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The previous owners of my house ran two Ethernet cables from the fiber modem to a point near the center of the house, where they enter the wall... and apparently never exit it. (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm considering clipping the cable where it enters the wall, terminating it, and buying a PoE adapter so that I can see if a single wifi router mounted in that spot will cover the whole house.

Is this a terrible idea? What should I look out for?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

If the cable is in a wall box I would consider just stuffing it all back in the wall for now. If you cut and terminate then later find the end, you might regret that it was cut.

It's a long shot, but get a cable tester, that might give you some idea if it is connected to a piece of equipment and just maybe how long the cable is. Of course, even if it gives you a length, it might be coiled somewhere.

It might be risky, but try plugging the cable into a device (spare switch, laptop, computer, etc) and see if you get any connection to something. I doubt it though, it is probably the connection to a different room and the cables are stuffed behind a wall plate or even into the wall.

Is the fiber modem new? Could it have been leftover from a cable modem setup? I just bought a house that is wired throughout with cat 5 and just found the concentration point. About ten, unlabeled, cables all coiled up and no connectors stashed in the ceiling of the unfinished basement. So now I need to find the ends and decide if I want that to be my network closet. Fun stuff.