Question about home cable jacks and internet...

[BZeto]

I just moved into a house with cable internet/tv. The cable modem is upstairs in one of the rooms. Can I simply relocate the cable modem to a different cable jack downstairs with no problems? I haven't tried it but I'm assuming that only certain jacks are 'internet enabled'. Any info would be great.

Thanks

 

[Slug]

With cable, any jack can be a modem jack (assuming it has good signal strength and has not been split multiple times).

 

[Markbnj]

In general you want a "home run" if you can get it, i.e. a coax run from the modem to the service entry point with no more than one splitter.

 

[rickeo]

I suggest you find where the cable comes into the house and get familiar with how the splitting is done, and what run goes to what room. Get a good 2-way splitter, and connect it to the line running in, and to the 2 out ports connect the line running directly to the cable modem, and the other port to another splitter going to the TV's. Now this is ideal, so YMMV. Good luck.

 

[JackMDS]

The is No reason to rush into anything, First try, at worse it would not work.

 

[degibson]

Be advised that there are low-pass filters installed in various places to filter the data component of the signal out. Any jack will work, so long as there is not a filter between the fitting and the ISP.

If you find a particular jack doesn't work, try to follow the jack back to the routing box and see if you find a filter on the line.

 

[BZeto]

Thanks for the input, I have not had the chance to move the cable modem yet. I'm hoping for the best but possibly I can remove splitters/filters if it does not work.