Need to move router across the room. Broadband cable to short.

[FAP06]

New broadband installed today with 4.2 router. I need to move my router across the room or alternative put it on a shelve but the ethernet cable that came with the router is very short. The engineer said i must get an WAN cable and a ethernet cable wont work from the wall socket to the router. Unless i missed something looking on line i only get ethernet cables cat 6,7 or 8. Can someone please help as i dont want to get the wrong cable and would preffer to connect my Sky Glass by cable rather than WIFI? 

[cookiemonsteruk · Accepted solution]

@FAP06 

If your broadband is full fibre with an ONT then a cat 5e rj45 to rj45 ethernet cable will do the job

[FAP06]

Yes i have full fibre. Switched over from Virgin to Sky today so all setups new.. Thanks i have a cat 7 lying around will see if it works.

[FAP06]

Silly question whats an ONT? Learning the technical stuff.

[cookiemonsteruk]

@FAP06 

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@FAP06 wrote:

Silly question whats an ONT? Learning the technical stuff.

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Its an Optical Network Terminal

 

And effectively acts as a fibre optic modem turning light signals into electric signals

[FAP06]

Thanks for the help. Yes one of those were newly installed aswell. Ill have a look later and see how it goes.