I’m considering clipping the cable where it enters the wall, terminating it, and buying a PoE adapter so that I can see if a single wifi router mounted in that spot will cover the whole house.

Is this a terrible idea? What should I look out for?

  • reddit_names@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Could be door bell. I have video doorbells I set up. Home builder ran cat5e to the old doorbells that terminated in the attic at the doorbell chime block. I snipped and terminated these with rj45s and mounted a small outdoor rates PoE switch in the attic to power the new video doorbells.

    I have no idea which route these cables take to get where they go as they disappear under the decking in the attic. Terminating each end worked so I figured all is well.

    • Tarantio@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      It’s not to anything that works, because it’s not been plugged in since we moved in.

      The doorbell is wireless.