How to get the ethernet ports functioning

BBKD

Hi all, I am wanting to understand what I need to do to get my ethernet ports up and running. My router is in my hallway (picture 1) and there is single ports in the living room and one bedroom upstairs. In the utility room is a 3 port and a single port above it. (Picture 2). I have tried plugging in a laptop via ethernet to these ports and none work other than directly tapping into the router. I have read other posts about switchers in the attic. There is not cables there other than TV. I also took out the cover to check there is actually cables wired in these ports and there is. I am guessing the key will be the ports in the utility room but I would have thought one of them should have signal from the hallway. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

NotShero

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124039214#Comment_124039214

Yep that's the NTU, just be careful with the fibre. That would make sense to be the ethernet cable, yeah. It's hard to tell for sure when it's covered in the way that it is. Maybe take off the "EIR FIBRE" port and see does it look like the same cable.

But if it is yeah, RJ45 port and as you said connect the ONT to that. In the utility connect your router to the "EIR FIBRE" RJ45 port. Connect three ethernet cables from your router to the three RJ45 ports on the wall.

NotShero

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058429381/how-to-get-the-ethernet-ports-functioning

Is there an ethernet port in the hall to connect from your ONT/router to?

The installation would make more sense in the utility and you'd connect three ethernet cables from the router to those three ports.

But you need to figure out how to get the connection to the utility first, you'd need to figure out where the one called "EIR FIBRE" is going to. I'm thinking it should be near where the ONT is, in the hall.

harmless

Picture one is your ONT not your router.

Where is the router supplied by your provider?

It looks like in your utility room you should setup the router.

Eir Fibre port should go to the WAN port on your router and the the other 3 should be connected to the lan ports on the router.

When this is done all the ports around your house should work.

NotShero

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124039044#Comment_124039044

The OpenEir ONT has been set up in the hall so the OP needs to find out where the "EIR FIBRE" run in the utility goes to, it might be somewhere in the hall, you'd connect the ONT to this so you could then connect the router in the utility.

harmless

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124039058#Comment_124039058

Yes I would think the way it was designed to be setup is to connect the ethernet from the ONT to a port in the wall in the hall.

When that is done the router can be setup in the utility room to activate the ports in the living room and bedroom.

BBKD

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124039044#Comment_124039044

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124039023#Comment_124039023

Thank you both.

Yes the router is next to the ONT in the hall. There does not appear to be any other ports in the hallway I am wondering if that box labelled Siro is the other end and the link to the utility. Maybe it was just never wired up. I will open it up and see what's inside.

BBKD

This was in the Siro. I wonder is it possible sky removed the port linked to the utility room to place their ONT and whatever the other box linked to it is?

NotShero

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124039169#Comment_124039169

It could possibly be just not terminated behind the OpenEir NTU or ONT and they just didn't notice it or didn't know what it was for.

BBKD

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124039187#Comment_124039187

I found the below behind what I think is the NTU. That could be the link then?. So if I connect that to a port. Link the port to the ONT. Move the router to the utility and assuming connect the router to that single port. Then connect the 3 below ports to the router I should have the ethernets working?

BBKD

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124039256#Comment_124039256

Yes the cables seem to match. Thanks for all the help.