I believe four of the houses ethernet ports lead here.
this post was submitted on 22 Nov 2023
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Got a word from my friend who's a sparky, that if I want, I can attatch RJ45 plugs on the ends of the cables running into the junction and then run the cables down my wall into a switch in my office. Would that work?
Yep, just make sure to check the other ends pairs are ordered correctly and match the order when you crimp and add plugs.
Honestly though, if there's no fault or degradation in connectivity already, I wouldn't bother. A switch just adds a new potential (powered) point of failure.
That's absolutely fair.
The initial reason why I was up there was because I remember there already being a network switch but I believe once we upgraded to fiber many years ago, it has been changed to this setup in the photo.
I want to play around with homelab gear and some home networking as it's becoming a hobby of mine. Sending the cables down into my office so I can manage a more hands on setup; especially for a server, NAS and security cameras.