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Any tips to run an ethernet cable through attic?

Posted on 12/14/24 at 5:41 pm
Posted by topcat88
Member since Nov 2015
4347 posts
Posted on 12/14/24 at 5:41 pm
So my wireless sucks. Need to run a cord from ps5 in living room through my attic to where my modem is in my guest room? Any tips for this? Or should I let a pro do it? Any idea how much this might cost. Seems like everything is overpriced.
Posted by Gusoline
Jacksonville, NC
Member since Dec 2013
9922 posts
Posted on 12/14/24 at 6:38 pm to
Unless you know how to run a wall fish through a fire break and attach it to an outlet, id just get some of that sticky back wire hiding stuff and run it down a corner. Drill a 3/8 or however wide ethernet plug is straight up from ceiling into attic. Or do the same in a nearby closet if you can run it along the baseboard without it being hideous.


Only other option is assuming you dont need your.cable wire... pull off cover, remove cable wire from back of outlet, use strong tape to attach ethernet to cable and pull it up into attic. Still a chance the hole the cable goes through is smaller than the ethernet head.

Replace cable outlet with ethernet outnet.
This post was edited on 12/14/24 at 6:42 pm
Posted by tigermed
Member since Nov 2007
435 posts
Posted on 12/14/24 at 6:42 pm to
I’m not good with a wall fish but i ran Ethernet wire with my existing cable tv wires. I tied some string to the end of the cable and pulled it up to my attic. Tied the end of the ethernet cable to it up there then pulled it back down. I did this for all of my bedrooms.
Posted by bluebarracuda
Member since Oct 2011
18829 posts
Posted on 12/14/24 at 7:09 pm to
Just run a new AP closer to your PS5
Posted by CHiPs25
ATL
Member since Apr 2014
3012 posts
Posted on 12/15/24 at 7:50 am to
Is mesh not an option?
Posted by BigNastyTiger417
Member since Nov 2021
4210 posts
Posted on 12/15/24 at 9:26 am to
Have you thought about adding a WiFi booster in near your PS5?
Posted by saintsfan1977
Arkansas, from Cajun country
Member since Jun 2010
8839 posts
Posted on 12/15/24 at 11:29 am to
Fishing tape and a drill. Drill at least a 1in hole through the wall where you want the outlet in your living room and another hole through the wall in the guest room where the other outlet will be.

Go in the attic and see if you can get the access through walls for fishing tape. If you can't drill a hole through the 2x4 on top of the wall and fish the cable from the wall up to the attic and then repeat to go down the other wall. In an hour you should be done with everything from wiring and crimping connections to fishing.
This post was edited on 12/15/24 at 11:30 am
Posted by j1897
Member since Nov 2011
3883 posts
Posted on 12/15/24 at 6:49 pm to
It's not hard, you can buy cable and some crimpers at harbor freight for cheap. I was gonna do my house but my attic is a shitshow so i paid a local electrician. I think it was $80 per drop, and i did 6. Also one of them fell through the sheetrock in my garage, which completely confirmed my decision to not try myself.
Posted by skrayper
21-0 Asterisk Drive
Member since Nov 2012
33098 posts
Posted on 12/16/24 at 8:51 am to
Is that location for your modem required?
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Posted on 12/16/24 at 10:05 am to
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Posted by BootyFett69
6969 W High Street
Member since Jan 2021
1417 posts
Posted on 12/16/24 at 1:00 pm to
Look into a power line Ethernet adapter.

Used one for years, they work great. Almost zero latency.

TP Link PoE kit
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