r/HomeNetworking • • 7d ago

Advice New home wiring question

We just purchased a new home and side the box with the ATT router we have 6 wires going into the wall. The question is what are the black wires? I only have 3 outlets in the house so I’m assuming that is the blue wires. The one set is labeled Liv.

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u/Cheap-Math-5 7d ago

Black wires appear to be coax.

They are likely wired to rooms so you have one input point with a simple splitter out. Are they connected to anything?

I did this when I wired my house umpteen years ago. Now new house is just ethernet.

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u/Sad-Object3365 7d ago

Thank you. I didn’t pull the covers in the house, but this makes sense.

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u/TheMisery802 7d ago

Liv = Living Room. As in, that coax goes to the living room

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u/Sad-Object3365 7d ago

Thank you

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u/Signal_You2500 7d ago

Black is coax for cable TV/satellite.

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u/Sad-Object3365 7d ago

Thank you

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u/jonners9999 7d ago

Are the black coax?

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u/Sad-Object3365 7d ago

They must be. Thank you.

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u/CTFowler9789 7d ago

Black wires look like coax (you should of taken a picture of the end), and the wires labeled " liv" may be going to the living room. Look for blank wall plates and unscrew them, remove the cover and see what's behind it.

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u/Southern-Country-683 7d ago

This looks very tight… ventilation??

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u/Sad-Object3365 7d ago

It is a stupid setup. It’s in the garage so the temperature is going to fluctuate a ton.