Can you splice Ethernet cable?

[Benedict_Arnold]

Need to move a wall Ethernet socket. May need to lengthen the cable as a result.

Can I splice the cable and if so what's the best method?

Thanks.

 

[spiny norman]

Need to move a wall Ethernet socket. May need to lengthen the cable as a result.

Can I splice the cable and if so what's the best method?

Not sure if it's possible, but splicing seems a bit of a chore when you could just use an RJ45 coupler

 

[hammill]

Need to move a wall Ethernet socket. May need to lengthen the cable as a result.

Can I splice the cable and if so what's the best method?

Not sure if it's possible, but splicing seems a bit of a chore when you could just use an RJ45 coupler

Good plan if the cable has a connector on the end. Otherwise, this should do

http://www.amazon.co.uk/kenable-Inline-Punch-Coupler-Cables/dp/B003OSLS4M/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1459498025&sr=1-2&keywords=cat+6+inline+coupler

 

[Benedict_Arnold]

Thanks for the replies guys.

The cable in question doesn't have an RJ45 plug on the end, as it currently runs to the back of an in-wall outlet. If only life were that easy....

Got one of those push-fit splicers at my electronics store yesterday.

Planning to leave the existing cable run, run a splice to the new location. At best I'll get two usable outlets (doubtful without a switch behind the plasterboard) at worst an either / or option.

 

[spiny norman]

Ah right, well happy to (try to) help!

 

[Benedict_Arnold]

Turned out the in-wall cable I needed to move ran the opposite way, so rather than needing to lengthen it, I could have shortened it!

Anyway, job done, television in the guest bedroom hanging on the wall (we've got more tellies than Currys I reckon) and I can splice a patch back to the original socket if / when needed, either off the back of the new socket or using in-and-out patch cables to an ethernet switch and two sockets on the new wall.