Still need help running an Ethernet RJ45 style cable/connecter

[rockyfatcat]

I am past any DIY suggestions!​

I bought a new house last year and taped an Ethernet cable to the floor. Last night I tried to fish the Ethernet cable through the same hole as the old telephone wire. The connector for the Ethernet cable will not fit through the hole in the floor behind the wall.

I thought about it and figured that a pro would just clip off the connector, run the wire and re-terminate the connector.

It stopped being a DIY project when the connector wouldn’t go through the existing hole.

To be clear:
I have a hole. Its just not big enough for the connector plug for the ethernet. A pro would snip off the connector, run the wire and re-terminate.

I was hoping to find either an ODT member or get a referral to a pro

 

[BHPSteel]

Best Buy's Geek Squad can probably do it, but I'd call 'em for a quote first.

 

[87KJH]

Another less expensive and less technical solution may be to drill a larger hole or enlarge the existing hole using a flexible drill bit.

 

[shootsacanon]

You can order the end connectors & pliers on Amazon or at micro center, & YouTube how to use them. It’s surprisingly simple once you know what to do.

 

[Freshly Minted Georgian!]

They are easy to put new connectors on, you just need an rj45 crimper. If you weren’t a 2 hour drive one way I’d come do it for ya.

 

[Freshly Minted Georgian!]

Gaobige rj45 Crimp Tool Kit, Cat5 Cat5e Crimping Tool with 100pcs rj45 Cat5 Connectors, 20pcs rj45 Cat5 Cat6 Connector Covers, Cable Tester, Network Wire Stripper https://a.co/d/0YJQfLc

 

[BHPSteel]

You can order the end connectors & pliers on Amazon or at micro center, & YouTube how to use them. It’s surprisingly simple once you know what to do.

Yep - it is pretty straightforward to re-do the terminations yourself. The RJ45s and keystone blocks (terminators) for twisted pair are color coded etc, but the real challenge can be running the cable itself.

 

[Freshly Minted Georgian!]

Link isn’t working, pm me

 

[Freshly Minted Georgian!]

You can get a little kit from Amazon with everything you need , less than $20

 

[rockyfatcat]

Another less expensive and less technical solution may be to drill a larger hole or enlarge the existing hole using a flexible drill bit.

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I fought with it for several hours. I was able to fish a wire through but when I taped the cable to my wire but finally figured out that the existing hole was just too tiny, and it stopped being a DIY project.

I'm not going to blindly drill whatever behind a wall. There is a blue box attached to the stud and I still have the wire I threaded coming through from upstairs to the basement.

I can run the wire. That isn't hard. I figured that the best answer would be to tap the ODT brain trust and find someone who can do this for me.