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Hello, would like your assistance to understand if i'm planning to do right.

I'm getting fiber optic connection in the apartment. Fiber optic cable will be installed in the main room and connected to fiber optic modem. Fiber optic modem has 2 LAN ports. In another room i'll have a desktop PC. I am planning to install RJ45 wall outlet near optical modem and wire CAT6 cable from this RJ45 outlet to room where i've desktop PC, where second RJ45 wall outlet will be placed. Both of these outlets will be connected with CAT6 cable. If i insert ethernet cable from optical modem to the first RJ45 outlet - will outlet near desktop PC have internet connectivity if i connect it there?

Thanks guys, maybe sounds simple, but i'm still wondering.
 
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1. your going to be running Cat6-fiber your going to get not 100mb but 1GB speed. (unless you paid for a lesser speed plan) but internally (in house your running at 100GB speed on the lan side.)
2. the more device you put on the more bandwidth you will use, the more devices streaming stuff at same time , the closer you will bottleneck and feel things slow down. but generally speaking I think you will be fine.
3. all information I find on your Alcatel I-240w-q is in Spanish I believe, manual will be handy for you http://setuprouter.com/router/alcatel-lucent/i-240w-q/manual-1963.pdf and in cased you are not then there are some instructions in English : http://setuprouter.com/router/alcatel-lucent/i-240w-q/login.htm

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yes you will.
also your modem permits 2 systems connected, you did not mention the make/model of the modem, I will assume it does wireless as well, (so modem/router combo and not 2 units) if you need more then 2 systems connected to the fiber modem/router then I suggest your get a small 8 port switch (they run about 25$ if that) and plug it into 1 port to manage your traffic .
 
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Thank you Palladin,

indeed, modem is Alcatel Lucent i-240w something - it has 2 Lan ports and will provide wireless connectivity as well. But i would like to use full capacity of my optical connection. It will have 100 Mbps. Lan Port 1 will be connected to my TV box, so i can have enough bandwith for streaming. Lan Port 2 will be dedicated to Desktop PC, so i can use it with almost full bandwith as well. FOr other purposes Wireless will do.

It's interesting that port 2 in the modem is configured into the Bridge mode - it shouldn't affect ethernet wire working?

Also, if i may ask - my planned CAT6 wiring to 2 ethernet outlets will not have any limitations? I will have all the speed i could get at that time?
 
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1. your going to be running Cat6-fiber your going to get not 100mb but 1GB speed. (unless you paid for a lesser speed plan) but internally (in house your running at 100GB speed on the lan side.)
2. the more device you put on the more bandwidth you will use, the more devices streaming stuff at same time , the closer you will bottleneck and feel things slow down. but generally speaking I think you will be fine.
3. all information I find on your Alcatel I-240w-q is in Spanish I believe, manual will be handy for you http://setuprouter.com/router/alcatel-lucent/i-240w-q/manual-1963.pdf and in cased you are not then there are some instructions in English : http://setuprouter.com/router/alcatel-lucent/i-240w-q/login.htm

 
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2 lan ports are an odd number. Most gateways (modem/router combo devices) have 4 lan ports. Are you sure the ports are RJ45 ports and not RJ11 (phone line)?

Most pictures I can find of your modem have 2 RJ11 ports and 4 lan ports. But without the exact model number it's hard to say for sure.
 
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