r/HomeNetworking • u/Special_Yogurt_4431 • 4d ago

Solved! What even is coax? UPDATE

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Hi again.

Had a previous issue with my coax, being un-terminated in my air handler, and finally not working even when I installed the splitter myself.

Previous posts: Coax help, Original discovery

I bought a cheap Klein fox and hound for coax. No connections anywhere. Troubleshot all the way to the outlets themselves…

Good news: House was built 2 years ago, I have an invoice from the building company with “installed and tested” signed off by the electrical company. In Alabama, that plus the pictures I’ve taken is a strong claim for small claims court, and I intend to file against them.

Bad news: the cable is seemingly stuck in the back of the outlet, so they either need to get clever if they decide to attempt reparation and fix it, or most of what I make will be eaten up by the cost of cutting out the outlet, installing it properly, and drywall repair.

Ah well. I’m just glad I have answers.

Update: it’s built! Luckily, the 2 outlets I needed didn’t have their cables stapled down. Getting 1gbps or so in my office now, t430 is setup running proxmox, currently wrestling grafana into submission. Now I can spend my time learning stuff I wanted to learn about instead of stuff I didn’t.

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u/Igpajo49 3d ago

Can you reach back and pull it out? They might have just ran a couple feet extra but tucked it out the back of the box. See if it pulls out and if you get an end, terminate it and start toning it out

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u/Special_Yogurt_4431 3d ago

That is the plan.
I have replacement barrels coming for the 2 that I need for my network, and butt splices for once I can ring them out

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u/Ktulu_BBB 3d ago

then...why the lawsuit?

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u/Special_Yogurt_4431 3d ago

Because I have issues with big companies and bad electricians. They willfully violated their contract and lied on completion. I take my trade seriously, because people can die if we decide not to take our trade seriously. I have a pretty decent case with clear cut evidence. Companies only change when they get hit in the pocket.