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How to create a second network point in a room?

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CraigHappy

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Jun 1, 2005
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Hi

I already have a working broadband network point in my office, but I want to move to the other side of the room and need to have a second working network point there.

I have tried wiring the second point directly into the back of the original point, like (piggy backing the first) but this stops all network connection.

So I would like to know if I create an extra RJ45 point next to the original point and wire that to the one on the other side of the room. Then plug a patch lead from original to the extra point, will that work?

I have done a little sketch to explain -

Many thanks

Craig.
 
If you mean to replace the original jack with the new jack, yes that will work. If you mean to have 2 working jacks (one on each side of the room for two network connections), there will be a bit more configuring involved - but still easily doable.
 
If you want two (or more ) then add a 5 port (or larger) switch
 
If you mean to have 2 working jacks (one on each side of the room for two network connections), there will be a bit more configuring involved - but still easily doable."

Please explain doable, as this is the situation -
This room is an out building about 30 meters from the main house, the router and hub/switch live in the main house.
Currently there is only one cat5E cable running to the out building from the house.

Long term I would like the RJ45 points both available, one for my laptop and one for a desktop system.
I have wired the cables as shown in the diagram into the walls so it's nice and tidy.
So if there is a way of getting both working, without cables running inside the room, I'm all ears!
(Obviously there will be a patch lead running from the point to each computer). lol

Many thanks

Craig.
 
connect the incoming from the main house to a small switch "4 port" then connect your computer to one port and the second location to another port
 
Like skip and allisland said - a small switch is easily the best way. Cheap and easy and will give you 4 or more ports.

If there is absolutely no way to get a small switch, you could technically split the original RJ45 jack into two jacks but it is not recommended as it's probably an unreliable connection but would work in a pinch - you'd have to split the original line at the out-building end and the main house end (And this is assuming there is an open port on the main house switch). But I would invest every bit of my soul into talking you out of that way unless there is really no way to get a switch for the outbuilding.
 
Oh - I should definitely add that the second way of splitting the cat5 is nothing I would EVER do for a customer - I might do it for myself if I was in a bind and needed 2 jacks and all the other conditions were met...
 
Many thanks for all the tips guys, I'm doing this tomorrow, so I'll let you know how I get on.
I agree that the switch in the out building will be the best option.

Many thanks again.

Craig.
 
Is splitting a RJ-45 jack into 2 jacks a common practice?
 
I didn't split the jack, not sure that is common practice, probably not.

I used the original suggested method, by running a patch cable across two ports and connecting the third port to the second behind the partition walling.

Many thanks for everyone's help and advise.

Craig.
 
It is NOT a common practice and NOT recommended!

Now with POE and 100BASE-T using more than 2 pair, you are just asking for trouble. Get a small switch if you need more ports!

....JIM....
 
I use the Hubbell splitter on both ends and have no proble running 100m over both. no messing with the terminations on the jack, just plug and play.
 
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