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@Insomnia wrote:

I am aware of the problems with the house cables because you described them well in the forum. However, it’s not entirely clear to me how I can test this. So how do I know whether the 8-wire cables are installed in my sockets, which are in every room?

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The easiest way is to attach a PC to the end of the LAN cable and start the speed test in the Internet box menu, then you can see whether it is a Gbit/s network.

In the picture below, the home network (marked yellow) only has a 100 Mbit/s cable from the Internet box to the PC.

WalterB

Well, then I probably only have the cheaper version:

I’ll probably have to put in a new cable… But then I won’t need to buy the components. Also has an advantage…

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@Insomnia wrote:

Well, then I probably only have the cheaper version:

I’ll probably have to put in a new cable… But then I won’t need to buy the components. Also has an advantage…

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It is important that the LAN cable from the socket to the PC also has 8 wires and the PC has a 1 GBit network card.

It’s best to do this test again directly with your PC or notebook on the LAN Anschluss from the Internet box to compare.

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@Insomnia wrote:

Well, then I probably only have the cheaper version:

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I’ll probably have to put in a new cable… But then I won’t need to buy the components. Also has an advantage…

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That’s bad luck. Just to be on the safe side, a question: Have you done the same speed test with a normal LAN cable (8-wire, Cat.5) between the PC and IB2 and seen the full 1Gbit/s “in the home network” too?

Addendum: Sorry, @WalterB I only now saw your post “on the next page”.

rokx

Just tested it, network card is one Gbit and cable is also suitable. Transfers well straight away. Now I have to open the can to look inside.

Can is open. Both RJ45 ports are occupied, but of course I don’t know which cable is behind them. Now how can I remove this from its holder?

Insomnia

They probably split here:

Yellow and green are always the wires that go to a box

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@Insomnia wrote:

They probably split:

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As a result, an 8-wire cable was pulled in but distributed again between the two LAN sockets, so it should be possible to install only one LAN socket with 8 connections in the basement and in the living area.

The disadvantage is that it only has one LAN socket, but you can then use a switch for several connections in the living area.

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@Insomnia wrote:

Can is open…How can I remove this from its holder?

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You have to take out the central screw in the middle of the 3 sockets on the left. Then all the white covers come off.

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@WalterB wrote:

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@Insomnia wrote:

They probably split:

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As a result, an 8-wire cable was pulled in but distributed again between the two LAN sockets, so it should be possible to install only one LAN socket with 8 connections in the basement and in the living area.

The disadvantage is that it only has one LAN socket, but you can then use a switch for several connections in the living area.

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Yes, I’ll look into that. But doesn’t the Swisscom solution of moving the IB2 into the living area require 2 LAN plugs?

@Insomnia a cable with 2 wires (supply line for DSL signal) and a cable with 8 wires (return line to MMV) MMV=multi media distributor

@user109 Thread or concern read by @Insomnia?:smileywink:

@Insomnia:

Yes, if you want to continue using the other network sockets that are combined in the media distributor. (keyword switch)

No, not necessarily. If all existing or additional cables can be plugged directly into the IB and/or the range of the WLAN connection is sufficient.

Insomnia

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Insomnia wrote:

I completely unscrewed the can. Looks like this:

But I can’t get the two plugs pulled out of the holder from behind. But if I want to swap it, I have to remove it. What options are there?

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Clean thing…

I hope you have switched off the fuse, as the wire supplying the strak current is now bare by “screwing it on”… Very professional work…:smileymad:

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Herby wrote:

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@Insomnia wrote:

I completely unscrewed the can. Looks like this:

But I can’t get the two plugs pulled out of the holder from behind. But if I want to swap it, I have to remove it. What options are there?

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Clean thing…

I hope you have switched off the fuse, as the wire supplying the current is now bare when you unscrew it… Very professional work…:smileymad:

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Of course I turned off the fuse. I noticed the wire right away and was glad that I had turned off the fuse. But it’s firmly in again…

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@Herby wrote:

@user109 Thread or concern read by @Insomnia?:smileywink:

@Insomnia:

Yes, if you want to continue to use the other network sockets that are combined in the media distributor. (keyword switch)

No, not necessarily. If all existing or additional cables can be plugged directly into the IB and/or the range of the WLAN connection is sufficient.

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Of course, I can also leave the IB2 directly in the distribution box. Then I go over the WLAN and just insert a new cable for use on the PC.

Difference is as follows:

Speed ​​test with the iPhone via WLAN right next to the old IB: 252 mbps download and 176 mbps upload

In the next room with an iPhone: download 109 mbps, upload 200 mbps

@Insomnia

As you can see from your pictures, it would even be possible to connect all the wires correctly for 1 Gbit in one of the sockets and the same in the distribution cabinet, I can’t say whether special tools are needed.

In any case, the cables are available for 1 Gbit with 8-fold cables.

@WalterB

Absolutely correct, that would be possible. However, I would have to figure out how to remove the socket from the holder. Only then can I look at how I can rewire it. But maybe it’s easier to pull in new cables. Are there any recommendations as to which ones you should take?

@Insomnia

yes the following cable

VSEI NO.: 101 771 916. Otherwise ask your trusted electrician, he might also know how to get the RJ45 out.

If you want the IB from the MMV, you have to lay 2x Ethernet cables or the fiber connection kit

from Swisscom:

EDIZIOdue UP S-One Cat6 + DiaLink/LC

VA Fiber Opt Ext (depending on length of 15m, 20m and 30m) LC/PC

The fiber kit is actually a fiber extension (connector) with a fiber socket for permanent installation under plaster.

I’ll provide pictures later.

@Insomnia:

Addition to user109’s suggestion: If you have the LAN cable(s) pulled in by an electrician, it is worth considering whether you would also like to have the fiber optic connection extended from the OTO socket to the location of the router (e.g. with a DiaLink Set, see link: [here]. “https://community.swisscom.ch/t5/Diskussionen-%C3%BCber-das-Thema/Glasfibrillanleitung-in-einem-Wandschrank/m-p/470826#M1362”) and then the following posts and link: here; then you don’t need to buy and operate a media converter/Ethernet SFP.

Note: If you are a tenant, perhaps discuss the whole thing with the owner/management or resolve it in such a way that dismantling is easily possible when the rental is terminated.