Ethernet Fiber Hub/Switch Configuration
brupala Posted messages 111151 Registration date Status Member Last intervention -
Hello everyone,
I will try to be as clear as possible in describing my problem.
I have fiber in my apartment, the internet box is in the living room, and the small fiber box is located in the electrical panel on the other side of the room. There are also 3 RJ45 sockets in this panel next to the fiber box (one for the living room and two for the two bedrooms upstairs). Currently, the box is connected to the RJ45 socket in the living room, so I don’t have fiber in the bedrooms.
My question is simple: how can I get fiber in my bedrooms?
I’ve seen that I need a hub or switch, but I’m not sure I understand; this type of device must be plugged into a power outlet to work, right? Because in my electrical panel, the only outlet is already used for the fiber box.
In short, is this type of hub/switch really the solution to my problem? And secondly, what solution can I use to install this device in my panel? (A power strip? But there’s very little space between the door of the electrical panel and its contents; maybe very slim power strips exist for this kind of case?)
Thank you for your time; best regards.
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Hello,
it's going to be difficult, you definitely need an exclusively gigabit switch, there's no way around it, never a hub, anyway they don't exist anymore except in flea markets, and you'd look ridiculous on your fiber with a speed of 5 Mbit/s behind it.
If you only have one socket next to the box, you'll need to do it differently, because your setup requires 2 sockets in the living room.
Check out this quite comparable discussion for different solutions.
And there you go....
But goodness, those line breaks are so annoying!!-
Thank you for your response!
The linked discussion remains a bit technical for me, and I'm not sure I understand everything.If I find a way to power both my fiber box (DTI?) and a potential gigabit switch from inside my electrical panel, I should be able to connect via RJ45 to the original switch in my panel that supplies my rooms upstairs, right? Because I don't understand when you refer to two sockets in the living room.
Here is the solution I have in mind to get everything through the electrical panel:
https://www.manomano.fr/p/prolongateur-sans-terre-avec-fiche-extraplate-2x-075-blanc-3m-2010699
https://www.manomano.fr/p/triplite-6a-laterale-blanc-zenitech-31277633
( + the gigabit switch )
Sincerely!
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If you don't understand the other discussion, we're telling you that what you want to do doesn't work.
my fiber box ( DTI ? )it's an ONT, nothing to do with the DTI, which is for copper lines.
if you connect your switch to the output of the ONT, your devices will be connected to the ethernet network through that, not through the box, as it connects to its fiber WAN port, so the box cannot share the connection to the PCs.
You need to make the effort to accept that, otherwise you won't progress and you'll waste your time, see the other discussion.
With 2 sockets in the living room, you would have one on the WAN port, towards the ONT, and the other on the LAN towards the switch, then it works.
Afterwards, the power supply for the devices is secondary, just some tinkering.
And there you go, there it is ....
But goodness, how annoying the line spacing is !!-
Ok, it was the wording that made me think there was hope and "if I had two sockets" I didn't know if that referred to two RJ45 sockets or two power sockets.
It's now clear. I ultimately have the box upstairs and used a powerline adapter in the living room for the rest.
Thank you for your time. Best regards.
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