Router located in cupboard

[StuXxxxx]

Ah, so it was cat 6 then.

You can get a tester for a tenner off Amazon etc.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Continuity-Connnector-Broadband-Connection-Telephone/dp/B0BRRNKZNP/ref=sr_1...

Sorry about the criticism.  It’s called twisted pair for a reason.  It’s an anti-interference thing, so it’s good practice to keep the twist as close to the connectors as possible.

[Ramone70]

Thanks @StuXxxxx  tho it looks a great suggestion and one i might have to use unfortunately the ends are on connectors only sockets.

im guessing i would need to buy connectors and the tool for fitting them?

[StuXxxxx]

No.  Just to clarify, the unit in the picture is in two halves.  Plug one end in upstairs using a known good patch cable, the other in downstairs and it should flash up as 1 to 1, 2 to 2, 3 to 3 etc.

Presumably, you already have some patch cables to connect your devices.

[Ramone70]

Do the ends connecting to the tester need to be housed in a connector first tho?

my other option is run a new cable from hub to downstairs and connect that way, would mean a hole in wall but i can cover that with something.

did a test earlier and wifi router in cupboard drops over 40Mbp compared to not being in cupboard. Gotta love new build design lol.

[StuXxxxx]

You plug one end of known good patch cable into the tester.  The other into the socket.  At both ends.

Not surprised about the wi-fi.  As I understand it, modern plasterboard is foil backed so fat chance of getting a signal through it.  If you can get the connection working you could plug a separate wireless access point in upstairs, or whatever.

[Ramone70]

Neither end is connected except by the sockets ive wired up (crudely) ie no connectors to plug into tester.

[StuXxxxx]

Sorry, obviously not explaning this very well.

You get a patch cable with plugs on each end, presumably you have some to connect your devices?  If not they are cheap enough to buy a couple.  Plug one end into the tester and the other end into the socket upstairs.  Downstairs you do the same.  Patch cable into the socket and the other end into the other half of the tester.  What you should see, at both ends, is the numbers light up in turn, 1, then 2, then 3 etc.  It should be doing that at both ends.  If any don't light, that wire is disconnected.  If one end is in the wrong order, say 1, 3, 2 then you have a crossed connection.

As far as wi-fi goes, like most techies, I don't really rate wi-fi.  By the time you've sorted this out you might as well buy a cheap 8 port unmanaged gigabit switch.  You'll get one of those for £20 or so.  Plug that into the socket upstairs and your devices into the switch and it will make wi-fi look like a crawling infant.

[Ramone70]

Okay Sundays update, got the network cable tester and have now successfully located router in living room, via the two sockets.

thanks for your valuable knowledge and support @StuXxxxx  and @TimmyBGood 

just need to hope the speed improves now its been relocated as its fluctuating at the moment.

Gotta love the original location; in a cupboard beside the metal fuse box. Really?

If you are getting a new build specify you need cat 6 sockets to save you the hassle.

thanks both!!