Cat5 / Cat6 Cable Question

jimbogustard · 3 Sep 2014 at 14:12

Hi, I have a cat6 network in my house, all working fine.

I have a cat5 cable in the garden, that will go the garage for garden wifi streaming music outside ect.

In my lounge I have wired in a cat6 lan socket to the B specification and is working fine.

My question is rather than putting a jack on the end of the garden cat 5 cable and plugging it in to this socket, can I hardwire this cable to the back of the cat6 B socket so it is always connected, and if so should it be wired to the B or A settings?

This would save me buying a switch to have an extra lan socket in the lounge.

On Holiday · 3 Sep 2014 at 14:16

jimbogustard · 3 Sep 2014 at 14:16

thanks.

bremen1874 · 4 Sep 2014 at 17:30

Hardwiring a cable into the back of a socket could work as the socket would just act as a junction box. If you did this you wouldn't be able to plug anything into the actual socket. The comment about not having to buy a switch suggests that's what's intended.

David Koh · 6 Sep 2014 at 03:29

If you set it up like this port in lounge will be same port as port in garage, so only 1 device in 1 port at a time sir

bledd · 6 Sep 2014 at 04:26

This is what I'd use..
http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/120916943359?nav=SEARCH

And use a blanking plate on the front of the socket