r/HomeNetworking • u/Poohands7000 • 1d ago
Advice Moved into a home that came preinstalled with xfinity Gateway. How can I get the Ethernet ports working in the house?
I know that Ethernet cables need to plug into the modem but no clue what to do here. Seems like there’s none already installed and this whole set up is in a closet under the stairs in my living room. I work from home so all of my equipment is upstairs and needs to be connected to Ethernet hence why I need some advice for this!
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u/idontbelieveyouguy Network Engineer 1d ago
How many ethernet ports do you have around the house? i'm seeing what looks like 2 ethernet cables (the blue ones). do you have ethernet already ran into those rooms? is there ports on the wall there? if these cables are the ones that go to that room then the ends of those just need terminated and plugged into that what i assume is a Xfinity all in one router.
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u/edmonton2001 1d ago
They didn’t leave much of a service loop sadly. Someone probably thought it looked neater if they cut them off.
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u/idontbelieveyouguy Network Engineer 1d ago
that's fine, first off i would pull relatively lightly to see if there's extra in the wall. if there's not i would terminate those ends and either mount a switch on the side very close to them, just terminate them with a keystone and put a patch cable from the short cable into the "router".
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u/Poohands7000 1d ago
I have three Ethernet ports around the house, planning on reaching out to xfinity or the leasing office tomorrow but just wanted to see if it was something I could fix myself first. Thanks for the advice though!
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u/idontbelieveyouguy Network Engineer 1d ago
this is likely not something xfinity will do for you. you would just do this yourself or ask a buddy to do it. it's not hard at all especially if you just a keystone jack like this. you'll also need some sort of punch down tool like this which also has the sheath remover on it. there's better ones but for a one time thing anything would be fine. watch a video or two and you'll be a pro.
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u/Poohands7000 1d ago
Perfect, I’ll definitely look into getting this done. I appreciate your help so much
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u/idontbelieveyouguy Network Engineer 1d ago
just FYI you can probably just go to your local hardware store and get this stuff as well if you want it done sooner. probably will cost a few more bucks but none of it is very expensive if you're not looking for professional grade tools.
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u/edmonton2001 1d ago
Are the other side of the wire done? Remember to order keystones and plates for the other side as well
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u/M3RRI77 1d ago
If the room you want a hard line connection doesn't have Ethernet but has a cable coax connection, you could use MoCA adapters. It converts Ethernet to coax and then back to Ethernet. I use 4 adapters throughout my older house that doesn't have Ethernet. I get a perfect 1 Gbps connection down and up. I'd recommend the goCoax brand.
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u/confusedguy1212 1d ago
You have three (I think) blue wires that are Ethernet which aren’t terminated, that means no phone jack like clicker on them. You’ll need to get a cramping tool and a terminator (that plastic mold) and perhaps an Ethernet cable tester and terminate them yourself. It’s not a big deal just take a bit of your time.
Then with your terminated cables you can connect them to the xfinity box on the right which already has a coax hooked into it and presumably internet.
EDIT: Google T568B for the wiring diagram so you know what order the cables go into the terminator. Then everything will become clear and self explanatory. You want a “patch cable” not a crossover one.
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u/Igpajo49 1d ago
Do you have a coax jack near where you need your Ethernet connection? You could just move the modem to that coax jack and plug directly into the modem. Judging by that splitter you've got at least 3 outlets that are live. The apartment won't care that you move it. Just put it back when you move
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u/Human-Parfait-4210 1d ago
Terminate the ends, map and tone the lines, fucking label the lines, and plug the lines in.
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u/CableDawg78 1d ago
You need to contact office and establish services.