how to check home cabling? (1 Viewer)

[VA703]

I moved into this house and in the furnace room where the home security is theres like a giant hub of tons of different cables. im pretty sure the house has Ethernet wired throughout. what is the best/easiest way to test this?

 

[matttyl]

Are there ethernet ports in the rooms?

 

[gianmarco]

I moved into this house and in the furnace room where the home security is theres like a giant hub of tons of different cables. im pretty sure the house has Ethernet wired throughout. what is the best/easiest way to test this?

Should only have to cut holes in two to three walls max. No more than 4 foot wide should do it.

 

[VA703]

Are there ethernet ports in the rooms?

certain rooms yes

also wired for surround sound in the family room and projector in the media room

 

[matttyl]

certain rooms yes

also wired for surround sound in the family room and projector in the media room

then connect a router/hub in the furnace room, and a laptop or computer in those certain rooms.  if the computer connects, you know what wire goes where.

 

[captain_amazing]

Are there ports available to connect to in the furnace area?  It could be a punch block for RJ-11 (analog phones), in which case those are only wired for phones.

 

[VA703]

It's a residential gateway hub.  Pretty cool. Looks like I can run Internet and tv throughout the house.  Just need to figure it out