I have a 2 pair ethernet wire, wired through the walls of my house. I would like to connect an access point on the same, but i

raunak

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Hi Everyone.
This is my first request for help .So please excuse any errors.

Here is my situation.

I have a simple home network setup.Contents are.
1. ADSL Modem from ISP.
2. Belkin N1 Mimo Wifi Router Connected to the ADSL modem.
This gives me a good enough Wireless network in the entire household.

There is one problem area wherein ,in one bedroom the wifi is not reachable.

I have acquired an access point for the same but am unable to get internet on it.

My home setup and wiring is old.
I have a set of wires running in the walls,which were meant for telephones 2 lines at the max.
So basically I have 2 sets of wires running in the walls.i.e. 2 pairs.


What i want to achieve is :

Use these 2 sets of wires as an Ethernet wired line and connect an access point at the end which is in the bedroom.

I have crimped the wired as the simple config 1,2,3,6 on an R.J. 45 jack.

So basically where the wifi router is, there is one end of this wire, and the bedroom with no wifi has the other end of this wire.

I am certain about the connections as I have used a LAN tester and also when I connect my laptop computer to this wire I get an excellent wired connection.

The problem starts when I connect My access point to this ethernet wire with 2 pairs of wires configured and crimped as 1,2,3,6 on both ends.

The cable somehow refuses to manage to get the internet to the Access point, I have tried 2 different access points , one of D Link and the other by TP Link. I have also tried a Wireless router as a secondary router and AP mode too, but all in Vain, I have been at it for 3 weekends and now am fedup of the same.


I request any body who has achieved the same or has the experience or expertise to guide me how to achieve the same and help me to identify where I may be going wrong.



Please help , Have pursued it for 3 weeks almost now .
 
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If you have the options force the speed to 10m. Generally when you have only 2 pair the wire is not cat5e and many times is not even cat5 cable. This means you will likely have issues running even at 100meg. Cat3 cable was generally used for telephone when there was a price difference between cat5e and cat3. Now days they run cat5e.

Cat3 cable should run at 10m. Now if have even older cable....generally the ones that are red,green,black,yellow cables... those do not have rating on them. I have actually made them work at 10m before but it is very hit and miss. Generally when the cable is marginal you may have to force the speeds/duplex to get it to work.

The other issue may be related to MDIX. With only 2 pair the...
If you have the options force the speed to 10m. Generally when you have only 2 pair the wire is not cat5e and many times is not even cat5 cable. This means you will likely have issues running even at 100meg. Cat3 cable was generally used for telephone when there was a price difference between cat5e and cat3. Now days they run cat5e.

Cat3 cable should run at 10m. Now if have even older cable....generally the ones that are red,green,black,yellow cables... those do not have rating on them. I have actually made them work at 10m before but it is very hit and miss. Generally when the cable is marginal you may have to force the speeds/duplex to get it to work.

The other issue may be related to MDIX. With only 2 pair the equipment may not properly be detecting. You may get it to work by changing your wires so you have a crossover cable.
 
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The Real Jaydax

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I doubt you'll get a very fast connection using old telephone wire. If it's really old it may not even be twisted pair. It's also probably got sharp radius bends in it - something best avoided using even cat5 cable. You may find your best option is to use a powerline adaptor. Even a cheap set should give you the 10Mb connection a telephone cable might give you. (Cheap = £15 in the UK, $20 in US)