In reply to a post by MandGJH:

Thanks. I would get BT to move the master socket if needed. However, I have found a site that has offered me various options as work-arounds, one of which is to connect cat5 to terminals A/B! For anybody else with a similar problem try this link:

http://www.mymatevince.com/

where there are many videos showing various ways to improve broadband speeds and also making networking connections.

I find his videos terrible. Really do not trust a guy who is showing users how to wire in the BT cabling to terminals A&B, which is against openreach T&C.

He also advises wiring in terminal 3 (bellwire) which is bad for ADSL and VDSL and will cause slowdowns. He suggests it's always best to connect it, which is just poor advice, & suggests that with BT infinity when you get rid of the micro filters you will need the bellwire again for the phone to ring - this is wrong.

He also recommends not calling a BT engineer, but getting somebody else out to do jobs on BT property. We all know this is where terrible setups usually happen.

Well that's interesting. I've only looked at one or 2 of the videos and clearly not the ones you have quoted!

I plan to follow the suggestions posted by Mr Saffron and connect a dedicated Cat5 data cable to the A/B IDCs on the interstitial plate.

In reply to a post by MandGJH:

I plan to follow the suggestions posted by Mr Saffron and connect a dedicated Cat5 data cable to the A/B IDCs on the interstitial plate.

That is best, in line with my first post. I was only worried if the extra depth in the hallway would be a nuisance.

Once you have that interstitial faceplate in place, the connectors on the back of the faceplate will only be carrying phone signals. You won't be able to plug a modem/router in at those two extensions. The Cat5 from the A/B IDC connectors carries both voice and broadband just like now.

I hope you are using a proper, (cheap is fine), Krone/IDC tool to push the wires in . Screwdrivers and credit cards can wreck the connectors. And if you've never done it before, you don't strip the insulation off. The connectors cut through it. (Apologies if I'm teaching you to suck eggs, but better that than you didn't know and so mess it up).

If you don't want a phone at the modem site then you could just fit a socket for the DSL cable instead of a phone socket, and eliminate the (dangly?) filter. That's because filters just stop broadband frequency ranges getting to the phone and back from it from noise getting onto the wiring between the phone and socket.

The broadband connection through a filter is straight through, unfiltered. It carries both broadband and voice. The modem just ignores the voice. So if no phone required, no filter needed.

I've been away from the internet for a few days but have one more point for clarification. When connecting the data cable to the socket (RJ45 or RJ11) am I correct to connect to the centre 2 pins? ie 3 and 4 for RJ45 or 2 and 3 for RJ11, and that the order is irrelevant (A to 3 or 4, B to 3 or 4).

In reply to a post by MandGJH:

I've been away from the internet for a few days but have one more point for clarification. When connecting the data cable to the socket (RJ45 or RJ11) am I correct to connect to the centre 2 pins? ie 3 and 4 for RJ45 or 2 and 3 for RJ11, and that the order is irrelevant (A to 3 or 4, B to 3 or 4).

It is connectors 4 & 5 for the 8P8C (a.k.a. RJ45) socket or connectors 3 & 4 for the 6P6C (a.k.a. RJ11) socket. The polarity of the connection is irrelevant.

Thanks, good job I checked!

You're welcome.

In reply to a post by burakkucat:

In reply to a post by MandGJH:

I've been away from the internet for a few days but have one more point for clarification. When connecting the data cable to the socket (RJ45 or RJ11) am I correct to connect to the centre 2 pins? ie 3 and 4 for RJ45 or 2 and 3 for RJ11, and that the order is irrelevant (A to 3 or 4, B to 3 or 4).

It is connectors 4 & 5 for the 8P8C (a.k.a. RJ45) socket or connectors 3 & 4 for the 6P6C (a.k.a. RJ11) socket. The polarity of the connection is irrelevant.

I've just now found the time to carry out this work and failed to make a connection with the internet. The only part that I see can be wrong is the pin connections. As advised I have connected the IDC A/B pins using cat5e cable to pins 4 and 5 on the RJ45 socket. On the socket they are coloured blue and blue/white. Is it possible I have a different standard of socket or can anybody offer an alternative reason why the connection is not working?

What type of Cat5e?

Can you confirm that the IDCd have cut through the insulation?

In reply to a post by MandGJH:

I've just now found the time to carry out this work and failed to make a connection with the internet.

Most peculiar.

Following on from MHC's questions, may I ask what type of tool did you use to make the connections, please?