Cat5 wired house and the internet

[donvd]

Hello,
I have a single router/modem currently plugged into a DSL line that is inturn routed to an office computer. I have a Cat5 wired house and would like to be able to access the internet from any Cat5 connector in the house. From my router/modem, do I just route to the house Cat5 network to light up all the other Cat5 access points in my house?

 

[Emerald]

I guess you have one central location to which all the CAT5 cables run. All you need is a switch at that central location to plug in the CAT5 cables and connect a cable from the router to the CAT5 in your room. This will allow internet access to all locations connected to the switch.

 

[donvd]

Emerald, thanks for the feedback but I'm still confused. What is a switch? Does it matter what color cables I use? I have yellow and blue. Currently, at the central location in the basement there is a junction box with what appears to be jumpers connecting the Cat5 together by room name.

 

[donvd]

X the cable color thing. Found out it doesn't matters because they come in all sorts of colors to help see the routing when a number of cable runs might be confusing to follow.

In the basement it appears I have switch panel that has connected all available Ethernet cables from each room in the house with a port. I think that may answer my issues. I plan to test it this weekend to see if I can do what Emerald suggested. Plug the router/modem into a Cat5 port and see if all the other ports in the house are able to access the net. Again Emerald, thanks.

 

[Emerald]

her is a good 8 port switch

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833122111&cm_re=8_port_switch-_-33-122-111-_-Product

 

[donvd]

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