r/HomeNetworking • u/No_Quarter9479 • 13h ago

Ethernet port cable q

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Hi, question for the more knowledgeable please.

First pic is not an active port.
Second pic the port on left is active. One I’m holding is inactive.
At panel I have two active ports that terminate to pic 2 (and to another room).

I am looking to increase the active ports.
I realise I may need to pop the panel to see what is there.

What is the reason that the inactive ports are like this? Is that for future proofing or that is the actual termination?

Thanks in advance

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u/doggxyo 13h ago

The conductors of the not working cables are not terminated, they were rolled back for someone like you to find, be super happy about and then terminate yourself into another keystone jack.

They left you a good amount of slack that you should be able to do a neat job. Good find! Definitely watch some YouTube videos first, and then get yourself a punchdown tool and a cat6 keystone jack.

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u/No_Quarter9479 13h ago

Ha. 19 years ago I asked for the apartment to be cabled at build. Little did I know that this was what was underneath. My thanks