Pix available... Sorry it took so long. Service entrance https://drive.google.com/open?id=1dfUvK4YWSAc-UU1zfcoBB6-VmSJ9KW-VrQ
Cable service box -- lower right https://drive.google.com/open?id=1821n6pjMtCXEkOm6mcl9jL6MdWVGMVrMug Internet service box - upper right https://drive.google.com/open?id=14-KLGy0qtCJ7ciHQPX_IgD6oKm7yisLgvw Internet service box detail pix https://drive.google.com/open?id=1DpfBkPfzTaCgRwMFSITyPpF6FUaVQu82bw Only 1 and 6 flash. Don't remember which is incoming WAN and which is to my router. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1an4RGV_If3MizXWvhbWaU_eLRl994DbWkA https://drive.google.com/open?id=1uuNdZGm0tLIwv3IuqiTesppCM8xiwIG83A https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f0XQPtv92B_bgY2-GuV8Ln2anaPXMC4slA/view?usp=sharing and link showing wasp nest covered with wasp... On Sat, Sep 9, 2017 at 3:36 PM, Jack Coats <j...@coats.org> wrote: > My ISP does offer Gig, but not in my monetary bandwidth <grin> > I went out to get some pix, and opened one of the boxes, and had a > wasp nest. Need to get rid of that and I will get a few pix. > > I am guessing my 'best solution' is to do a 'inside the garage' box > for router and connections. I really like the WIFI router where it is > (kind of the > center of the house), so it might wind up being an 'endpoint' for a > 'border router'. > > I understand Tilghman's comments about max power via small wires, that > is a main reason for a in-house 'wiring cabinet' where I would put a > small UPS as well. Plus, having wired access in the garage could be > nice for some 'who knows' projects in the future. > > Thanks everyone, for their help and interest! > > On Fri, Sep 8, 2017 at 7:54 PM, Gibson Prichard <gib...@prichard.tv> wrote: >> You are correct gigabit ethernet uses all four pairs but nothing in his >> post said anything about gigabit coming from his Internet service provider. >> If you simply take one of the cat5 cables and use it to provide power to a >> router mounted externally that will solve his problem. >> >> On Fri, Sep 8, 2017 at 11:24 Tilghman Lesher <tilgh...@meg.abyt.es> wrote: >>> >>> Beg pardon, but I thought that the rule of Ethernet only using 2 pairs >>> (4 wires) was no longer true. Specifically, anything that does >>> Gigabit Ethernet uses all 4 pairs (8 wires), and PoE is still >>> compatible because the signal is transmitted via a differential (which >>> is also why it no longer matters if wire polarity is swapped). >>> >>> Is this incorrect? >>> >>> On Fri, Sep 8, 2017 at 6:34 AM, Gibson Prichard <gib...@prichard.tv> >>> wrote: >>> > Basically, if you have RJ45-terminated wires going inside the house, >>> > ethernet only uses 4 of the 8 wires in the cable. Use the other 4 to >>> > send >>> > power out from inside to a router or switch which happens to be on the >>> > outside of your house. >>> > If the outside box is too small to hold a router or switch, you may need >>> > to >>> > replace it with a larger enclosure. Assuming you have the right to place >>> > a >>> > new box outside where these lines terminate that would be large enough >>> > to >>> > hold a switch or router, you could do that. Amazon (and others) have >>> > lots of >>> > weatherproof enclosures from which to choose. You could use one of the >>> > ethernet lines to provide power, either as a traditional barrel-plug or >>> > as a >>> > POE connection. A simple barrel-plug-to RJ45 adapter, like this >>> > >>> > https://www.amazon.com/BeElion-Passive-Injector-Splitter-Connector/dp/B01HMNJHII >>> > or >>> > >>> > https://www.amazon.com/Waterproof-Injector-Splitter-5-52-1mm-Ethernet/dp/B01MS9K6EX >>> > would provide you with the means to send power outside from an outlet >>> > over >>> > one of the ethernet cables (whether or not that particular wire was >>> > being >>> > used to carry data). >>> > >>> > Does this make sense? >>> > >>> > Gibson Prichard >>> > Nashville, TN >>> > gib...@prichard.tv >>> > >>> > On Thu, Sep 7, 2017 at 11:03 PM, Jack Coats <j...@coats.org> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> Looking for some input here... >>> >> >>> >> My house is pre-wired for ethernet. All the connections are >>> >> terminated in a box on the outside of my house. My ISP provides an >>> >> ethernet connection to that box, but there is little room and no >>> >> power. >>> >> What is a reasonable way to get my other ethernet connections 'lit' ? >>> >> There is no place where two of the ethernet connections terminate near >>> >> each other inside the house (so I could put my router there). >>> >> >>> >> I am open to suggestions or 'best practices'. >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >> ><> ... 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Jack > > The Four Boxes of Liberty - "There are four boxes to be used in the > defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury and ammo. Please use in that > order." > "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart"... Colossians 3:23 > "Anyone who has never made a mistake, has never tried anything new." - > Albert Einstein > "You don't manage people; you manage things. You lead people." - > Admiral Grace Hopper, USN > "The most dangerous phrase in the language is "We’ve always done it > this way"-- Admiral Grace Hopper, USN > "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I > learn." - Ben Franklin -- ><> ... Jack The Four Boxes of Liberty - "There are four boxes to be used in the defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury and ammo. Please use in that order." "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart"... Colossians 3:23 "Anyone who has never made a mistake, has never tried anything new." - Albert Einstein "You don't manage people; you manage things. You lead people." - Admiral Grace Hopper, USN "The most dangerous phrase in the language is "We’ve always done it this way"-- Admiral Grace Hopper, USN "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Ben Franklin -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.