definitely look into a cable tv terminator. Thanks for the help!
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    Need help connecting ethernet wires together

    Could you elaborate a little bit? This sounds like what I want to do :) Thanks.
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    Need help connecting ethernet wires together

    Ah man.. so you're saying crimping should be avoided and I am better off going wireless? ______ Crimping your own RJ45 should be avoided. The new APs we were using had a hard limit of 63 wireless clients per radio. We hit that very hard during the first few hours of the main part of the...
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    Need help connecting ethernet wires together

    Hey folks, I just bought a house recently and it appears that the in-wall ethernet jacks don't work and I found out why: the ethernet cables are not connected to anything (see pics below). What is the best/proper way to have ethernet cables connected? I would need to put the modem/router in...
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    Simple question: Cat5 wall jack

    Yup they're all over the house, and in each room. There's one cat5 and one regular phone jack on the same outlet. What do you mean by 'place your wireless router where your internet reception enters the house."? I'll try that second part where I connect the modem to the wall
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    Simple question: Cat5 wall jack

    I know this may be a really dumb question, but how do I use this? I just moved in and my house is wired with cat5 in the wall, and I just ordered internet and set this up yesterday. What do I need so that I can keep the wireless modem downstairs and be wired upstairs? Thanks for bearing...