Extending from master socket

[miikeeyy92]

Evening all,

I'd like my router downstairs, but the master socket is upstairs, and I'm not really in a position to have it moved by BT.

Is it possible to have a long RJ45 (?) cable between the master socket and my router without much performance reduction? Ive read on the internet about using a CAT5 cable with RJ45 connections?

Thanks.

 

[miikeeyy92]

I'd probably say Cat 5e ethernet is a better option as it supports faster speeds but also has less interference. Worth it if it's going to be there a long time.

With 5e this should be fine and you likely wont notice any difference.

Thanks for the tip.

It makes more sense to keep the router next to the master socket, and run ethernet over the RJ45+cat5e to downstairs, and maybe put a switch at the other end if you have several devices.
ADSL gives a faster connection if you have less cabling (and therefore noise) between your router and the master socket. In my old house ADSL wouldn't work at all unless I completely disconnected the wiring leading to the other phone sockets around my house.

I would keep the router by the master socket if it wasn't in the middle of a skirting board, between two windows, upstairs at the front of the house! The WiFi isn't quite strong enough to get to the kitchen/garden without occasional dropouts.

Cat5e or CW1308 will work.

CW1308 is usually much thinner so can be easier to route.

Thanks.

If you search youtube for My Mate VINCE he has a few videos that may help. I recently replaced our old BT master socket (located in the loft) with the new 5c version and the mk4 vdsl faceplate, I then ran cat5e cable down to the router in my bedroom and the guides on his channel came in handy.

Thanks, I'll look this up.

I think I had my connections mixed up, the 'broadband cable' that comes with BT is actually RJ11 I think, as the smart hub wont accept an ethernet cable as the input. I assume rewiring a Cat5e or CW1308 cable into RJ11 connections will still work?

 

[miikeeyy92]

As Mr Bazmondo says. What's your reason for wanting to move the router @miikeeyy92 ?

The master socket is upstairs at the right of the house and not near any power outlets either, and so if I could have the router downstairs in the middle of the house, the WiFi in the kitchen/garden would be much improved (by a socket too). As a secondary bonus, my all my wired devices would be near the router too, but as previously mentioned, I can run cat5e with a switch.

 

[miikeeyy92]

Ideally you still keep the copper to your cabinet as short as possible. So keep the router upstairs, disable the router wireless (I assume this is the best practice to avoid having multiple wireless networks), run a network cable to a switch/wireless access point downstairs.

When you say copper, do you mean the cable between Master socktet and router?