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I only have WiFi but want to have WiFi + Ethernet/MoCA in my house
I'm a first-time home owner + new to TELUS so I don't have much experience yet with home networking. My Fiber is entering in through the basement ( Imgur: The magic of the Internet- first image)....
You can terminate those blue cables with RJ45 jacks in each room and with RJ45 plugs in the basement.
I'll assume you want to keep the router in the living room for better WiFi coverage and that you have an RJ11 (soon to be RJ45) jack in the living room.
Buy a 5 port unmanaged gigabit switch and put it in the basement.
Connect like this:
Router LAN --> RJ45 living room --- RJ45 basement --> switch port 1
Room 1 RJ45--RJ45 basement--> switch port 2
Room 2 RJ45--RJ45 basement--> switch port 3
Room 3 RJ45--RJ45 basement--> switch port 4
Room 4 RJ45--RJ45 basement--> switch port 5
Can't edit my previous comment.
I checked the blue cables in the basement + behind the RJ11 outlets in the house and there's 8 wires (4 sets of two) in all of them. So I'm assuming my house has in fact been wired for ethernet, but the previous owner just never used it and didn't re-wire the ends?
Nighthawk
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Community Power UserMost newer builds are using ethernet for phone lines. My place was built in 2008 and has separate ethernet cables for both data and landline. I even had one of my phone jacks converted to RJ45 and it works fine.
The previous owner of your place likely didn't use the phone lines for anything and the builder originally wired them up for a landline. If you were to convert the jacks to RJ45, you would have to likely move the Wi-Fi hub down to the ONT, or if there is a phone jack near the Wifi Hub's current location, just convert the jacks, connect the Wi-Fi Hub, and then put a gigabit ethernet switch next to the ONT and connect all of the ethernet lines to it. You'd need to put ends on the cables but that's not too hard. Wiring guides can be found online and the tool to crimp the ends on the cables isn't super expensive. (Example) The RJ45 wall plates can be found at many stores. Likely even local hardware stores though I would recommend shopping around as some places are super pricey for them. Some may also need a mounting bracket. Some wall plates have the screws on the back to attach the wires, like phone jacks, while others can have a keystone where you'd have to use a punchdown tool to put the cables in. (It's fairly easy) Or if you don't feel comfortable doing the wiring work, electricians can do it pretty quick since they don't have to run wires.
My home was built in 2007, and yes there's a phone jack next to the WiFi Hub so I'll follow your and xray's suggestions.
Many thanks!
