How i Installed Network Sockets in an Old House | No More Wifi

Hi

When WiFi becomes free to UK I might

... or don't wreck your house at all and use simple homeplug/powerline adapters... just plug into the existing electrical sockets (you can get a pass thru version so you don't even lose the socket). Plenty fast enough for most purposes, if your wiring is compatible.

Is this signal noisier than ethernet to device, no socket?

All that work will not give much to WiFi devices, but it can be solved by simply placing access point in the middle of your property

Im surprised if doing so much DIY why you havent bought a dust extractor ?
You ran the cables and bonded them in before testing ? Lol also didnt you fix or cover the cables before bonding?

Pretty poor effort not using conduit. Bit cowboy ish

"rooter" "in-shoe-lay-shun" LOL

The next video I want to see is how to network a council house like using trunking on a budget

I missed the part where you run the cable into the wall, going into the the socket. How do you do that?

Great video, I love see this.

Save yourself the hassle and get a mesh WiFi setup

Still need wifi. Use access points. Lose the router. Your modem is most likely.a gateway

this guys a pretty good rooter

Try power line, then Wi-Fi extenders and finally mesh. If your rewiring the house, follow the existing cables.

........cat8 currently.

" your rooter "?

Wtf

Its ROUtet.. r o u t e r

same vowel sound as saying " ouch "

Not rocket science..just a 3rd or 4th grade level word.

To be honest, you need Wi-Fi in your house

or just stick to wifi.....in this day and age there's no reason to have a poor signal. plenty of booster devices are available.

I did that in my house but still most devices use wifi

cat 6 or cat 7 for best results

Great video, but why bring the cable through to the other side of the wall, befor running up? Anyone coming along after drilling into the wall for any reason won't know the cable is there and could drill into it. Whereas if it's on the same side of the wall as the socket, then it will be in that sockets 'safe zone', so anyone with an ounce of sense will take that as a warning tha a cable may lay buried in the wall vertically or horizontally from the plate.

Why not use CAT 8 which is 20x more worth than CAT 5 ??

Does it meet uk regs if I wire upstairs light on landing to switch without being able to turn downstairs halfway light on

Can I retire a uk home using EU wire

Would have been worth the extra expense of getting Cat 7 or 8 cables to future-proof the house.

Great tutorial but I think powerline adapters are a more convenient solution for the average person. It takes 10 minutes to setup and performance is not that much worse than ethernet cables unless you are unlucky with the wiring.

Was advised not to run ethernet cable in the cavity walls and had to run the cable on a outside wall.

Thank you so much for uploading the video. Very informative.

Great video , but how do you confidently deal with the Floor upstairs when its not planks for flooring, but those large sheets of mdf type boards ? it means almost lifting a whole 8x4 sheet ??????

It's easier to get a better router. Not all devices have ethernet connections. Seems like you're going back in time. Have you gone back to coal and an outside toilet as well.

wouldnt it make more senst to add somesort of channel for the cable so whenever you need to replace it upgrade it or add cables you dont need to do all the wall demolition parts again ?

I've never been so thankful for drywall...lol I did this in my house but was lucky to be able to run it from a closet upstairs in my office that fed down to the ceiling of the basement then follow plumbing back up to the main floor. A second line went up to the attic and connected to a switch that ran to all devices like a Roku in both bedrooms. Took me a couple of hours with almost no mess to repair. It is so much better than having to count on Wifi (and much more secure)

My toxic trait is thinking my wife would allow me to do this in our beautiful decorated brick constructed 1930s home....and me thinking "Yea this just looks like a weekend job really"

I've run ethernet cables and also used homeplugs, which use existing electrical cables to send the signal. Ethernet cables are more reliable but when homeplugs work they are so easy to install. Also I'd avoid Cat7 cables if you need to make connections to the back of the sockets - the cores are much thinner than Cat6. I used 'burial standard' Cat6A shielded cable - it was the best option for speeds and 'connectability'. Although it's quite thick so slightly bigger holes needed for feeding it through. Cat6A allows up to 10Gb/sec with no loss of speed up to 100m of cable. Should be future-proof and allow lengthy runs in a large house.
Thanks for the video.

An easier option I used is to just use some of these Powerline ethernet adapters , the new generations work very well. I get GB speed through out my house. Devolo Magic 2-2400 Lan

What if you drilled to an exterior wall and went up the cavity.....would that save you from running so many chases

Brilliant video ✨

You make it look very easy I will be doing this

I'm putting a data point behind my tv on the wall along with a new socket.. My question is to anyone.. Can i run the data cable in the SAME chase as the mains cable thats for the new socket?

You only need 4 of the wires

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nice video n good information. like n watch from Hindustan (India)

Much easier to just get poe wireless extenders...

In Germany I don't run CAT5e or CAT6 cables any more as the prices don't differ too much from CAT7. So I'm installing future-proof CAT7 with Cat6A Keystone module which also deliver 10Gb Ethernet flawlessly over a longer distance - especially when you immure the cable into the wall.

very nice mate, thankfully our wifi is okay

If your going to run a cat cable you only need an old router to extend your internet. You'll get additional wifi signal, separate network for the kids and more than 2 extra ports to use. And a cable tidy 1cm square will save all the drilling/DIY. Make it far easier to change or upgrade the cable in future.

Isnt this a lot of work? I use device that run internet using electrical outlets. Works perfect.
Also I pair 1 of them with a wifi extender and it give wifi through out the house. This is only needed i guess if your running a network or network company or something lol.

crazy.... just add a mesh system and no need for all the old fashion cable

The reason that I watched the video was to knwo what kind of cable is used between the router's LAN and to the input port of the socket. I tried straight cable bw the router's LAN and to the port on one of the socket but not getting any connectivity on the other socket which I have in my new house.
I think I need to use a cross over cable between the router's LAN and into the port on the socket and from any other socket to the PC i need a straight cable.